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Cathleen 12/21/14 |
Hi - I have sixteen 5 pound bags of frozen green beans that I am cooking in electric roasters (lunch for 300). I would like to not add water to the roasters (there will be ice crystals on the beans), just add butter and turn them in the butter, let them sizzle and brown. But I have no experience with cooking in an electric roaster....will my method work? What temp would you cook them (400?). Should I cook them with a lid until they defrost and then add the butter and take the lid off and just toss them? I am thinking 2-3 bags of beans per roaster. I would greatly appreciate your help. |
ellen 12/21/14 |
Too many green beans! For 300, 70-75 pounds will do. The Nesco roaster has side heat, not good for sauteing. The Hamilton Beach and Rival have bottom heat, better for that part, not as good for the casserole/holding part. You will have to adapt your cooking to the particular roaster. Also CAUTION; 2 roasters on 1 15 amp circuit will blow the circuit and even if you do just 75 pounds, you are looking at 6 roasters! Check you venue in advance; most cannot handle this electrical load. You can't saute that many frozen beans in a pan that size; it won't stay hot enough. Visualize the size pan you would need to do just one 5 pound bag on the stove, and you will get the picture. This recipe for frozen baked green beans works, but see how 1 pound of green beans takes a 1 1/2 quart casserole? And it gives a well cooked bean, not the lightly cooked bean I think you are aiming for.
16 ounces frozen French-style green beans, thawed Put the beans in an ungreased 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water then add the garlic salt and pepper. Stir in the butter and pour this over the green beans; stir well. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake at 350º for 45 minutes. So you have some serious thinking to do about this idea. You might consider to roasted vegetables made ahead and served room temp, Italian syle, for this large a group. They do make a prettier plate, as well! If this has saved you time, trouble, or money, please lake a donation, maybe a nickel per guest, to support this site. Thank you. |
Valerie Wagner 07/01/19 |
I'm doing frozen green beans for 60 . Can I do in electric roster? For how long? Will I blow circuit s with 4 roaster in different parts of my house garage and shop area? |
ellen 07/02/19 |
This is about 14 pounds.
Here is the official Hamilton Beach Roaster green bean recipe, less added salt:
Directions Serves: 30 Just 2 roasters for beans. You can do at least 3 as you propose, just plug in and turn on at the same time days before you plan to cook to make sure they are on different circuits. You can write back. If this has saved you time, trouble, or money, please lake a donation, even a nickel or dime per guest, to support this site. Thank you. |
Jeanne 10/08/19 |
Roasted Frozen Green Beans in Electric Roaster How long will roasted green beans hold on warm in an electric roaster? |
ellen 10/09/19 |
Preheated and set at 180, basically forever, but they get softer as they are held. After 2 hours, mushy. |
Janell 11/10/19 |
Hi, I have 10 gallon sized cans of green beans. I am serving 225 people and never used an electric roaster. I am thinking 2 roasters with 5 gallons each and draining liquid from 4 out of the 5 cans, adding butter, and heating up at 250° for 2 hours. Will this method work for canned grean beans? How much butter is a good amount for this quantity of green beans? And do you suppose it will need anything additional for flavor? Is it better to drain all canned liquid and use fresh water? - Thank you! |
ellen 11/15/19 |
Canned Green Beans in Electric Roaster They are #10 cans, very deceptive, they are NOT gallon size, they only hold 3 quarts, and it takes 4 to feed 100. 2 roasters is good, but remember hat 2 roasters on the same circuit will trip the circuit breaker or blow the fuse; you MUST plug them in on different circuits. Don't add plain water, they are already minus some of their flavor. I would not use butter. When I do canned green beans, I either go country with chopped onion, maybe add ham or bacon in one roaster; or Greek with adding a can of stewed tomatoes, onions, garlic, cinnamon and sugar
Country I use turkey for large groups because many people prefer not to ea pork.
Greek Preheat the roasters at least 20 minutes before you start counting the cooking time, and consider 300 the first hour. Keep he lid on; like crock pots you add to the cooking time every time you open the lid. If it were me, I would seriously consider using 3 roasters, on 3 different circuits, to allow for even heating and easy stirring. You can write back. If this has saved you time, trouble, or money, please make a donation, even a nickel or dime per guest, to support this site. Thank you. |
Madison 07/14/21 |
Hello, I’m going to be serving 300 people and I was looking to do green beans as a side, most likely frozen beans. I have multiple 18 quart roasters and I was wondering if you could give me any direction on how many frozen bags of green beans I would need to feed 300, how many I should cook in each roaster, and how they should be cooked? I’m serving them with pork roast sandwiches. Thank you! |