Prepara Roasting Laurel

I absolutely love it!
As happens with any completely unfamiliar new product, you tend to compare to the closest previous version that you are familiar with--in this case it's the wire roasting rack.

A point-by-point comparison tends to overwhelmingly favor the Prepara Roasting Laurel:

Versatility: with the wire rack, you have to have the correct size for each roasting pan (or pyrex) you have. With the Laurel, one size fits all. Should you want to, you can get it in a pyrex that is 8"x 8" by tucking the front leaf from one frond between the leaves of the opposite one. It reshape to fit your pan, whether is round, square, rectangular, wide or narrow.

Health and flavor considerations: No brainer. The fat doesn't touch the meat; the juices evaporate and concentrate flavors. Your meat really roasts: it doesn't `fry' or `boil.' (You may have to adjust your recipe if you want more liquid to serve as a sauce or make gravy.). The overall browning is more even since the sides of the...

Great tool for healthy roasting-bends to any shape needed
I hate wire roasting racks and hate washing them even more, that said I love this roasting laurel. I hate when I bake a meatloaf and it sits in the grease, this laurel holds the loaf above the grease...woohoo no more lifting the meatloaf out of the ecky grease pool and scraping the fat off. The laurel bends so I can shape it to what I am cooking, as a bone-in turkey breast has different needs than a beef/pork roast. I also like the example shown on the Amazon product page of holding up stuffed peppers.

This laurel goes right into your dishwasher and cleans up beautifully.

Per the limited instruction you can not use this in a microwave, or grill. Slowcookers/crockpots were not mentioned, I wish the instructions had more details. I will try more recipes and report back.

Update: Roasted rosemary chicken (bone in) breasts, came out perfectly. Browned all around, cooked evenly, and most importantly; did no sit in the grease.

Update 2-16-13....I...

Works well but retains odors
I have a few racks that I use for roasting foods like a whole chicken or piece of meat, that I don't want sitting in a puddle of fat. The problem with them is that they never quite fit the pans I have, so I was eager to try out the Prepara Roasting Laurel that I received from the amazon Vine program. You can bend this item to fit a variety of pans (big plus!) and the size of the item you are roasting. It worked as expected, and cleaned up easily in the dishwasher. I was jazzed about it until I opened the drawer where I have it stored a few days later and realized that it, and the drawer, now smell strongly (albeit deliciously) like the pork spareribs that I had marinated and cooked. Deliciously now -- I doubt whether the odor will be as pleasant in a few months, and after I've added a chicken or two, some lamb shanks and a hunk of grass-fed beef to the mix. I have used other silicone items that didn't retain odor, or so strongly. This, to me, is a real downside to an otherwise handy...

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