All you need to do is select the type of meat you're going to cook and it's weight in Kg's or lb's, then plug it into the field below and click "Get cooking times". The rest is worked out for you for the perfect roast joint with all the trimmings - how to baste, how long to sear, how long to cook, when to put in the vegetables etc. everything is done for you. This makes things nice and easy, and with kids you need that! So why not give it a go? The calculator currently tells you how to produce the perfect roast meal of Beef, Pork, Chicken and Lamb and roasting times for more traditional meats such as a classic Christmas Turkey, roast venison, roast duck, roast goose and even roast guinea fowl! For these meats it uses the traditional methods as these really are the best. For example, the calculator will give you the whole classic recipe for a magical Christmas meal of roast turkey using the traditional method that ensures a mouth watering and moist turkey by preventing the meat drying out during roasting. Sometimes the old ways really are the best - so avoid the celebrity chefs and their gimmicks, after all they need to sell their books not cook a perfect family roast!