Williams Sonoma Hi-Temp Non-Stick Roasting Basket
/Is this the perfect roasting basket? It's non-stick, easy to clean, and handles most grill and oven temperatures.
The Williams Sonoma High-Heat Nonstick Steel Grill Roaster has a long name, but is an excellent all-around grilling basket. I had been looking for several years for the right solution for my problem - how to cook vegetables and fish on a grill or smoker without them falling through the grates. The alternatives I looked at were either incredibly hard to clean wire baskets, had a handle that wouldn't fit inside the grill with lid closed, or could not take the high temperatures.
This basket is on the expensive side at about $50, but I was able to get it for $32 last Christmas by being on the Williams Sonoma mailing list and combining a store-wide coupon with a product sale. This basket is worth the full retail price, in my opinion, by being uniquely easy-to-clean while withstanding high grill temperatures:
It has a high-heat, non-stick, PFOA-free surface. Here's what that means:
Non-stick - Nothing special there except easier cleaning
High-heat - Something special here. Means this won't degrade in typical grilling temperatures. Safe for temperatures up to 660 degrees Fahrenheit, which is enough for all but the most extreme grilling applications.
PFOA-free - Means it won't release Perfluorooctanoic acid particles under high heat, as do many older teflon coatings. These particles allegedly cause health risks, and are possibly carcinogenic (cancer-causing).
Compact handles fit inside most grills.
Size is large enough to handle large meals such as a roast or chicken, with room left over for vegetables.
Easy to clean - Yes, this is redundant with my point about non-stick above. BUT, this is not just a wire mesh grill basket - rather, it is a flat surface with holes punched in it. That means you are cleaning primarily a flat surface when using a scrubber, as opposed to a nasty wire mesh with surfaces at all angles. This is very easy to clean - just use some soap, hot water and a scrub brush as you would do with a teflon-coated pan.
Notes:
Don't put it in the dishwasher
Don't scratch it by using metal utensils.
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