An electric roasting oven and method of use are disclosed. The roasting oven can comprise, in various embodiments, a double walled dome lid that includes an inner wall lid and an outer wall lid, wherein the inner wall lid and outer wall lid are joined at a base of the double walled dome lid, a shallow pan that interfaces with the base of the double walled dome lid, and a temperature controlling component disposed in the double walled dome lid. The temperature controlling component can include a heating element that is electrically coupled to the temperature controlling component, and the heating element can be radially disposed about an exterior surface of the inner wall lid and within the outer wall lid.