I'm getting ready to bake a loaf of SD bread and want to try baking it under a turkey roaster instead of steaming. I understand that I need to remove the roaster after about 15 minutes, but it isn't clear if I need to preheat the roaster on the stone first. Can someone advise me? Thanks, in advance.

--Pamela

The circulars are carrying ads for roasters, probably because you might want to use one for your Thanksgiving turkey.  The ad I'm looking at has an eighteen-quart Aroma roaster oven.  I can't see clearly, but it looks like temperature settings go up to 450F.  (The price is $39.99, "Orig. 89.99. Plus bonus electric gravy boat.")  I got to wondering how it would do for baking bread.  Has anyone tried one?

I do have a couple of crock pots.   Any possibility one of these would prove useful?

Just wondering....     Rosalie