My Take on Pommes ANNA, Potatoes drANNAn
Scientist Lee Drannan Smithson and
A Perfectly Roasted Chicken Cooked on
His WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan
Invention In Just 3 Minutes of His Time
And 1 1/2 Hours of 350° Oven Time.
Easy Recipes in the 24 Page Booklet
Best Hamburgers in the World.
Steaks. Prime Rib. Beef Tenderloin.
Roast Chicken, Turkey, Cornish Hens.
Lamb Chops. Pork Loin. Salmon.
Baked Half-a-Ham. Garlic Shrimp.
Roasted Potatoes, Onions, Carrots, Garlic, Squash, Turnips, Eggplant, Fennel, Peppers, Tomatoes.
Broiled Bananas and Pineapple.
Several Original Recipes
That don't use the WaterBroiler Pan.
Tortilla Soup. Dulce de Leche Ice Cream. Bread Pudding made with Microwave Baked Bread! Soused Apple Cake, the Groom's Cake at Weddings I Catered
Eight Lamb Chops
Broil and Roast With
No Smoke! No Splatter!
No Flare-ups! No Scrubbing!
Prime Beef Rib Roast
"Our Salmon was More Moist And Tastier than Ever."
The Science and Common Sense Behind
The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan
Which Makes This Revolutionary Cooking Pan
"1000 Times Better than the broiler pan that came free with my oven."
And "The Best Roasting Pan You Will Ever Buy."
"My husband LOVES it. Easy to Clean.
Steaks were Great."
FROZEN NY STRIP STEAKS BROILED 7 MINUTES TURNED BROILED 6 MINUTES
"Works just as described. My husband LOVES the
WaterBroiler Pan. Easy to Clean. Steaks were Great."
Now You Can Broil The Best Tasting Steaks From Frozen!
No Thawing Advised. No Thawing Needed.
The Rack is Right. The Metal is Right. The Shape is Right. The Size is Right.
The Handles are Right. Most Broiler Pans Don't Even Have Handles!!
The 18/8 Stainless Steel Wire Rack is Right
Unlike the ill-conceived perforated sheet metal rack on
Common Broiler Pans which allow only a small fraction of the
drippings to slowly drip through those sparsely spaced holes or slots,
The WaterBroiler 18/8 Stainless Steel Wire Rack allows virtually ALL
the Drippings to Instantly Drop through the rack into the Drop (drip) Pan.
Absolutely no smoke, no splatter, and no flare-ups come from this rack.
The 18/8 Stainless Steel Metal is Right.
Both the Drip Pan AND The Wire Rack are made of Expensive
100% 18/8 Stainless Steel for More than Beauty and Endurance.
18/8 Stainless Steel is a poor heat conductor, the perfect metal for a
Broiler-Roaster Pan that does NOT need to get HOT to cook perfectly.
Of course, my pan gets hot, but not as quickly hot as pans made of
good-heat-conducting aluminum, black porcelain steel, or clad metals.
Buyer Beware when Buying Stainless Steel Cookware!
Did you know? There are Over 100 Kinds of
Stainless Steel based on Different Chemical Compositions!
By Definition, Stainless Steel is Any Iron Based Alloy that contains
at least 11% Chromium. Stainless Steel that meets that minimum
definition is NOT good for Cookware. It is reactive to acidic food.
18/8 and 18/10 Stainless Steel are The Two Best Kinds for Cookware.
18/8 Stainless Steel contains 18% Chromium and 8% Nickel.
18/10 Stainless Steel contains 18% Chromium and 10% Nickel.
They are practically identical. Slight variation in % Nickel is allowed.
Here's How to You Can Test Your Stainless Steel Cookware:
A magnet will STICK to Cheap Stainless Steel that contains No Nickel.
If a Magnet Sticks, you got Stuck with Cheap Stainless Steel.
A magnet will NOT STICK to Expensive 18/8 nor 18/10 Stainless Steel.
The Round Pan Shape is Right
Unlike unwieldy rectangular pans with hard to clean corners, the
12 inch Round Pan (not including handles) is Thoughfully Designed
To Fit IN Divided Sinks. To Fit IN Dishracks. To Fit IN Dishwashers.
And, To Hang Beautifully on your Potrack for Daily Access.
"Used 11 times the first week! Helps my diet."
The Size is Right
Unlike typical broiler-roaster pans that are too big for
everyday use, the 12 Inch Diameter Round Pan is
The Perfect Size For Most Households.
It holds Five 4 inch Diameter Hamburgers.
Eight 3 1/4 inch Diameter Hamburgers. Four NY Strip Steaks.
A Beef Rib Roast for 8. Half-a-Ham. An 11 Pound Turkey.
A Pork Crown Roast with 14 Chops.
It's so Easy to Use and Clean, it's
The Perfect Trouble-Free Pan for Singles and Couples, too.
The Handles are Right
Most broiler pans don't even have handles!
The Easy-to-Grip Handles are Welded to
The WaterBroiler-WaterRoaster Pan Where They Belong.
Some Foolish broiler pans have handles on the rack!
