Questions tagged [roasting]

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.

This tag best represents questions about cooking meat, vegetables, or other non-rising food, especially at very high direct heat.

This tag is not referring to , which is a cut of meat.

Roasting could be considered upside-down .

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Is roasting the same thing as broiling?

My electric oven just has two settings: broil and bake. I have a recipe that calls for "roasting" a duck at 400 degrees. Is that the same thing as broiling or is it baking?
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Fire alarm keeps going off when roasting in oven. Advice please?

The problem started recently. I cook a lot and especially love baking cakes and roasting all sorts of vegetables in the oven. Recently when roasting, I noticed smoke coming out of the oven and the fire alarm went off. It was because a lot of grime…
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Prime Rib versus New York Strip Roast

i recently cooked a bone-in, 6 lb Prime Rib roast using the "5 minute per lb @ 500F then closed oven for 2 hours" method and it came out absolutely PERFECT! mediuam rare and…
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Roasting Pork Butt at 215F

If I wanted to roast a pork butt at 215 deg F, how long would I do this for? In 600 pan, foiled, salt crusted on a rack.
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How long should I cook a carvery shoulder of lamb, and at what temperature?

I have a carvery shoulder of lamb joint weighing 1.906 kg. How long and at what temperature should I cook it?
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Crisp skin of meat in the beginning or end of roasting and meat in aluminum foil

1) I would think that crisping the meat towards the end of the cook could result in drying the already cooked portion, specifically if the heat is turned up for the crisping process near the end. What do you think? Is there science behind this? 2)…
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Why does the temperature of resting turkey increase for a while?

I have seen many references to the temperature of turkey increasing for a while when resting. This would seem to contradict the first law of thermodynamics.
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How can I relably work out the largest cut size of vegatables X and Y so they roast in the same amount of time?

I'm interested in making an ultra simple seasonal roast vegetable dish. This site tells me that the vegetables: Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Leeks, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Red Cabbage, Swede, Watercress, and Winter…
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How long to roast pistachios

If my home roasted pistachios are not crunchy, do they need to roast longer or at a higher degree? I did 15 minutes at 300.
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Do I cover a pork roast?

Cooking baby potatoes and small carrots with it. It is only about 2 pounds. Hoo Honestly never cooked a pork roast beforeand there are so many different ways I am really confused.
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What is the roasting time per pound for a spatchcock turkey breast?

I am using the spatchcock method of roasting a turkey breast. I have found cooking time per pound for a whole turkey. I thought roasting a turkey breast was less time per pound vs. a whole turkey. So bottom line, what is the roasting time per pound…
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One oven dinner

I have a ham that needs to be in a 275 degree oven for 2 hrs. My scalloped potatoes call for a 350 degree oven for 1 hr. Since I only have 1 oven, will the potatoes cook through at 275 if I cook them in oven for 1 1/2-2 hrs w/ the ham?
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High altitude adjustment for a small rib roast needed

I am endeavoring to very slow roast a 3 lb. / 1.4 kg. Boneless Cross Rib Roast. This is a first for me. I want to cook it in a ceramic surfaced Dutch Oven in an electric oven. The articles that I have been reading do not mention any adjustment to…
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