Nesco 4816-25PRG Professional 6-Quart Stainless Steel Roaster Oven with Glass Cover, Porcelain Cookwell

I love this roaster. I have used it almost every day since I got them. I had one before, but the door was aluminum. The cover is discolored badly and the paint began to melt away. I had emailed the company to obtain a cover glass substitute for it, but I had no answers. So I went ahead and bought another with a glass lid. I have no complaints about the new date.

Since 1932, NESCO brand has been synonymous with Roaster ovens. In fact, in many parts of the country people refer to all roaster ovens "Nesco". The NESCO brand offers the widest range and most sizes of roaster ovens on the market. The NESCO 4816-25PRG 6qt Roaster oven with glass lid is designed for everyday use. It's versatility and size make it an ideal appliance for preparing family meals. There is also a practical gift - perfect for weddings, showers, and Christmas. The patented and unique "Circle of Heat" heating element wraps around the moist, even cooking with automatic temperature control keeps even cooking temperatures. In 4816 25PRG is versatile and you can fry, bake, cook, steam, slow cook and serve. Fully adjustable temperature from 125 degrees to 425 degrees to cook a wide variety of food. The entire cooking is well removable porcelain enamel interior allows easy cleaning and with glass lid, you can watch your meal without interrupting the cooking. A removable steel rack designed for better baking and fat-free frying. The 6 qt size is perfect in its portability. Prepare meals for up to six on the kitchen table, kitchen table, or away from home in a cottage, caravan or boat. Stainless steel exterior. Includes Use / Care and Recipe Guide.

Nesco 4818-25PR 18-Quart Professional Roaster Oven, Stainless Steel Base and Lid, Porcelain Cookwell

Wow. I had no idea of frying a turkey was so easy. There was no effort. I left Turkey in the roaster for 5 hours (a little too long because of committments) and came home and took a pot luck. The turkeyhad fallen away from the bone, was extrememly moist. Strongly recommended.

Since 1932 the Nesco brand has become synonymous with Roaster ovens. With a Nesco Roaster Oven can roast, bake, cook, steam, slow boil and serve. Other than the rear, Nesco Roaster Oven do anything a regular oven can do but better and with less power consumption and less heat in the kitchen. Designed in beautiful stainless steel exterior with a lid in stainless steel, so it looks good. The Roaster Oven is portable, so you can make good food everywhere. The exclusive "Circle of Heat" heating element wraps around for moist, even cooking. The automatic temperature control keeps even cooking temperatures from 200 degrees to 450 degrees. Removable mesh has easy lift handles and design for better baking and fat-free frying. The 18 qt size is designed to last up to a £ 22 Turkey, is it big enough for family reunions and other social events. Recipe Guide and use / care included.

Nesco American Harvest 4808-25-20 18-Quart Roaster Oven with Stainless Steel Cookwell, Stainless Steel

My parents got a roaster in 1941 as a wedding gift. All my warm holiday memories presented the traditional turkey and dressing in the roaster. Of course it is 2008, and the old roaster is tired and just a bit. Enamel cooking is well-cracking in two places and the rack must be welded.

So this year I splurged and bought this roaster with stainless steel cook and just in time for Thanksgiving!

The only negative is the burn in! Now I was not around in 1941 when my parents got theirs, but I can not remember my mother complaining about a burning in recent years. Anyway I took the roaster without (this is critical), deleted cook good, paperwork, etc. .... and lit it. 1 hour later the smell was terrible, 2 hours, no change, 8 hours and it still smells bad, very bad!

I turned the roaster out after 8 hours of burn in, and because it still stunk, I did another 8 hours to burn the next day and the end of 16 hours total burn time of "stink" had subsided. The strength of the smell bothered me. The last thing I wanted to do was to ruin Thanksgiving 20 pounds so I threw a 5 pounds frying chicken in the roaster, turned roaster to 350 and may simmer for 2 hours.

At first I was worried because there was still a slight residual smell in the beginning of the cook, but within minutes all you could smell was heavenly roast bird. 2 hours later, the chicken was falling off the bone tender. The whole bird shooting just up the leg when I tried to lift it gently out of the roaster.

Spices were deeply penetrated and my husband and I stood at the roaster and feasted on the dead chicken pieces back in the roaster. It was the best fried chicken we had in recent times.

Clean up, oh the dreaded clean up, as the old roaster Middle Ages cleaning became harder and harder, and it was a much feared and hated task. I bought the stainless steel cook well in order to hopefully make it easier cleaning, and now began to clear up with great trepidation. I was pleasantly surprised. After washing all the organic bits I just sprayed with a little oven cleaner put a lid on the roaster and giggled know my husband would end up being stuck with cleaning in the morning. Boy was a joke on me! The next morning ALL the inside was clean, and after a quick sponge with a little dishwashing liquid in the stainless steel cook and was clean!

So for the first time in the last 20 years I have been in charge of roasting the bird I'm not afraid sanitation component of the program and for me that alone is worth 5 stars!
Thanks Nesco no more fear Thanksgiving