The Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 16-Inch Roasting Pan meets
the Circulon 17 x 13-Inch Nonstick Roaster with U-Rack
A tri-ply stainless roaster that browns evenly in the oven and makes gravy on the burner. We tested it head-to-head against the Circulon 17 x 13-Inch Nonstick Roaster with U-Rack across 6 key dimensions.
Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 16-Inch Roasting Pan
“A tri-ply stainless roaster that browns evenly in the oven and makes gravy on the burner”
Circulon 17 x 13-Inch Nonstick Roaster with U-Rack
“A light nonstick roaster with a clip-on rack that holds a 24-pound turkey for under $70”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 16-Inch Roasting Pan
- Ranked first by America's Test Kitchen, Wirecutter, Serious Eats, Food & Wine, Food Network, The Kitchn and TechGearLab
- Flat tri-ply base handles stovetop gravy: The Kitchn says making gravy in it was a breeze
- Holds a 20-pound turkey per Wirecutter and TechGearLab, and Serious Eats measured 9 quarts of capacity
- Heavy: The Kitchn weighed it at 7 pounds 11 ounces before any turkey goes in
- Reviewed was left with a few permanent stains, and Food & Wine says to keep metal tools off the polished interior
- Handles run narrow: The Kitchn found them narrower than other pans and Reviewed calls them slightly cramped
Circulon 17 x 13-Inch Nonstick Roaster with U-Rack
- The budget or value pick at TechGearLab, Reviewed and Taste of Home
- Reviewed weighed it at 6.55 pounds, the lightest pan in its test, and named its clip-on rack the favorite of the group
- Taste of Home rates it for a 24-pound turkey and found cleanup a breeze
- Uneven browning: Taste of Home's potatoes came out patchy and The Kitchn's chicken got overly dark
- Circulon advises against cooktop use, so gravy has to move to a saucepan
- Reviewed says the nonstick coating definitely won't last a lifetime
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
Seven publications ran hands-on roasting pan tests and put the Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 16-Inch first: America's Test Kitchen, Wirecutter, Serious Eats, Food & Wine, Food Network, The Kitchn and TechGearLab. ATK's Miye Bromberg roasted a 20-pound turkey, a pork loin and potatoes in each of 10 pans and named it the winner. Wirecutter's Lesley Stockton has roasted more than 400 pounds of poultry in 16 pans since 2013, and she calls it "on a par with pans that cost nearly twice as much."
Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 16-Inch Roasting Pan
Seven publications ran hands-on roasting pan tests and put the Cuisinart MultiClad Pro 16-Inch first: America's Test Kitchen, Wirecutter, Serious Eats, Food & Wine, Food Network, The Kitchn and TechGearLab. ATK's Miye Bromberg roasted a 20-pound turkey, a pork loin and potatoes in each of 10 pans and named it the winner. Wirecutter's Lesley Stockton has roasted more than 400 pounds of poultry in 16 pans since 2013, and she calls it "on a par with pans that cost nearly twice as much."
- Hosts who make gravy in the roasting pan
- Anyone roasting turkeys up to about 20 pounds
- Induction cooks
- Cooks who roast chickens and vegetables year-round
- Buyers who want clad stainless without paying All-Clad prices
Circulon 17 x 13-Inch Nonstick Roaster with U-Rack
Three test kitchens chose the Circulon 17 x 13-Inch Nonstick Roaster as their budget or value pick: TechGearLab, Reviewed and Taste of Home. Circulon lists it at $69.99, about $90 under the Cuisinart. Lindsay D. Mattison at Reviewed expected the carbon steel to work against it, then found it "seared pork with the best of 'em, cooked up a beautiful-looking chicken, and was a breeze to clean."
- Hosts who roast a turkey once or twice a year
- Cooks who struggle to lift a heavy pan out of the oven
- Anyone roasting a bird up to 24 pounds
- People who would rather wipe nonstick than scrub stainless
- First kitchens and tight budgets