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(23 customer reviews) 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Cooked 22lbs Turkey in 4hrs, very moist,
December 13, 2010 Chad Mccrea - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nesco 4818-14 Classic Roaster Oven, 18-Quart, Porcelain Cookwell, Ivory (Kitchen)
This worked great for Thanksgiving. It cooked our Turkey in half the time a regular oven would take, leaving the meat moist.
The "burn in" only took about an hour, not a big deal.
The lid and roaster pan are coated metal, which lifts out for easy cleaning.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Great Roaster!!,
November 29, 2010 R. Usher (West lafayette, Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nesco 4818-12 Classic Roaster Oven, 18-Quart, Porcelain Cookwell, Red (Kitchen)
Bought this roaster after reviewing others online. This roaster did everything it was supposed to do. Cooked our 20 pound turkey perfectly. Turkey was moist and juicy. Highly recommend this roaster. Bought it at Sears because it was $20.00 cheaper than online here.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Read the manual FIRST.,
August 21, 2011 John H. Lochaby (Ft. Worth, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nesco 4818-12 Classic Roaster Oven, 18-Quart, Porcelain Cookwell, Red (Kitchen)
If you read the instruction manual you will learn to "burn in" this oven OUTSIDE" before you cook in it. It should be turned on high for one hour and allowed to burn off the protective oil used in manufacture. It will SMOKE. After that ...NO Problems. Everything went just as described in the manual.
The power cord for any appliance with heating elements is always short for safety reasons. I placed the oven on a make-do table under my covered patio and used the same power extension cord I use for my table saw, grinders and other heavy duty power tools. After one hour with this oven on constant max power the molded plug and wire became soft and hot to the touch. I say this only because some people will try to use a standard household extension cord and could possibly start a fire. I have only two other minor issues. 1) The cooking well came with a paper information sheet glued to the bottom. I could not scrub the glue off. I finally used some industrial solvent to remove...Read more