roasting pan
noun
: a pan used for cooking food (such as chicken, potatoes, or beef) with dry heat in an oven
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The do-it-all darling of every Southern kitchen can also moonlight as a roasting pan.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Place the pork on an ovenproof cooling rack set over a half sheet pan, or on a roasting rack placed in a roasting pan.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Lightly grease a small roasting pan or gratin dish with olive oil and place 8 (1- to 1 1/2-inch wide) strips of roasted and peeled red bell peppers in single layer.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
In a hot oven, heat the oil in a large flat roasting pan until the oil is beading and going to the outer parts of the pan.
—Essence, 22 Dec. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Place the pork on an ovenproof cooling rack set over a half sheet pan, or on a roasting rack placed in a roasting pan.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Lightly grease a small roasting pan or gratin dish with olive oil and place 8 (1- to 1 1/2-inch wide) strips of roasted and peeled red bell peppers in single layer.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
In a hot oven, heat the oil in a large flat roasting pan until the oil is beading and going to the outer parts of the pan.
—Essence, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Roasting pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roasting%20pan. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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