From prime rib to sheet-pan dinners, roasting is an essential cooking technique that's almost completely hands-off. Use these guides to learn how to roast meats, vegetables, seafood, and more.

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A sliced prime rib on a wooden carving board
13 Rules For Perfect Prime Rib | The Food Lab
How to Trim a Whole Beef Tenderloin for Roasting
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The Best Ways to Cook Steak, Explained
A whole roasted turkey broken down into its parts and nicely reassembled on a platter and garnished with fresh sage
How to Brine a Turkey for Thanksgiving
A whole cooked prime rib roast resting on a cutting board.
How to Buy and Cook Prime Rib | The Food Lab
A person slices meat using the Miyabi Koh 9.5 Inch Slicing Knife
The 6 Best Carving and Slicing Knives for Turkey, Ham, and Other Large Roasts
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The Right Way to Use a Meat Thermometer
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How to Roast Beets
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How to Roast a Pig on a Spit
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Why You Don't Need an Expensive Roasting Pan
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Roast a Pork Shoulder and Feast For Days
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How to Tie a Butcher's Knot
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From the Archive: The Food Lab on Resting Meat
A slow-roasted leg of lamb sliced on a cutting board, flanked by rosemary sprigs, peeled garlic cloves, and wedges of lemon.
The Food Lab's Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Leg of Lamb
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How to Roast Fall and Winter Vegetables | The Food Lab
How to Roast Carrots and Parsnips
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Ask a Sommelier: The Best Wines to Pair With a Holiday Roast
Lamb barbacoa on a blue corn tortilla on a yellow plate.
Three Days and a Pit Oven: How the Best Barbacoa Is Made
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Does Resting Under Foil Ruin Meat? | Ask The Food Lab
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Is It Okay to Probe My Meat? | Ask The Food Lab
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Want More Flavor From Fresh or Canned Tomatoes? Fire Up the Oven
Char Your Vegetables for More Flavorful Salsa and Chili
A cooked prime rib roast being carved with a knife and fork on a cutting board
Smoked Prime Rib
A bowl of roasted sweet potatoes with scallions.
Miso Scallion Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Roasted spatchcock turkey on a wire rack over a baking sheet cooked and ready for serving
Tired of Boring Turkey? Try One of These 7 Flavor-Packed Roast Turkey Variations
A roasted chicken placed on a baking tray photographed in a kitchen setting
Lazy Roast Chicken (the Cold-Start Way)
Salmon fillets topped with pomegranate seeds and greens on a baking sheet
Sheet-Pan Salmon and Kale
Sheet pan with roasted chicken and potatoes plate served with yogurt and lemon slices
Musakhan (Palestinian Chicken and Potatoes)
Plate of baked appetizers topped with breadcrumbs and a fork with a slice of bread on a table
French Onion Melting Potatoes
Sheet pan chicken thighs served with bacon and apple on a platter
Roasted Chicken Thighs With Bacon, Apples, and Cabbage
A plate of cod fillet served on a bed of caponata placed on a greencolored plate with a fork
Sheet-Pan Caponata With Cod
Side view of a roast chicken
8 Expert-Backed Roast Chicken Recipes for Perfectly Crispy Skin and Juicy Meat Every Time
A plate of roasted chicken with vegetables and feta on a patterned plate on a green background additional plate and utensils visible
Sheet-Pan Greek Chicken
A plated dish with roasted chicken thighs, asparagus, and a creamy sauce
Sheet-Pan Chicken and Asparagus With Olive-Yogurt Sauce
Serving of sheet-pan chicken and vegetables on a plate with a fork and knife and a red cup. To the side of the dish is the tray of chicken and vegetables with a red napkin
Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, and Brussels Sprouts
Side view of Caesar breadcrumb broccoli
Caesar Roasted Broccoli
Side view of roaster breadfruit
Jamaican Roasted Breadfruit
A whole cooked prime rib roast with two slices on a wooden cutting board with a knife, herbs, and sauce.
Roasted and Reverse Seared Prime Rib
Crispy golden roasted duck crown sliced
Dry-Aged Roast Duck Breast Recipe
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Sheet-Pan Spiced Cauliflower and Tofu With Ginger Yogurt Recipe
Duck à l'Orange
Duck à l'Orange Recipe
Closeup of an ultimate bacon cheeseburger set on a white surface.
The Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburgers Recipe
Closeup of roasted pumpkin seeds on a rimmed baking sheet.
Easy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Hand pulling a slice of meatball pizza
The Best Meatball Pizza Recipe
Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb and Pine Nuts from 'Jerusalem'
Closeup of Sweet-Tart Duck Breasts With Fresh Cherry Sauce.
Sweet-Tart Duck Breasts With Fresh Cherry Sauce
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Mexican-Spiced Chocolate Pecans Recipe
bowl of roasted chickpea, sun-dried tomato, herb, and kale salad with pine nuts
Roasted-Chickpea and Kale Salad With Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Recipe
Overhead view of a slice of ham and cheese quiche served on a white plate.
Ham and Swiss Quiche
Hoisin-glazed cocktail meatballs on a white porcelain plate. There is a glass bowl of dipping sauce with a metal spoon on the plate.
Hoisin-Glazed Cocktail Meatballs Recipe
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Baked Bacon for a Crowd Recipe
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Chili Lime Peanuts Recipe
A bowl of roasted strawberries, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and half a biscuit. The bowl is being drizzled with the roasted strawberry pan juices.
Roasted Strawberries
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Bacon-Wrapped Figs With Blue Cheese and Bourbon Recipe
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Crisp-Skinned Roast Goose and Gravy
Overhead view of croque monsier
Cheesy, Gooey Croques Monsieurs
Closeup of a bkaing dish full of cheesy stuffed Mexican peppers.
Cheesy Stuffed Mexican Peppers With Red Chile Sauce
A small dish of sun-dried tomato and roasted garlic mayo next to a plate of French fries.
Sun-Dried Tomato and Roasted Garlic Mayo Recipe | Sauced