Others say...

"Great for Large Turkeys"
I bought this recently because of its special price on Amazon.com and its high rating. I purchased it without my wife's knowledge because I had to make a quick decision, so it was a bit dicy about whether or not she would approve.

Well, we used it today (Thanksgiving, 2007) for the very first time. Wow, was it great! It is very sturdy and just the right size to put into a very hot oven without much danger of touching the hot sides of the oven when putting the roaster into or taking it out of the oven. That's because the handles face up on the sides, rather than out, like our previous roaster handles did.

Also, the rack works very well for keeping the turkey off the bottom of the roaster, allowing air flow all the way around the bird. By the way - we roasted a 25.6 lb. turkey, and this roaster had no problem handling it!

The roaster is deep enough to handle any amount of basting/drippings from the meat. Additionally, when we finished with all of the meat and bones, we very easily poured the rest of the grease into a small mouthed jar, without mess. That means that while pouring, the grease did not run down and back on the sides of the roaster, as often happens when pouring liquids out of regular pots and pans.

All in all a very well made non-stick roaster, that is convenient to use, easy to clean and does everything you want a roaster to do (in my humble opinion). I give it 5 stars without reservation or hesitation.

"Simply Fantastic"
The key is >>> does it burn up. Most cheaper pans burn up or flake teflon immediately. This one does not. Clean-up is a snap. Don't waste your money on the store brand el-cheapos unless you like the teflon in your food. Even the K...... A.. $50 pan burned up easily.... This is the one!!!!

"Above average performer"
Circulon has done an above average job designing this roaster. The deep sides and very good food releasing nonstick surface makes this pan a multi-tasker in the kitchen (think lasagna!). Clean up is a snap. To get best results and even cooking use the included rack to improve air circulation. This Roaster is bigger than many so if you cook large pieces of meet you will benefit. I wouldn't pull this baby out for your average Over-Stuffer-Roaster but, if I'm roasting pork , beef, turkey or goose this is my weapon of choice.

"A fine roasting pan."
Roasting meats has until very recently been by-and-large out of my scope of regular cooking-- I tended towards sauces, soups, stir fries, and so on. Largely stove-top work and if I were to prepare a piece of meat, it was generally in a skillet. For whatever reason, this has been changing recently, and it occured to me that rather than fumbling about with Pyrex dishes as roasting pan substitutes, I needed a real roasting pan.

I go into all of this to provide some perspective on my breadth of experience with roasting pans-- I can't say for certain how this one rates up against other pans, but only discuss the pan itself and how I arrived at the conclusion to purchase this one.

So being someone who works on the stove-top, I've got an assortment of Circulon 2 pots and pans-- I received a 12" skillet as a gift and fell in love with it and have since been building a collection. I'm sold on non-stick (less oil and easy cleanup) in general and on Circulon in particular-- I've never worked with pots that are as easy to clean as Circulon pots. Nothing sticks to them, inside or out, as the pan is coated all around.

The roasting pan itself-- 16x13 and about 3 inches deep, requires a little more real estate for handles, etc. It's remarkably lightweight, although this isn't altogether surprising given its aluminum make-- supposedly oven safe to 500 degrees-- I used it at 425 and lower with no problems. It comes wiht a nice wire rack as well that is also coated (albeit a little harder to clean not having flat surfaces, but that's to be expected).

I don't really know what to say about its cooking abilities-- roasting is sort of a pop it in the oven and walk away until the temperature is right, so I can't really speak to effective heat transfer as its not like a skillet where you eye this thing. I imagine that truthfully a roasting pan is a roasting pan, it's the extras that separate them, and the cleanup on this was so mindlessly easy, I can't speak enough volumes about how great this was to work with.

Bottom line-- if you're looking for a roasting pan, this one will certainly do the job for you and save you time on the backend.