can i make roast chicken or roast pork in it
1266397
I make most of my dishes with bite sized pieces for stir fry without all the oil of a wok. It works best for me this way. If you want to roast you are looking at long and slow cooking which this item does not do.
1820555
I believe it is. I roasted Turkey and Chicken....love the baking pan. It was a recommendation from The American Test Kitchen....
32729
I have never tried to cook a whole chicken, so I can't answer to your question. Sorry!
411414
definitely no small whole chicken (the 6 or 8 qt would work better), maybe a 1 to 1.5lb roast.the 4 qt sounds big but it's really not, you can only fill it up to 3/4 capacity and then whatever you are cooking needs liquid or it'll burn.it works for me cause I only cook for myself but if you're cooking for a family get a bigger version
1951414
There is a rack, we have done turkeys and chickens, you could probably do ribs. Let me know how they turn out. Good Luck.
1357688
yes i have cooked chicken in it there is a recipe that comes with it for chicken you could probably do pork or steak.there are cookbooks for pressure cookers
252048
By the way, the cook time guide provided is dead on for chicken and turkey. I haven't used it for any other type of meat yet. It works especially well with brined whole chicken.
1911518
I suppose it COULD be used for other roasts if you made a cavity for it to sit on the roaster. That is a good question, and I will have to try it. Small turkeys and even Cornish Game hens cook beautifully tender.
411416
Not sure what size roast, but chicken should fit. It holds a lot and works great!
189968
Not sure that you can since roasting is a dry heat method where the heat in the oven surrounds the food. With the exception of the saut function, cooking in this is about moisture with little evaporation. If you turned the unit on saut and tried to roast something, it would be like tring to roast something on a pot on the stovetop -- that method isn't roasting.
513002
I don't know. You might want to contact the manuacturer. I only use it to roast turkey.
1611856
there are presets, I always use the medium setting for roast, whole chickens, turkey breast. I also have the 5 quart one. There are only two of us . You can make anything in these cookers. I do not use a meat thermometer, I will put a 5 to 6 pound pork roast on for at least 10 hours and you can cut it with a fork!!! You don't need to use much water like a crockpot. It is a trial and error.
1825337
You may possibly be able to fit a small chicken into the pan. The inside pan (from the bottom to the lower edge of the lip) measures 3" high and is 8 3/4" wide. The lid is domed, so you could probably physically fit a small chicken into it, BUT I doubt that you'll turn out with ROASTED chicken. I put a whole package of boneless skinless chicken breasts into mine, cover it and put it into my solar oven. It comes out nicely STEWED with lots of broth. Even if you left it uncovered in a conventional oven, I would expect it to wind up sitting in liquid. (The whole chicken will probably have more juice come out of it than just the breasts I use because the whole chicken has the skin and all the fat content.) If you really want a ROASTED chicken, I'd suggest using a larger pan.
189966
America's Test Kitchen has a recipe for "roasting" a whole chicken in a crockpot. Still, as NuJoi said, the skin won't be crispy. This unit (the four-quart) will saute, steam, or slow-cook. I'm actually going to cook New York Strip in mine tomorrow. Never done that before, but I'm hoping it will come out as tender as other meats I've cooked in this unit.
510670
Yes, You can cook meat in it. There are recipes in the booklet enclosed. I never attempted cooking or pureeing meat though. But the cooking/pureeing component is easily cleaned so cooking (steaming) and then pureeing meat would be just as easy and fruit and veggies.
1911519
I don't really see how that could be done. It's shaped like a cone so you could sit the bird's cavity over it, so there wouldn't really be any way to prop a roast of beef or pork over it. I think it's only use is for chickens and turkeys.
594823
uncertain. I use it for heating milk (2 Qt). I think it depends on how the chicken is cut. If not cut it might be a little shallow. This is more round and flattish, not a typical roaster shape.