Well, I have a GE roaster oven model # 169221 and it certainly has its uses, but for making Roasted Vegetable Pasta Sauce I would use my Black & Decker countertop convection oven/broiler.

You will need a cookwell or a cooking pan (as GE calls it). I buy those aluminum foil disposable pans at Walmart to use in mine.

From the GE manual:

Meats roasted in your Roaster Oven will be moist and tender. For additional browning, brush oil or butter over the meat before cooking.

To create a darker roasted, crisper skin on poultry, do not add liquids (with the exception of the basting butter or oil) until there are only 30 minutes left of cooking.

I use the convection oven/broiler 30 or 40 times more often than the roaster. Most of my cooking is done out on my deck.

So.... for $20 I would get it.

IMO $20 is too high given that you can buy a new ones, complete with all the extras for $20 more. amazon has several models listed in the $40 range.

Dave

Darn, Dave, I already bought it! I was looking on Nesco site and cheapest I saw was $80. I'll have to go look at Amazon just to rub it in...