Roasting and glazing apparatus

A nut roasting and glazing apparatus, comprising:

• a roaster bowl;
• an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl and including at least one blade adapted to mix a mixture of nuts and sugar during a roasting or glazing operation of the roasting and glazing apparatus;
• a heater controlled to heat the roaster bowl during the roasting or glazing operation;
• and
• a cover removably mounted to the roaster bowl, the cover including a reservoir having an inlet for receiving water from a user, and an outlet with at least one metering hole in communication with an interior of the roaster bowl, wherein the at least one metering hole is adapted to restrict water flow from the reservoir into the mixture of nuts and sugar in the roaster bowl, and wherein the cover includes a rolled edge extending partially, and not fully, around a bottom of a side surface of the cover, the cover and the roaster bowl together define a vent disposed below the reservoir at a location where the cover does not include the rolled edge at the bottom of the side surface of the cover.