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Question: Could this also double as a trivet for hot pans (if clean of course), or would it kinda "squish" down?
Document: I won't lie, when I saw this I thought it would be good as an attractive trivet for the table... I wasn't even sure I'd ever use it for actual cooking. Then I bought my new pressure cooker (Instant Pot sold here on Amazon, get one it's awesome) and realized it would work perfectly to keep the larger cuts of meat off the bottom (which can cause a pressure cooker not to work correctly if they are pressed flat on the pan) and the fact that I could make it into any shape I wanted was great when using it or multiple smaller pieces of meat.It cleans up super easily (I just wash it in hot soapy water, being sure to clean out the bottom well) but I think it would be fine in the dishwasher as well.
I first saw this as a new cool gadget in one of my cooking magazines and I was instantly intrigued. A bendable silicone insert that could be used for roasting or as an attractive trivet - clever! When I was given the chance to review this item as part of the Vine program, I was very excited, I would get a chance to see if this really was as neat an idea as it seemed. Well, it really is a cool little product. We do a lot of cooking in our household and we routinely roast in various different pans.
This allows you to make the best roast meats (chicken or otherwise). The underside now browns and crisps instead of being soggy. it's also easier to place vegetable underneath the meat. The fact that it bends means I can use a variety of dishes and tins depending on the size of the meat and whether or not I'm cooking other things in the pan. We also use it as a trivet for large dishes. and the laurel design actual looks nice on the table for this purpose.The only drawback, and I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could for this, is that unless you have a dishwasher, this is a pain to clean.
It's my favorite kitchen gadget that I own!I bake all the time in my cooking preparations. The roasting laurel is easy to use and fits perfectly in all my pans since it bends to fit under large or small pieces of meat. I love it because it doesn't allow my chicken to sit in greasy fats and allows my chicken to cook and brown faster since my chicken is elevated. I also love the fact that its easy to clean! I washed the roasting Laurel under hot soapy water and required no scrubbing unlike other roasting racks that I've used in the past.It's worth every penny!!
I guess you could also bake it at 500 degrees, or soak it in bleach for a while. That would kill any remaining bacteria. Would have been a better product if it were solid, although still difficult to clean at the base of the leaves.And believe what other reviewers have said about odors. Even after multiple washings before first use, it still has a strong chemical smell, along with other food odors from cooking.Also, if you watch the video (which may have recently been removed) you'll see the laurel being manipulated into shapes and staying that way (partly by interlocking the leaves).
All it took was a little brushing in hot soapy water and the piece was like new. I did leave it soak for a few minutes and then used the sprayer to rinse out the hollow areas on the bottom well. It can also be put into the dishwasher if you choose.Because it's mold-able the laurel is adaptable to other applications. It fits inside casserole dishes or pans easier than racks and can be used as support for veggies (like stuffed peppers) while they cook, or even to make a small platform to hold things out of the cooking juices, such as fish, for better texture.
This item was recommended by the Cooking Club of America and can be used in the oven to keep meats off the bottom or on the table as a trivet. Of course, I found it on Amazon. Arrived quickly.
I do a lot of roasting and smoking. Of course I have any number of racks and trays for that purpose, depending on the meat and its size/weight. Racks don't always hold the meat where I want and they aren't easy to clean up when covered in juices, sauce, and fat that has been burned on over several hours. For a long time, I resorted to using makeshift racks made from folded and stacked aluminum foil, but this can also be sticky and messy, and it is wasteful and tedious.Well, thanks to the roasting laurel, no more piles of foil will be necessary.
One problem is that most roasting racks will fit in only one pan leaving me to to use various make-shift solutions (like wadded up paper towels). This silicone insert can be bent to fit into any pan. You can weave the leaves together to make a tighter circle or spread the laurel to be a bit larger. This is also compatible with the dishwasher so clean up is relatively easy (although I occasionally had to do a little bit of touchup post dishwasher). The Laurel can also function as an attractive trivet.
Clever tool, the Prepara Roasting Laurel is a flexible roasting rack,  takes temperatures up to 500 degrees, plenty hot enough for most chickens and roasts. The flexibility lets you size it to what ever you are roasting. Goes in the dishwasher, but easy to clean, too. Definitely a cool kitchen tool, would go in any foody's pantry!
Answer: I sometimes do use it for that. It's pretty strong and doesn't squish down, as far as I can tell.