Oster Roaster Oven with Self-Basting Lid, 18 Quart, Black (CKSTRS18-BSB-W)

I purchased this self-basting Oster 22 pound capacity turkey roaster shortly before Thanksgiving so I didn't really have time to try it out in advance. No problem; I read the manual. It alarmed me a little bit because they said absolutely NOT to stuff a turkey and roast in the product I just purchssed for that specific purpose. Ha! I have never cooked a turkey that wasn't stuffed. I went to the Internet and read eleventy-million different recipes and pontifications about cooking a stuffed turkey in an electric roaster. I decided to ignore Oster's concern and I'm extremely glad I did.Several experts opined that I needed to cook a stuffed turkey between 15 and 45 minutes longer than an unstuffed turkey. WrongI cooked a 12 pound brined heritage free-range tightly stuffed turkey exactly according to Oster's recommendations for an unstuffed turkey. It came out absolutely PERFECT: Super moist, juicy, browned, and delicious!The stuffing was hot, moist, and yummy! It was hot, hot, HOT when we took it out of the turkey. There is NO way any normal cook would have a concern about bacteria. Good grief.I preheated the roaster oven first at 450°F. which is its highest setting. Wow!!! It got hot super fast -- and I mean hot. After 30 minutes of cooking the turkey, I turned it down to 325°F. I did not take the top of the roaster off as instructed which allowed the self-basting process to work its miracles. I really appreciated that there is a window in the top of the lid then able to me to see what was going on with the turkey without removing the lid to check.Checking was completely unnecessary. This roaster knows what it's doing! This was the easiest turkey I have ever made in 50 years of roasting turkeys.I love the fact that it has a very sensitive knob with large easy-to-read white numbers printed on the black roaster itself rather than a danged digital thermostat that is super-complicated to program and use. Because it isn't digital it is far more sensitive and easier to use -- and it will probably last longer.We didn't need a probe. This was super easy, simple, and delivered a flawless roasted turkey.

Lo use para cena de navidad y noche buena y estuvo super. Toma temperatura muy rápido. Tal vez sería mejorarla tapa por que es muy ligera pero todo muy bien

Very easy to use. Freed up my oven to cook the rest of Christmas diner. Turkey was delicious.

Good for doing multi roast items like chicken legs and large birds (Duck. Turkey)

Wow! I bought this roaster because I’m sick of stressing about oven space when I cook giant holiday suppers. I just did up at 16 lb, stuffed, “cook from frozen” turkey in it and it was everything I ever wanted and more!! The self-basting lid does exactly that! My husband said that this was my best turkey to date… while white meat can come out a little dry, this turkey came out full cooked to an internal temp of 180 F, and juicy AF. And I loved the window in the lid. It really allows you to just fix it and forget about it. It freed up the oven for other things and it lowered the stress level to as low as it can be while still feeding a crowd during a holiday. While my dream is to have a kitchen with a double oven in it one day, this is, by far, the next best thing.