Roast potatoes - grid or no grid?

Cheetz007 | 20:06 Sun 25th Jan 2009 | Food & Drink

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I have a roasting dish with a metal "grid" that sits in it, I'm sure many people have a similar style of tray.

The question is, when making roasties, do I use the metal grid or not? My girlfriend and I had quite a heated discussion about it tonight!

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Jan1957

No, that's only for meat.

puddicat

No you dont need a metal grid your roasties should be immersed in some sort of fat!!!

Cheetz007

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Damn, that means I was wrong! Thanks guys!

puddicat

and your penance is lol!!!

Jugglering

In order for your roasties to actually turn brown, they need to be in contact with the oil in the tray. As the others have said, the tray is for meat, to lift it away from the tray and allow excess fat to drip off.

Cheetz007

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OK, OK, I thought basting them would be sufficient but obviously I'm wrong - no one tell her she's right!

My pennnance is a week of cooking and washing and cleaning and tidying, but since I do all that anyway that's no big deal - it the smug look on her face that gets me - told ya!!!!!

Anyway, thanks for all your advice!