Roasting is a cooking method using high direct heat typically from above the food. Most of the questions in this tag should be regarding this method to include roasting of meat & vegetables, but can include roasting coffee & tea.
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Roasting a turkey in a roaster oven
Can I brown my turkey in my conventional oven first? That way, my turkey would have a nice brown skin, and I could continue the roasting in the roaster oven to leave my regular oven free to bake ...
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What is the best way to clean a roasting tray/baking tray that has sauce burned on to it?
I made this recipe last week - chicken wings roasted in a marinade of soy sauce, brown sugar and white wine vinegar. It was delicious but lots of the marinade has burned onto my baking tray, and I'm ...
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How to peel chestnuts?
The chestnuts on an open fire question reminded me: Is there a trick to peeling chestnuts easily? I always end up with bits of hairy skin stuck to the chestnuts (ick), and/or stuck under my ...
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How to roast chestnuts on an open fire?
I have never managed to successfully roast chestnuts on an open fire. I tend to end up with charred chestnuts, which are inedible.
Is there a good technique for this?
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How can I stop roast beef drying out?
I've bought a beef joint for roasting but it doesn't have much fat around it.
How can I stop it drying out?
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How can I roast chicken bones (without meat)?
I plan to make a sizable quantity of chicken stock this weekend. Since I can't actually eat that much chicken, I just bought several pounds of bones, figuring I'd save the effort and expense of ...
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Cassolette Pans - Cooking on the Stovetop and in the Oven
So, I'm a hobbyist and like to play with new recipes. Recently I've found a few recipes which want me to fry something, then put the pan directly into the oven and roast for a bit. Then maybe move ...
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Has anyone successfully spatchcocked their Thanksgiving Turkey?
My T-Day turkey is looking like it's going to be in excess of 20 lbs this year, and I'm nervous about how long the darn thing is actually going to be in my oven when I have pies, bread, sides, etc. to ...
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What are the uses for a roasting pan? Do I really need a roasting pan?
We registered for a roasting pan and it has been sitting around taking up a lot of space. Do I really need this or is this a "one-tasker" as Alton Brown would say?
I understand that the roasting rack ...
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How do I bake chicken breast?
The kitchen queen marinated three whole chicken breasts in the refrigerator today. She left a note saying to bake them. I have no idea what I'm doing. Should I slice them in half to make them thinner? ...
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Unexplained Butterflied Roast Chicken Success
Yesterday I started working on a six pound butterflied roast chicken a little too close to an evening meeting. I butterflied the chicken and patted it as dry as possible inside and out with paper ...
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Roasting corn in the oven
I am trying to roast the corn in the oven, by:
leaving it in its husk
wrapping it in tin-foil
There are results, but far from real-grill roasted corn.
Any pointers on how to really do it?
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Tips for roasting sweet potato
Does anyone have any tips for roasting sweet potatoes? Since - seems to me - they cook and break down much faster than normal potatoes I skipped the parboiling stage and just stuck them (peeled) in ...
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What is the difference between roasting, baking, and broasting?
For example, when making a turkey for Thanksgiving, I generally place it in the oven (covered in foil or a turkey bag), and cook it for many hours at the recommended heat setting.
I can crock-pot a ...
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How do you keep turkey from getting too dry?
It's Thanksgiving up here in Canada, and I'm wondering what can be done to keep the breast meat on a turkey from being too dry?
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What happened to my duck?
This happened a couple of years ago, but I still don't have an answer. Christmas eve. I had a duck in the oven. I tried to cook it at a slightly lower temperature and a little longer than the recipe ...
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Possible Pumpkin Flavors
I am hoping to try out cooking with pumpkin this year and only know a) not to buy jack-o-lantern varieties for cooking, and b) about making it into sweeter things like pies, cakes, cookies et cetera. ...
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Gluten-free replacement to coat something with before roasting, to obtain crust
A recipe calls for coating (slightly cooked) fennel bulbs in flour before roasting them, presumably to obtain a bit of a crust. Is there anything I could coat them with that is gluten-free?
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Should my chicken sit in liquid as it roasts, or not?
For the last chicken I roasted, I used this recipe, slightly modified. The biggest modification was that I added liquid to the pan, it was eyeballed but let's say I used about 1/2 to 1 cup total of a ...
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How to bake a chicken?
I've been using a rotisserie oven to bake my chickens for a while now. However, it's no longer available to me.
My first attempt at baking a chicken in a long time:
Purchase a chicken that's ...
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What is the 'cleanest' way to roast eggplants indoor?
Whenever i tried to roast eggplants on the oven, it takes more time to clean than to cook. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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How can you prepare turnips to make them less bitter?
I peeled and quarted turnips, then roasted with carrots and onions in olive oil and maple syrup, but the turnips were really bitter. Is there a way to roast them (or even another cooking method) to ...
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How can I achieve perfect consistency with honey-roasted almonds?
I would like to roast my own almonds (or other nuts) with honey. Ideally, at the end of the roasting, the nuts should be slightly caramelized and have absorbed most of the flavour from the honey; ...
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How to truss a chicken?
I have seen many videos online and by chefs on tv, showing how to truss a chicken. What is your way of trussing a chicken? They all seem to have a different technique, and I am interested in a ...
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Should I flip a roasting chicken in lieu of having a rotisserie?
I don't have a rotisserie, but would love to impart some of the flavor that seems to come with rotisserie cooking. The rotisserie chickens I've had were significantly juicier and more flavorful than ...
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Why roast beets in vinegar?
I have always roasted my beets in a bit of vinegar in the bottom of the pan like 1/4" or so. It is how I was taught. But why do it? What does the vinegar do for the beets?
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How do the various methods of roasting beef compare?
I can think of 3 ways to roast beef:
Rotisserie Oven
Regular Oven
BBQ
What are the pros and cons of each?
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How might I roast coffee at home without investing in an expensive roasting machine?
Tired of the bland supermarket beans and too poor to sate my thirst at the local roaster, so I've ordered 20lbs of green coffee beans online...
But, now what do I need to do to turn them into The ...
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When is it necessary to cover food with aluminum foil during baking/roasting?
Often a recipe calls for covering a dish while it bakes. I understand that this can help to trap steam.
How do you know when it's necessary to use aluminum foil when baking a dish without a recipe?
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