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Enjoy that roaster oven. I know you will love it more every time you use it. There's slight differences in using a roaster oven and you'll learn as you go. For one thing there's more moisture in a roaster oven than a conventional oven. This can impact things like browning birds and the like, but that's easy to work around, at least for me.
A guideline is 1#+ per quart size so a 12 qt would handle a 12# but they will take a little more. I've put 7.5# turkey breast in my 6 quart and it's fine. I believe the max recommended is 14# on a 12 qt. and 22# on a 18 qt. Many people put the roaster outside on a patio, porch or whatever for various reasons.
A Nesco (as any electric roaster) makes heat so naturally it will give off heat. It will also add humidity to the air, as will a slow cooker. People who say they use a slow cooker because it "doesn't heat up the room" don't have it turned on or are fooling themselves. A light bulb gives off heat.
Wattage: How much power it consumes. Light output (Lumens): How much light it gives off. Bulb Life (hours): predicted life expenctancy. You can use this to determine the economy of the situation. In addition some bulbs are rated to be less likely to blow if moved while on (rough service bulbs).