Roasting Pan With Lid It Tastes So Nice When Roasted!

Review by E. Tanguay for KitchenAid Flat Floating Rack Roaster with Lifters
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Just received this pan. It looks great and feels like a high quality pan, especially for the price. I tried to ascertain the exact pan size from both Amazon customer service and KitchenAid customer service BEFORE ordering it. I was told by KitchenAid that it was 19″ long. I measured the pan – it is only 15 1/2″ long. I am very disappointed. Will most likely return it because it is too small.

Review by G. Cole for KitchenAid Flat Floating Rack Roaster with Lifters
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I snagged this pan a week before Thanksgiving after searching at Target and other big stores. I needed something that included the roasting rack, as well as handles, but was non-stick and reasonably thick, as I didn’t want a messy cleanup job, nor did I want the pan warping in the hot oven. I also wanted some sort of “lifters,” that I could use to lift and turn the bird (or ham) if needed, that weren’t flimsy, and would last over time.

When I received the product, it was boxed properly with no exterior damage, it wasn’t in a fancy box or anything of that sort, simply a pan, the rack insert, and one set of 2 lifters. The pan was a good non-stick surface, as was the rack, and the rack sits down on these solid notches so it isn’t in *direct* contact with the pan bottom–another plus, for me at least.

Turkey day came and the bird was prepped, along with the oven preheated, and this pan was put to its first use, and one and only test. It was my first oven bird, so it was a bit of a test for both of us.

To make a long review short, the pan, rack and lifters made Thanksgiving preparation so much easier, with a lot less cleanup than was expected! I originally gave the product 4 stars, but while writing the review, bumped it up to 5. I now remember that I didn’t just use the pan for turkey–I’ve used it for a ham, as well as cornish hens. Cleanup is a breeze with the non-stick surface, and the lifters don’t have to be used for just this pan. I’ve used the lifters while smoking meats outside, like pork loin and brisket (they’re perfect for getting “under” meats easily, while not poking holes or potentially tearing the meat), without issue.

Overall, the pan is well worth the (what I think to be) small price tag. 5 stars!

Review by Moe Rubenzahl for KitchenAid Flat Floating Rack Roaster with Lifters
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I didn’t really need another roaster but this one has a couple of great features. First, it’s non-stick and cleans up in a jiffy. Second is its unique rack mounting scheme. Most racks have feet that sit on the floor of the pan. This one sits on rivets that are near the handles, on the side. That means no scratching. The rack is flat and not a V-shape, so your roast won’t be marked as deeply as a v-rach does and the roast sits lower, meaning it takes less height in the oven. The downside of the flat bottom is that the v-racks hold a roast still, so it can be positioned on its side.

Very well built.

The one negative is that the loop handles for the rack stick out. They look like handles and I could see lifting the whole pan by these handles in a moment of inattention, which would be a serious error, likely to result in a hot, messy spill. So pay attention — those loops go to just the rack, not to the pan!

The stick-out loops have another liability: They mean the pan won’t fit my smallish 17″-wide oven. Happily, the pan does fit diagonally.