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

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.

When evenly browned, remove to well-greased dripping pan, spread again with soft butter, cover closely, and bake until tender at the joints.

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

Place them in a well-buttered granite dripping pan, one and one-half inches apart; sprinkle round them one cup granulated sugar, pour around two and one-half cups cold water.

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

Cover with fine, buttered bread crumbs, after arranging in dripping pan.

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

Put the tenderloins in the dripping pan in the oven and bake them until they are thoroughly browned.

From A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery by Corson, Juliet