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(106 customer reviews) 145 of 152 people found the following review helpful
Essentially a DISPOSABLE Roaster Oven....,
April 19, 2012 pellfam - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oster CKSTRS23 22-Quart Roaster Oven, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
I am surprised at the number of positive reviews this product has recieved so far, but I think sometimes folks write a review before the test of time. I have used this roaster several times and intially I liked it. However, after not too many uses the surface of the cookwell started to chip and once that happened the flaking off of the enamel progressed rapidly - which makes the roaster unusable for cooking stews or roasting meats directly in the cookwell. The quality of the coating of the cookwell is totally substandard and I would think an embarassment to the Oster company. A replacement cookwell is not available for this product and I am still waiting to hear back from Oster. I am not the only purchaser of this roaster who has experienced this problem, so I am not unique in this.
My recommendation - if you only see yourself using this roaster on a few occasions, then perhaps the low price justifies buying a product that has such a limited useful life. However if...Read more
53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Trial Runs Recommended.,
May 8, 2011 Marilyn L. Beach "Deck Momma" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oster CKSTRS23 22-Quart Roaster Oven, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
Oster CKSTRS23 22-Quart Roaster Oven, Stainless Steel
This oven works pretty much as expected, though the cooking directions leave something to be desired. For example, the booklet said to cook a 12-pound turkey at 375 for 3.5 hours. It was done an hour early, and bordering on being overdone at that. Everyone should become familiar with his or her own oven's cooking times. That 12-pound bird would have been better at 350 for 2.45 hours, or 375 for 2 hours. Make sure you have a test run or two before you rely on it for something like a major holiday, and write corrections in its cookbook to help you or others remember the temperatures and times you really need. Once you do that, I don't foresee any major problems.
The metal cased unit also gets quite hot and you or little kids can be burned if proper care isn't...Read more
56 of 60 people found the following review helpful
My first experience with a roaster oven,
November 27, 2010 Brailler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oster CKSTRS23 22-Quart Roaster Oven, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
Oster CKSTRS23 22-Quart Roaster Oven, Stainless Steel
Absolutely love this oven.. As I listed, this is my very first experience using one of these type ovens.. I cooked a 23 pound turkey in this oven for Thanksgiving with NO problems!!! Things dont take as long to cook in this product than it would in your regular oven.. This roasting oven is such a blessing to me... So get yourself one and have a ball cooking with it..!!!
