Electric Roasters Vintage Appliances 

1949-53 is the one I have now and use still! It has its own wheels and warming cabinet. I can cook a turkey in just a few hours and I use it for turkey and noodles. I’m glad I stumbled upon this channel.

Hi Kevin and Mary Ann! I liked this education about roasters, today. I missed Ralph's smooth voice commenting, but Mary Ann did a great job. I remember seeing roasters in homes when I was growing up, but we never had one. Thank you for clarifying what they were used for and how they worked-things I never knew, Kevin. Keep safe and stay healthy to you all and I am looking forward to the next time we get together! :-)

Before there were motels, families often went to a rented cabin for summer vacations. Lots of these roaster ovens were packed up and taken to these cabins that generally lacked a stove or only had a wood stove. With the cooking dishes, whole meals could be prepared and put in to cook with little or no attention in the afternoon while the family was out having fun and then they could come home to dinner. If a pie or other dessert was prepared ahead of time, it could be slipped into the roaster when the dinner was taken out and it could bake while dinner was eaten. If they had the broiler grid, morning toast could be prepared on the rack under it while bacon and eggs fried on top of it. One morning my mom was making brownies when the bake element on her oven shorted out while preheating. She just plugged our Westinghouse Roaster Oven in and said that her brownies baked just as nicely as in the oven. Our next door neighbors used to live in an apartment and used their Roaster Oven on the screened porch in the summer to keep the cooking heat out of the apartment.

*It's impossible to foresee that in 50 years there will be today's 'air fryers' being coveted, or even functional, as these durable appliances are.*

My friend just picked up a Westinghouse roaster at a thrift store. It seems to still be in good working order. Her hubby is going to replace the cord and it should be as good as new. Thanks for sharing your awesome collection!

I had to come back to this video and watch it again. Today I found a Westinghouse Roaster identical to the 1954ish one. As soon as I seen it I knew I had to have it. I paid $8 for it. I found your channel a couple of months ago, and it definitely stoked my desire to have vintage kitchen, dinner, and houseware. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do forever, and now I’m definitely getting more into it. Last week I bought a Lincoln Beautyware Chrome Cake Carrier from the same thrift store for $1.

I surprised Kevin his partner in crime Ralph was not around to shoot this video some of his smart ass comment jokes are hella funny

i've used my 18qt nesco roaster for more than 20 years, it has traveled around from apartments to rv parks to houses to workplaces and picnics and potlucks and has been 100% reliable and a pleasure to use. i've made chili for 75 people, roasted turkeys and chickens and hams, baked cakes and pies and pizzas and made huge batches of chex snack mixes in it. it will do everything a regular oven can except broil. cleanup is also much easier than cleaning a conventional oven.

I had my MIL's Westinghouse Roaster and I sold it when we moved. I have regretted that for years. I have the Vintage Hamilton Beach Automatic Roaster Oven White 18Qt 527 on its way to me now. These older ones cooked better than the new roasters- I'm going back to the vintage.

On a hot summer day, you could cook your entire dinner out on the porch without heating up your kitchen..................

You are so fascinating to listen to. You have me wanting to collect vintage appliances now. Love learning about them. Thank you Sir. Stay well and God Bless

Just to fun to look at. Stay safe all & lets all pray for each other....we will get through this.

I have a modern Nesco. But what I didn’t know was about the history of them as far as the details. This is very cool!

Never tried baking pies or bread in mine. Roasts meat terrific and have roasted corn on the cob. Love your program!!

I bought a new roaster when my daughter got married so I could host a brunch the next day for 60 people (I only have one small oven) so I could roast spiral hams while baking quiche in my oven. Worked great and everyone got fed well.

When I'd see these gizmos in your other videos, I didn't know what they are, so I'm very glad to have watched this video! Perhaps one day you'll cook up a blue plate special in one of these fancy roasters!

I really appreciate someone who knows the history of all these items. My friends and family think I'm a wierdo for obsessing over 20th c American kitchen products, but its a really interesting topic.

You provided a very educational video! Brings back lots of memories about roasters. Everything from the fact that they have been sitting around with vegetables at church dinners cooking meals! Everything you can imagine thanks again for sharing your knowledge and your collection! Your friend from Paris

Thanks for the great tour of all your roasters! I had no idea they went all the way back to the 30s! Stay well!

Love your display of vintage appliances! Keep them coming.

years ago the volunteer fire department at noble illnois would have wild game and chicken meal and we would cook the meat and keep it hot in these roasters till everything was done and we had a great time lot of the people has went to the fire house in the sky but it was good country fun i,m glad i got to be their ivan painter from illinois .

Love these roasters. I have the full line of Nesco roasters

Does anyone remember The Nesco Lady from QVC? About 20 years ago. She could really sell those Nescos and cook all kinds of delicious looking food in them. She had a distinct Minnesota accent I loved to hear. "Oh, ya!" Kevin and his Michigan accent could give her a run for her money and also in the cooking department too. Thanks for showing us all those roasters and sharing your knowledge.

