5 roasting pans tested with roast chicken and potatoes

Which roaster makes the best roast chicken and potatoes recipe? We tested 5 roasting pans to find out.

By Christine Picheca
Photography by Colleen Tully

Roasting pan #4: Calphalon One Infused Anodized roaster, $200 (approximately)
www.calphalon.com

The claim

Heavy-gauge, highly conductive Calphalon One Infused Anodized sears food quickly and evenly.
Versatile vessel shape.
The infused anodized cooking surface releases food as easily during clean-up as it does while you cook.

The result
The dark colour of the anodized aluminum attracts the heat and makes for a beautiful crispy skin on the chicken and nicely coloured potatoes. This pan is roomy and shallow enough to roast both chicken and potatoes together, and leaves room to release and turn potatoes from the bottom of the pan. Comes with a sturdy rack that would be great for turkey roasting. Also left nice drippings for gravy.

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