roasters

Big oven chickens

Roasters is the plural of roaster, which has several related senses.

A roaster is a pan or appliance designed for roasting meat: She bought a new roaster for the turkey.

It also means a chicken or other fowl suitable for roasting—typically larger and older than a fryer.

Coffee roasters are businesses or machines that roast green coffee beans.

In informal use, a roaster is someone who roasts others with cutting jokes or insults, especially at a comedy roast: The roasters took turns mocking the guest of honor.

coffee

beans

Edible pod seeds

  • espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
  • baristaProfessional café drink maker
  • brewSteeped or fermented drink

arabica · robusta · blend · cupping · aroma · caffeine · latte · cappuccino · crema · grind

cookware

pan

Shallow cooking vessel

chicken · brisket · ribs · dutch oven · drippings · rack · basting · thermometer · lid · vegetables

comedy

jokes

Humorous remarks or stories

celebrity · punchline · burns · zingers · tribute · emcee · podium · friars · mockery · ribbing

criticism

takedown

Forced grounding maneuver

  • scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
  • harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
  • slamForceful impact or closure

pan · vitriol · critics · brutal · savage · eviscerate · skewer · lambaste · excoriate · pillory

Categories
Opposites
cooking vessel type

roasterssteamers

Clams or cooking vessels

boilers · skillets · frying pans · poachers · stockpots

coffee industry role

roastersgrowers

Those who raise plants

farmers · coffee farmers · cultivators · consumers · coffee plantations

comedy tone

roasterstoasters

Appliances that brown bread

flatterers · praisers · celebrants · admirers · sycophants

Phrases
Family

roasted, roaster, unroasted, roastery

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G