Calphalon Contemporary Roaster
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The roasting pan comes well packaged to prevent denting and comes with the roasting pan and the V Rack as well as some warranty information and a recipe. The V rack is a very nice large rack that fits into the roasting pan but can slide around on its own. The rack is covered with a nonstick coating to prevent food from sticking and works very well for large items like hams, chickens, beef and of course those turkey’s.
The Calphalon Contemporary Roaster pan is solid and does not flex at all when you try to bend the sides which goes toward the durability and long lasting toughness of the pan. The three layer metal will give a nice even heating using the quick conducting aluminum core while the stainless steel offers the non rust finish.
The pan is almost a nonstick pan with the smooth stainless steel and it worked exceptionally well for things like lasagna that may stick to a non coated or non sprayed surface. For making recipes like a roast and then pulling the pan out setting it on the burners and making gravy right in the pan it works fantastic.
The aluminum core gives the pan a pot or cooking pan quality so you can easily cook right on the burners even with an electric range like I have. I had no problem deglazing the pan to get all those good juices and bits of food that make up a flavorful gravy or sauce. Also the pan does not give that characteristic pop of the metal bending and flexing while being heated that thin roasters often have.
I had no problem roasting two large chickens and the roaster cleaned up very easily in my kitchen sink but it is also dishwasher safe. I wanted to do more of the things I would be using the pan for on a regular basis like my favorite granola, lasagna and chicken. The pan does a great job with nice even cooking for the large casserole type dishes as well as roasting and cooking meats.
The pan is also very easy to clean up and is an almost a non stick finish with the smooth metal surface. The Calphalon roasting pan does have a large indent in the center of the pan I guess to add strength to the surface and it does not add any problems with cooking. I easily browned a roast in the pan before switching it to the rack and the oven and it gave a nice brown even heat across the uneven beef roast I tried out.
The Calphalon Contemporary Roaster pan does such a nice job of several types of cooking that I feel it deserves a Blue Ribbon for Excellence. The pan does so many different jobs in the kitchen and makes a fantastic all around cooking and roasting pan that it is not just a holiday pan for the large turkeys. But of course it excels at large turkey’s as well, I had no problem roasting a 16 pound turkey to perfection in the roaster.
The Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Roaster is a great buy at about $120 and gives cooking a style and ease with its aluminum core and great easy to hold handles. I highly recommend making the investment toward a high end roasting pan like the Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Roasting Pan for a fantastic kitchen cookware piece.