Product Description

Zojirushi's Gourmet Roaster is the convenient way to roast fish and other foods such as chops, chicken and steak. It has a food server for easy removal of and a catalytic filter on the lid that reduces smoke and odor. Stainless steel roasting rack directs excess oil and fat from food for healthier roasting

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15652 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Gray
• Brand: Zojirushi
• Model: EF-VSC40
• Released on: 2008-05-01
• Dimensions: 7.50" h x 19.13" w x 11.63" l,

Features

• Gourmet roaster with top and bottom heating elements for even cooking
• Stainless-steel roasting rack accommodate fish and meats up to 13 inches wide
• 2 height settings; floating reflector reflects heat and reduces evaporation
• 30-minute timer; filter for reduced smoke; serving utensil and manual included
• Measures 11-5/8 by 19-1/8 by 7-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
Its great for what it does, but consider these things...
By Terry
I just ordered my 2nd zojirushi fish roaster today. The first one I had quit working after about 11 months of constant use - I used it to roast Pike Mackerel, Steaks, vegetables, salmon, etc. For the amount that I used it, Im not too angered or surprised that it broke, but I wish it would last a little longer.

The roaster is awesome at cooking steaks and fish - and it gets done VERY quickly. Somewhere around 10-15 minutes from a raw fish, all the way to it being nicely cooked, same with steaks.

When I first bought the unit, there was very little smoke, just a faint smell of fish or steak, and I was very pleased. I probably used this everyday, or every other day for 11 months, and towards the end of the 11 months, it started getting really smokey in the house ( I dont know if the filter was failing, or if it was just all the oil on the heating elements), and I had to start taking the roaster outside - I live in a small apartment so its not a big deal, as I have a patio that is very close to the kitchen. And at the end of the 11 months, when I was cooking a steak, I realized that the top heating element just quit working... for 120 bucks, and the amount I used it, Im not happy that I have to buy another one, but I cant say I didnt get my money's worth.

Here are some annoyances that I found using this thing:

1) The bottome reflector tray needs to be covered by tinfoil or something because the oil that drips on the reflector tray is near impossible to get off, and you will ruin a sponge trying to clean it

2) The water you need to put in the bottom of the unit after a while will discolor the bottom. I left water in there overnight once ( I forgot to clean it) and I had some rust at the bottom - not too big of a deal, but it makes the unit unsightly on the inside.

3) the Unit gets SUPER hot, so dont place anything on top of it or touch it during the cooking process - Its common sens e I know, but one of my buddies burned himself by touching it. Hes not the fastest fish in the pack, so maybe that was to be expected, but its something you should be aware of.

4) The grill inside is not very adjustable, and it gets a lot of burnt charcoal stuck to it. Had to buy a special sponge ethat gets the charcoal off. not a big deal, but still a very slight annoyance. i can deal with it.

Here are the good things:

1) You can plop a steak in there, or some tomatoes, fish, whatever, and it becomes nicely grilled. does what its meant to do, quite quickly.

2) makes me not have to use the stove or the oven - BIG PLUS.

3) relatively small footprint for what it does.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
works great
By joshuad
been on a zojirushi appliance kick lately. ... neuro-fuzzy, portable skillet, grill, and now the fish roaster. wife is japanese and says these things are commonplace in a japanese household but typically built into the oven and not a separate appliance. i wish that were the case here as well.

anyway, next to the rice cooker, which we use everyday, this item gets the most use. seriously...almost daily. usually we make some kind of shioyaki (sake, gindara, aji, or saba) and sometimes gindara misoyaki. but we also use it for burgers, pork chops, steaks, etc.

there are many complaints on here about the smoke. yes, it can be excessive at times, especially with oily things like saba, a well-marbled wagyu steak, or a burger. but we just set it on a wooden cutting board on the stove and use the exhaust fan, and problem solved. besides, the smoke is precisely one of the main benefits of this roaster...sure it goes all over the house. but it also goes all over the food, leaving a nice char-broiled flavor. outstanding.

regarding the floating reflector, the first thing my wife did the first time we used it was to put foil down. problem solved. it requires a total disassembly and cleaning about every 10 uses or so. 5 minutes on high (with nothing in it) after the meal has been cooked gets rid of a lot of the mess though. kind of like a self-cleaning oven.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
it makes room very smokey
By nana
We use this for fish grilling. The dripping oil from the fish burns bottom heater and OH boy, it makes quite a smoke! Entire house gets very smoky so don't use it after you dressed up or expecting a guest. But top and bottom heater shortens grilling time and you don't have to flip a long or flaky fish so when you are in a hurry making dinners it's better than top heater only. We used Sanyo smokeless fish grill last 10 years and that only had a top heater, so we didn't have smoke problem (It makes a room a little fishy, but no smoke) This is very pricey plus we can't adjust the hight like Sanyo, so if I find Sanyo fish grill again (I didn't see it available when I was shopping) I'll go for it and I'll put this one away. As an every day fish eater Japanese, Zojirushi supposed to be very reliable brand, so I'm very disappointed in this product.