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ULTIMATE ROASTER TDO-20 REVIEWS

Saved the Day - Bob H.

When I first approached using the Ultimate Roaster I received for Fathers Day a year ago, I was a little intimidated. But practice has proved perfect. (Bless them Yankee Ribs)

Let me share with you the challenge I conquered this last weekend. My daughter in-law called and asked if I had any good ideas how to cook a 22 pound turkey. After running through the standard oven ideas and seeing she had nothing to help her there I told her to hold tight I'd be right over. When I showed up at her house TDO in hand, I got really worried because the Turkey was not completely thawed. It was pliable but full of frost. I literally sawed the neck out and made the air hole. I trimmed all the fat I could from around the vent holes, removed the tail and broke the lower back to help it fit in the TDO, 22 pounds is tight. I made a cut in the leg joints, between the thigh and drum to help the heat get in there. I added a cup of oil into the roaster and sprayed the inside of the lid, cone and well of the bottom down with non-stick spray. After rubbing the bird with a hodge podge of seasoning from her cupboard. I set the bird over the cone, placed the TDO on the Camp Chef (at least they owned one of those) and cranked the heat to medium. I usually prefer to cook med to low, but I thought I'd gamble with the extra heat because of the frost. I then heated the lid over the second burner knowing all the heat I could get sooner, the better, because in four hours they had a dinner party. When I set the hot lid on the Turkey it was one inch from closing. I positioned the lid so that one edge was in contact with the well rim leaving the other side a gaping one and a half inch opening. Within 15 minutes the bird settled enough I could close the lid. I was worried the big bird would really slow the cooking, if it worked at all, because it took up the convection air movement room inside the pot. I was on uncharted territory. I told them not to open the roaster for three hours. I would come back and check the temp with a meat thermometer. I went home for a beer and the NCAA play offs. What a mess was all I could think!

Three hours later I returned to their house meat thermometer in hand. I pulled the lid and there sat the bird with meat literally falling off the bone. I'd over cooked it to 185 according to the thermometer and the little red pop up the turkey people supply was also up. I couldn't believe it! The bird was still moist and the gravy from the drippings was unbelievable.

Love it, one of my favorite cooking toys! Thanks for saving my kid's day.

Best Bird I Ever Ate- Lora P.

I grew up loving dust dry turkey. My husband decided to us the Bambara Brine last year on our bird and cook it in this new roaster thing he found from outdoorcooking.com. The bird was the best bird I ever ate. It wasn't just good it was almost beyond words. That is now a tradition at our house and he can watch all the football he wants as long as he is in charge of the bird.

Great to Use - Judy K.

We as a family love the outdoors. This year we purchased the Ultimate Roasting Pot and wow, it has been great to use.
When we get together and camp there are usually 16 adults and children. This could be quite a chore in the kitchen, but thanks to the products we have received from ya'll it is not a chore at all. It is a pleasure. We can have roast beef with all the trimmings in one pot. The clean up is quick and easy and the food is delicious. Our son-in-law says the corn on the cobb is the best he has ever had. I think they all feel the same way, there are no leftovers.

First Experience - Clarence A.

This was my first experience with your [Ultimate Roaster]. Not being sure of the outcome, I cooked two Turkeys for Thanksgiving: 1 inside and 1 outside in the [Ultimate Roaster]. I added 1 quart of beer into the base, cut a lemon in half and squeezed inside skin, hand-rubbed with Old Bay and Lemon Pepper. It was without question the juiciest, tastiest, turkey we have ever had. And the leftovers are even better yet. The oven turkey cooked inside was not as good and flavorful [or] moist.

Perfect Timing - Angie P.

This Thanksgiving (2002) Steve, my husband, was going to cook the turkey in the new Ultimate Roaster. Early Thanksgiving morning he went deer hunting, then he went riding with his brother to check cattle. They return at 10:00 and the [Ultimate Roaster] wasn't even out of the truck yet. Steve's mother and I were a little concerned about the turkey being ready for 12:30 p.m. lunch. Well, the turkey (12 lbs) was put in the [Ultimate Roaster] at approximately 10:20 and we ate right on time. The turkey was wonderful and the timing was perfect.