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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Unlike air fryers, which have a basket with perforations that allows air to circulate around the food, a convection oven usually requires placing your food on a baking sheet or in a roasting pan for cooking. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Place puffed corn in a large 17x12x2-inch roasting pan. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026 If using the oven, throw the halves, cut-side up, on the roasting pan with the salmon. — Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026 Place roasting pan on stovetop over medium heat. — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for roasting pan

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“Roasting pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roasting%20pan. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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