Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Lynn, So glad to hear you say that because the 16 oz LeCreuset (flame) is the very one I just bought! I am waiting for my chickens to thaw and then I will make my first pot of stock with it. Question about the roaster: It is a roaster and its oval shaped, right? You make stock with it, not just roast in it?? What are you using for the fuel when you are cooking in your garage? I guess you would need 2 burners. Sounds like a plan to me! You simmer right--not boil. The liquid is just barely moving?? That is exactly what I want to do without adding more water. I was thinking about buying an electric burner to use to simmer with. I don't even know if they are available. Have not checked. Thanks, ~Del > After making stock in cheap stainless pots, expensive stainless > pots, cheap enamel pots, various crock pots, etc I've narrowed it > down to my favorites! > > 1. LeCreuset 16 oz enamal stockpot when I'm home to watch it - cost > (depending on where you get it about) $100.00. It controls the heat > beautifully. I have the red one and it's a gorgeous sight simmering > away on the stove full of rich life giving soup! > > 2. Rival 20 qt roaster with an enamel inset. Cost at Walmart or > Target about $50.00. This one will hold 2 chickens, extra carcasses, > feet, necks, plus tons of veggies. And it simmers nicely much better > than my crock pots. I leave it the whole thing cooking in our garage > for days. It's a pain because it's so big....I have to haul it > upstairs to get to our kitchen but I get qts and qts of broth from > it so it's worth it. > > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Question about the > roaster: It is a roaster and its oval shaped, right? You make stock > with it, not just roast in it?? What are you using for the fuel when > you are cooking in your garage? ----> It's electric with a temp gauge. You can't bring it from a boil to simmer as quick as on the stove which will affect the flavor a tad but I don't really notice it. For shear ease on volume cooking it can't be beat. I eat a LOT of stock for the gelatin and minerals so I want it easy and where I don't have to monitor it. Our garage is under our bedroom so the simmering stock does lead to some pretty hungry dreamin! Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Lynn- This sounds like an interesting alternative to the cumbersome and too-slow crockpots I have. Is the inset stoneware and therefore not dishwasher-safe, though? At 20 quarts and with a shallow form factor it sounds like it would be rather unwieldy to wash by hand, particularly because I don't have the world's biggest sink, to say the least. >2. Rival 20 qt roaster with an enamel inset. Cost at Walmart or >Target about $50.00. This one will hold 2 chickens, extra carcasses, >feet, necks, plus tons of veggies. And it simmers nicely much better >than my crock pots. I leave it the whole thing cooking in our garage >for days. It's a pain because it's so big....I have to haul it >upstairs to get to our kitchen but I get qts and qts of broth from >it so it's worth it. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 > This sounds like an interesting alternative to the cumbersome and too-slow > crockpots I have. Is the inset stoneware and therefore not > dishwasher-safe, though? At 20 quarts and with a shallow form factor it > sounds like it would be rather unwieldy to wash by hand, ----> I couldn't control the temp on my crockpots ..either high or low ...so I couldn't really ever get a good simmer going. Plus they're just too dang small. The inset is metal covered with enamal not stoneware. So yes it is unwieldy but if you have an extension sprayer on your faucet doable. I too have a rotten kitchen set-up for the amount of cooking I do. Tiny divided sink, not much counter space small kitchen....so I use the garage as a back up. Only problem is we're in a split level so I have to take it up and down stair. It's heavy but not impossible. This is it: http://www.dynadirect.com/ha-ro220w.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Electric with a temp gauge? Is it just a single burner? Can you tell me the name of it and where I might find it? Do you leave it simmering all night and it doesn't burn down? This sounds like what I am wanting to do. ~Del > Question about the > > roaster: It is a roaster and its oval shaped, right? You make > stock > > with it, not just roast in it?? What are you using for the fuel > when > > you are cooking in your garage? > > ----> It's electric with a temp gauge. You can't bring it from a > boil to simmer as quick as on the stove which will affect the flavor > a tad but I don't really notice it. For shear ease on volume cooking > it can't be beat. I eat a LOT of stock for the gelatin and minerals > so I want it easy and where I don't have to monitor it. > Our garage is under our bedroom so the simmering stock does lead to > some pretty hungry dreamin! > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Is this what you are using in the garage? I got a completely different idea of what you were saying. It's an electric roaster. I don't have that brand but it sounds like it would work nicely. Never thought about using it to simmer my chicken for broth. I have a very tiny kitchen also not near big enough for the amount of cooking I do either. My roaster and LeCreuset are kept in the basement. I guess you use the LeCreuset on the stove. Do you have to watch it to make sure it doesn't boil dry when you have it on simmer? ~Del > > > This sounds like an interesting alternative to the cumbersome and > too-slow > > crockpots I have. Is the inset stoneware and therefore not > > dishwasher-safe, though? At 20 quarts and with a shallow form > factor it > > sounds like it would be rather unwieldy to wash by hand, > > ----> I couldn't control the temp on my crockpots ..either high or > low ...so I couldn't really ever get a good simmer going. Plus > they're just too dang small. > > The inset is metal covered with enamal not stoneware. So yes it is > unwieldy but if you have an extension sprayer on your faucet doable. > I too have a rotten kitchen set-up for the amount of cooking I do. > Tiny divided sink, not much counter space small kitchen....so I use > the garage as a back up. Only problem is we're in a split level so I > have to take it up and down stair. It's heavy but not impossible. > > This is it: http://www.dynadirect.com/ha-ro220w.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 > Is this what you are using in the garage? I got a completely > different idea of what you were saying. Yes that's what I use to make large amounts of chicken stock in our garage. It holds two chickens, plus all my left over bones from chicken dinners, and all the other stuff I add to stock with room to spare! The first roaster I had was given to me but it had a teflon coating. I was real excited to find this one. If you put the gauge right in the middle it will simmer along quite nice. I think they make in 3 different sizes. The 20qt is the largest I could lug full. I prepare everything in my kitchen with filtered water then lug it to the garage. A few days later I lug it back to the kitchen, strain my broth into 3 large pyrex bowls to cool down in our garage fridge. Then package them the next day in 2 cup servings in plastic baggies to freeze. Bye Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 --- In , Idol <Idol@c...> wrote: > Lynn- > However, I'd think that one other problem I had with the crocks would also > be a problem -- maybe even more so -- with the roaster: water loss. -----> Yes I had water loss but not much more than with a pot on the stove. The top does not fit that tight and has two small holes for steam to escape. I guess I could seal the holes and that would help. However I like my stock more concentrated so I don't mind. WIth two chickens plus extra bones I put in 8-9 qts water. I probably lose about 2 qts. > Ahh.. it sounds like it would be dishwasher-safe -- if it would fit, anyway. ---> maybe your dishwasher would hold it ....no way with ours plus it really needs to be scrubbed well when your done. My sink is one of those divided cheap stainless ones. USELESS however I put in a new faucet with a higher head and a spayer nozzle. That really helps. Next I'm about to replace the whole sink. I'm tired of stuggling with it. Lynn > > > > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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