"Debbie Deutsch" > wrote in message
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> Steve Calvin > wrote in
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> > Debbie Deutsch wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >>
> >> A few years back I purchased the smaller All-Clad roasting pan from
> >> outletsonline for much less than list price. It is a wonderful pan!
> >> It easily accomodates a small turky, the largest chicken you might
> >> roast, or a duck. Best of all, it is very sturdy and has a heavy
> >> bottom (steel only, no cladding). I love being able to put it on the
> >> stovetop and make the gravy directly from the pan-drippings (yum).
> >> You can't do that with a disposable aluminum roasting pan, or even
> >> one of those blue-speckled
> > <snip>
> >
> > Sure you can. Plus the bottom shouldn't really matter in this case as
> > the bird should be on a rack anyhow.
> >
>
> Perhaps I wasn't clear. What I was talking about happens after you take
> the bird and rack out of the pan and the drippings are still in it. You
> can skim the fat off and then set the roasting pan on the stove burner
> and make the gravy directly in it. That way every one of the yummy brown
> bits go into the gravy. None are lost by scraping the roasting into a
> different vessel for making the gravy. (Also there is one less thing to
> clean.) The bottom matters because you are putting the pan on the stove
> top and turning the heat on. If you tried doing that with a disposable
> pan it wouldn't work. It would be like using a disposable aluminum pie
> plate to fry eggs!
>
> Debbie
>
> P.S. Turkey stock is simmering *now*. The house smells like Thanksgiving
> already, and I will have a base ingredient for the stuffing as well as
> the gravy and more to go into many yummy leftovers.
>
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I want to come to your house! I never have Thanksgiving at my house. My
sisters live in a more central location and have bigger houses than I do. I
end up making a turkey breast, which is just enough for the meal, leftovers,
soup, and some turkey in the freezer. There are only 4 of us and I don't
want to make a big turkey.

Dawn