Customer Reviews

Rival 22qt Roaster

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I couldn't do without this product especially on holidays. Very few people have enough ovens to handle all the roasting, baking and heating that goes on at that time. I cooked a large prime rib in mine at Christmas and a large turkey at Thanksgiving and it was a life saver. At other times I've put in pies to bake or casseroles to bake while my regular oven was available for other things.

I purchased this roaster with the intention of using it for Thansgiving, as we usually do 2 turkeys, and oven space is so limited. Both the oven turkey and the roaster turkey were done at the same time. Once they were plated, we couldn't tell them apart. Both were done to perfection, browned outside, tender & juicy inside. My daughter is not easily impressed, but she really liked the results. Now she wants one too. But she's not getting mine.

I highly recommend this roaster. One warning, though. The outside gets really hot, so be sure it is used in a safe place where no one will get burned.

This was my first time to use the roaster oven for a turkey. The turkey was almost fifteen pounds. I rubbed the skin with canola and salted with kosher salt. I put cut apples, onions, a half stick of salted butter and two cinnamon sticks into the turkey's cavity. Then I placed the turkey in the rack UPSIDE DOWN-breast on the bottom. This keeps the breast meat wonderfully moist. 3 1/2 hours later, I had the best turkey I had ever tasted! The kitchen was cool and my gas oven was used to brown rolls and a casserole. It was an easy way of doing a turkey with no brining and even the most discriminating turkey lovers in the family were raving!

I purchased this item because I have a relatively small wall oven. My normal roasting pan barely fits inside the oven and then, of course, nothing else will fit until the turkey is done. I was surprised to find, or not find, a product like this in my local stores, so was quite pleased to discover it on Amazon. Turkey turned out excellent today, and I am looking forward to other uses already. Perhaps I can finally cook a beef roast that will come out not seeming to be boiled, fried, or fossilized! The only downside is the storage issue. If you have little space you will need to be creative w/regard to how & where to stash the box until the next time you want to use it. I love it and am very pleased w/my purchase!

I purchased this roaster when I needed to have both a roast ham and turkey for a holiday dinner. I thought I would use it primarily for holiday meals but I was wrong. I use my roaster often. It makes a wonderful pork roast and I have used it to warm large quantities of soup at a fund raising dinner in our community. Things do cook a bit more rapidly than in the oven -- so I simply adjust the temperature and timing. Everything I have fixed in this roaster has been tender and tasty.

It is absolutely necessary to condition the unit. That is, one needs to bake off the chemical smell for 1 hour or so according to manufacturer's direction prior to using. After this process the unpleasant odor will be gone.

I recommend this roaster without reservation. The size is just right. It is large enough to roast good sized turkey but not so large that it is unmanageable.

NOTE: I work with a local charity organization and we recently purchased 4 of these roasters to help with our soup luncheon. The roasters are the perfect size for keeping a large quantity of soup (5 gallons or so) at an acceptable serving temperature. The removal roaster insert pan makes cleaning easy. This a a good product.

I love this roaster! It's one of the best things I have every bought for my kitchen. I have roasted very large and very small Turkeys, chickens, prime rib, etc. You name it and it'll roast it to perfection. Seriously, if you roast anything even just a couple times a year - buy this! You'll love it.

Purchased the roaster to cook a turkey at Thanksgiving to free up oven space. Baking off the chemical smell for 1 hour or so according to manufacturer's direction prior to using is necessary This unpleasant odor will be gone forever. Know that cooking anything in a roaster is essentially steaming your food therefore not the preferred way to roast anything. However,if you use a meat thermometer and cook until the turkey breast reads 155*, then REMOVE your turkey, loosely cover with foil watching the internal temperature rise to 165* it will come out fine. Gravy always helps! Though it is possible to overcook in an oven, too, it is very easy to do in the electric roaster. On the website www.ochef.com will give you some specific instructions about self-basting turkeys or not. They recommend smaller turkey's if it is a self-basting one, and watch the temperature as the self-basting turkeys have more moisture to steam a bit faster. All in all I am glad I purchased the unit as I needed some space to prepare an entire meal. I look forward to using other items in the roaster. One thing, though it does become hot enough on the outside surface to burn when touched, surprisingly it does not heat up the kitchen like an oven.... that is a plus now that I live in a southern climate and it can be 80* on Thanksgiving. My favorite way to cook a Thanksgiving turkey? Deep fried, of course. This year is was too cool to fry the turkey to keep the 3 gallons of oil at a high enough temperature to not have the oil absorbed so we opted for the roaster. Enjoy experimenting with this product! btw, shop around, I found the prices all over the place esp. around the holidays.

I use these cookers for my catering service and they work great. I ordered and recieved two of them in a prompt fashion, both in excellent condition.

I love this roaster! I use it as an addition to the oven. I've also used it to keep food warm on a buffet table.

I DO ALOT CANNING AND MAINLY PURCHASED TO SIMMER LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOODS THAT I AM CANNING AS I HAVE A GAS STOVE AND I DONT LIKE TO SIMMER ALL DAY LONG WITH A GAS BURNER,SO I GOT THIS AND WORKS JUST AS HOPED IT WOULD.OF COURSE I WILL USE IT FOR FAMILY GATHERINGS.I MAY BUY ANOTHER.I WISHED I WOULD GOT ONE SOONER.
I GOT THIS FROM READING SEVERAL REVEIWS AND THIS ONE WON HANDS DOWN.I WAITED FOR PRICE TO CHANGE AND GOT IT FOR 50.00 AND FREE SHIP...