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 #5: Paderno Multi-Roaster with rack, $360 (approximately) - a Canadian product
www.paderno.com

The claim

Made from solid stainless steel with an encapsulated pad on the bottom and lid for heat conduction.
Versatile lid can also be used on the stove as an au gratin or even as a serving dish.
25 year warranty. Oven and dishwasher safe.

The result
Beautiful stainless steel design, this pan is really two pans in one - the bottom piece is a very deep vessel that comes with a full rack that is easily lifted out. While such a deep design left the chicken and potatoes less golden in colour, the lid can work equally well as a shallow roaster or casserole dish complete with serving handles.

The larger pan is large enough and heavy-bottomed enough to work well as a stock pot, or for a corn or lobster boil.

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