Roasting pan - non-stick, stainless steel, hard-anodized aluminium or le creuset type

Otis_taylor2

Hi all,

I was hoping for some advice on which one to get - stainless steel, hard anodized aluminium, non-stick or a le creuset type. Something under 30 or 35 quid.

I saw across a chicken roast recipe on the cooking club where the poster had used a scanpan non-stick. which looks great but a bit too expensive.

Suggestions from other threads here on roasting pans were to get a fairly heavy one, i suppose like a le creuset, but it cannot be used on the hob.

stainless steel has to be fairly heavy or else will warp, but the heavy ones are expensive. http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=stainless+steel+roaster&authToken= - This one from argos is 2 for 20 but im not very sure of the quality

hard-anodized aluminium - This one from mermaid cookware need to be seasoned regularly. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mermaid-14-inch-Hard-Anodised-Roasting/dp/B0008EG3UY/ref=pd_sim_kh_6


A few final options are-

http://www.agacookshop.ie/cookware/aga-stainless-steel-roasting-tin-half-size

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Master-Class-Deluxe-Stainless-Roasting/dp/B0001IWYOQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mermaid-14-inch-Hard-Anodised-Roasting/dp/B0008EG3UY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375879557&sr=8-2&keywords=hard+anodised+roasting

and the one in argos -
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=stainless+steel+roaster&authToken=

Any advice/recommendation on which one to get? something that will hopefully last 3 or 4 years and can be used on the hob as well. i'm going mad here.

emaleth

I have a couple of Mermaid baking trays, and they warp at high heat as well. I think your best bet is heavy stainless for the hob to ovenability - have you tried TK Maxx? Non-stick isn't worth much of anything for roasting as you actually want juices to caramelise and gunge up a bit. Non-stick just doesn't get hot enough.

That Aga one is designed to fit into an Aga oven in place of a rack so may not be ideal unless you actually have an Aga.

All that said, I have a cheap ass six euro enamelled yoke from Dunnes, bought in desperation at the last minute before nine starving golfers descended on the house, that has done sterling service for four years. I never use metal utenstils in it, mind you.

Otis_taylor2

Thanks emaleth, i should have tried TK maxx also. I finally got the masterclass stainless steel one. Its got a few decent reviews so i hope its works out fine. I'm not so great at that final decision stage where you have to choose one for the last two or three choices.
Thanks again for the input.