What the fuck is a roasting pan?

ccip82

Wife of the year....I am cooking a roast (at least that is what I think it is...) it calls for a roasting pan. What exactly is that? Is it the elevated rack that fits into a pan?

I thought about googling this, but I am too lazy to tear myself away from UO Thursday and I figured someone might want to answer this question to get the answer badge...

I know there are fellow badge hoars out there life myself who love it when a question pops up....

ChuggingWater

Bless your heart.








I don't own one but I know what it is.

moosebaby2011

A wide, shallow pan with a rack. 

ETA: I own one, but I have never, ever used it.

ChuggingWater

https://www.thekitchn.com/no-roasting-pan-160806

sugarland726

I love the honesty within your post. I am pretty sure the roasting pan does have an elevated rack so that the juices fall to the bottom of the pan.

ChuggingWater

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roasting_pan

ChuggingWater

More importantly, how does one mark a question as answered?

@ccip82

cpm1223

::giggle::

I have two, one I've used a bunch of times for cooking roast beef or a whole chicken in the oven. The other is still in the box since it was a wedding gift (that we didn't register for.) It's basically a pan with a rack in it, the meat sits on the rack and the pan catches the drippings.

 

silentsiren11

In a pinch, you can use a cookie cooling rack on top of a cookie sheet.

The more you know.

shortstuff15

I just always cook my roast in a roaster.  The only thing I cook in a roasting pan is turkey.  Roast, chicken, and anything else goes into the roaster so it can sit in it's juices and stay moist.  And the only reason I use the roasting pan for turkey is because the turkey is always too big to fit in the roaster.

AnnikaD20

I use my roasting pan the most (with the rack removed) to make double batches of chex mix. It holds more than a cookie sheet or brownie pan. I've used it a couple times for turkeys.

susieandmarty

I have only used my roasting pan for whole chicken.  I registered for it when i got married because people said i should, and never thought i would use it, but i i have used it a bunch.  i do think you can survive without one - i use it because i have it.  

Just a rack with a pan, but i put all sort of veggies in the pan when cooking chicken, add some lemons and broth and the whole thing is crazy awesome

peanutmuse

I just love that the word fuck is in your title.

BABYROSEJEANS17

I don't cook a lot of meat in my roasting pan, but use it a lot as a Bain Marie (water bath) when I make custards or cheesecakes.

peanutmuse

ccip82 said:

@peanutmuse

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ccip82

@peanutmuse

The amount of cursing found in many of my posts is a direct result of my no longer being able to curse freely in my household...Now that DD can talk.

Thankfully, I now have an outlet to which I can curse and plenty of topics/posters that fulfill my cursing needs.

ccip82

Now I know what a roasting pan is and that I do in fact own one, I need to bookmark this post so I access all these cooking tips! Thank you!

Jen4033

I used to use one for my roasts, but now always use slow cooker too.

I do use this every year for a Turkey though. Never used one with a rack in it. Mine is similar to this little beauty. It was the same type my mom always used when I was growing up. I hardly ever use the lid though. I think I have used foil any time I needed to cover something in it.