dripping pan

American  

Or drip pan

noun

1. a shallow metal pan used under roasting meat to receive the drippings.

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dripping pan British  

noun

1. a shallow pan placed under roasting meat to catch the dripping

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Etymology

Origin of dripping pan

First recorded in 1425–75

Example Sentences

Place on a well-buttered fish sheet, laid in a dripping pan.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

Steam until tender, then remove to dripping pan; dredge with flour, pepper and salt, and brown delicately in oven.

From Civic League Cook Book by

Place the stuffing in the hare, and place at a distance from the fire; have plenty of dripping melted in the dripping pan, and basting should go on and be continued from the very first.

From Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode by Salis, Harriet A. de

Drain and place them around rack in dripping pan in which meat is roasting and cook until tender.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

Lay thin slices of salt pork or bacon in the bottom of a dripping pan, set the roast on them; lay thin slices of salt pork over the meat and place in a hot oven.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.