What a fascinating video! I have mom's vintage Nesco, an Oster and a Westinghouse and still use all 3 for holidays and community events, but I never knew about the mealmaker accessories! I often see them at thrift shops and I so tickled to know what they are for! Great stuff, Kevin!

Whoever created the roaster oven is under dispute, but it is invaluable!! We have an older NESCO that the family shares and have used for years!!

I love my toaster oven, specially when I cook golumkis!.I take the rack out, and just fill that oven with them. I cook them on a lower temp, can't beat it! Turkey also comes out so moist! And the rack make taking it so easy! Thanks for the video, very informative!

Another great video, thank you. I like Ralph but I was happy that I didn’t have to hear him talk over you or try to beat you to the finish line while explaining what you are doing. Last week I made your butternut squash and coconut custard pie. It was a. If hit and did t last long at all. I’ll have to make another one soon. Wish I could post a picture of it, it really came out great. Thank you Maryann for being the videographer this week. God Bless you all. Ciao.

This video was so interesting! I found y’all in my recommended videos so I clicked on it. I love all kitchen appliances. Truly fascinated by all these vintage models! I’m like Mari to Nifty! Thanks for sharing.. you have a new subscriber from Arkansas..🙋🏼‍♀️

As always, we learned a lot. 😁🇵🇷

Oh my gosh, I had no idea you had this many. I have the Everhot at 16:13 and the control panel reminds me of an old 1950s car radio. These come in handy to use in the basement during the summer when it is too hot to use the upstairs oven. Your old roasters saw a lot of church bazaars and school suppers.

Fascinating!!!!

I'm gonna watch it again!

Our Nesco Potluck roaster oven still works well! Best pot roast ever. Does better with pot roast than a crock pot.

Kevin, the scope of your collection is impressive. And, hey! You have my grandmother's Ever Hot with the little turkey light! I swear that is the very one, and I ought to know as I stared at that thing in hungry anticipation over myriad holidays. She lived in Michigan too, so who knows? I'm going to believe that was her roaster as it gives me comfort to see it in your wonderful museum, and has me reminiscing about my grandmother, jennie.

What a cool video!. I think Corning made the glass parts for Westinghouse. Pittsburgh and Corning NY were only a few hundred miles away from each other. There is also a very cool youtube video on George Westinghouse... not to be missed!

I have my Babci’s roaster exactly like the one you took down to slow us closely and she made all of her golumbki in it as well as Easter hams and turkeys for thanksgiving! It also has the cart it sits on! Kevin you are such a delight and I hope to some day come visit your “museum” and reminisce with you and Ralph! 🥰 and not sure if someone mentioned below yet, as I didn’t read all the comments... but the milk glass dish I believe was made by the Westmoreland glass company. All the best and hope you all well and staying safe!

Hi Ralph, I want to tell you it is so nice to see someone that is doing what they LOVE. It shows all over your face it is just like a proud parent, I love it. I did have one request, could you please share how you clean, maintain and repair some of your appliances? Tip and tricks I love restoring old stuff right now all I have is a 1954 Sunbeam toaster I just bought on ebay a Sunbeam skillet and a Westinghouse Roaster also from the 1950's, Thank you very much for your passion and keep the videos coming.

i got one that says nesco by empire i think its 70s electric roaster. this was a good thanks for the vid

Was a neat look into these little kitchen helpers. I can recall seeing these at the family get together and I'm sure a few of em were as old as the ones you have. Was wondering if you had any pictures of the store from when you purchased it? Curious to how it was layed out as a 5 n dime.

Thank you I just purchased a Kenmore & didn't know anything about it I just know my stove is not hooked up & I need to cook a turkey lol

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💐 My Dearest Kevin & Ralph, I really appreciate your preservation of kitchen history! We certainly have an overload of the usual kind. I recently acquired an old Sunbeam Mixer, white with a black handle, of my recent mother-in-laws. It was exactly like my mothers when I was a child. (Early 1950's). It needs repairing. The speed is very, very slow. I live in southern CA and can't find anyone to repair it. Do you know where I can send it to fix it? I like to use everything in my kitchen. Thank you SO much if you can help me 😊❤️❤️👍🌺😍

Can you tell me what year the harvest gold hamilton beach scovill is? I was just gifted one!

Kevin, is that a love and kisses tie? XOX

What is the difference between the Westinghouse Roaster RO541 and RO 5411? Thanks.

I have a potluck Nesco (orange) with a glass lid, but a lot of the videos and pictures and listings we find have a tin lid with a black handle. What’s the difference? Age, model, broken and found a glass one that fit?

Is the crock pot the same?

Hi Kevin and Mary Ann! I really love this episode, I posted a comment a few daya ago. Appropos of nothing other than an intense curiosity, I have a question. (If it has been presented on a previous video I apologize for having missed it.) Kevin, how did you and Ralph meet? :-)

You used one of these when you made Polish Kraut I think you said Kapusts

Looks like a lot of rebranding of rosters

I have an old Westinghouse roaster and cabinet. I got the timer clock. I would give my left tit or firstborn son for a working infrared broiler grid part

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