Most Common Roasting Pans and Most Professional Roasting Pans
Are Carelessly Fabricated with No-Handles or Dropped-Handles
which are difficult to lift-up without burning your fingers.
A Free Recipe Booklet of Quick and Easy Recipes
Will Be Included With Your WaterBroiler-WaterRoaster Pan Order.
The Recipes Will Make Good Cooks Out of Novice Cooks
And Great Cooks Out of Good Cooks.
"I've used your Potatoes drANNAn Recipe Countless Times."
I changed the Pommes Anna Recipe to be healthier by using
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Instead of Butter. I couldn't resist naming
them after myself after I noticed that the middle part of my
name, DrANNAn, spells ANNA. Many cooks have written
that my very easy, delicious recipes are worth the price of
The Pan. I hope you will write, too. It will make my day!
Scientist Lee Drannan Smithson Reveals Why Common
Broiler-Roaster Pans Cause ALL Broiling and Roasting Problems
And How He Invented The World's First Smoke-Free.
Splatter-Free. Flame-Free. Scrub-Free Broiler-Roaster Pan.
"No broiler smoke in the kitchen again last night.
My wife, who was skeptical of my purchase, says
'This pan is just Great! One of our best kitchen purchases.'
Thought I'd add my name to those who appreciate
The Best Broiler Pan On the Planet.
Each time we use it we smile."
Bryan D***, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Frozen Steaks take a few extra minutes to Broil to a Crispy Exterior
While the Frozen Center Prevents the Center from Overcooking!
The 1/2" Center of 1" Steaks Cook Perfectly...Medium Rare.
My two favorite steaks are a 1" thick marbled Rib-Eye
And a 1" thick New York Strip (aka Boneless Top Loin).
Broil seven minutes until Crispy Brown.
Turn and continue broiling for six more minutes.
Once you eat a Steak Broiled from Frozen,
You Will Freeze All Your Steaks Before Broiling.
Hamburgers can be Broiled from Frozen for
Convenience, but Cook them Well-Done.
It is NOT Safe to eat Rare or Medium Rare Hamburgers!
Imagine The Ease and Convenience.
When you don't have time or energy to cook,
pull frozen steaks or hamburgers out of your freezer and
Broil them while you're microwaving the vegetables and
potatoes and making a salad and setting the table.
You can be sitting down to a steak dinner in about 29 Minutes.
Add One Minute to CLEAN the WaterBroiler Pan.
You Can Buy the WaterBroiler Pan/Forkula Tongs Set
And a Lifetime of Broiling and Roasting Pleasure for
About the Cost of One Steak Dinner in a Fine Restaurant.
"Perfect! Used for 1st time, Clean up a breeze.
Should have bought sooner!"
"The WaterBroiler is fantastic! I am so glad I bought it."
"Excellent time saving, taste enhancing product at excellent price!"
"Way better than that huge thing that came free with my stove! Love it."
"Unbelievable product, better than advertised."
"Why are you keeping this wonderful product such a secret?
"Got it. Used it. Cleaned it. Loved It. Worth Every Penney."
The Pan, The Rack, and The Tongs Clean Beautifully in your Dishwasher, too.
You Owe it to Yourself to Test
The WaterBroiler-WaterRoaster Pan in Your Kitchen
To Prove That Everything I Say is True Since
You Can Do So Without Risking One Cent.
MY ONE YEAR 100% MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
INCLUDING THE SHIPPING AND RETURN POSTAGE
SAYS YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS PAN.
If this isn't The Most Lovable Cooking Pan You Have
Ever Used, Return it Within One Year for a Full Refund.
There is Only One Condition!
The Pan MUST be Returned in USED Condition!
Because...After You've Used This Pan! Tasted the Food
Cooked on This Pan! And Cleaned This Pan in a Minute!
I Know You Won't Give It Up for Anything!
What Else Can You Buy With a Guarantee Like That?
Ohio Residents will be automatically charged 7.5% Ohio Sales Tax ($5.63 for Each Set).
You Can Expect Delivery in 2-5 Business Days After Ordering.
Inventive Easy Cleaning Broiler-Roaster Pan
Cleans in a Minute. No Scrubbing Needed.
This Scientist Invented 18/8 Stainless Steel Pan is Amazingly
Smoke-Free. Splatter-Free. Flame-Free. Scrub-Free.
The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan
Puts an End to Broiling and Roasting Smoke,
Splatter, Flare-ups, and Scrubbing Problems
Caused By ill-Conceived Broiler-Roaster Pans
Like Those in Virtually Every American Kitchen!
"1000 times better than the broiler pan that came free with my oven."
"The Absolute Best Broiler Pan."
https://www.chowhound.com/post/absolute-broiler-pan-793467
Chef Pierre Franey says in The New York Times,
"The WaterBroiler Pan...works wonderfully,
not only for broiling but for a variety of things."
"Wow. We're Speechless. We LOVE the Pan. You are a genius."
"If there were a Nobel Prize for Cookware Design, You'd Get My Vote."
The WaterBroiler® Pan And Forkula® Tongs Set is $65.00
Plus $10 for Priority Mail Postage,
U.S. Postal Service to All 50 States and U.S. Territories.
The Set Includes my FREE 24-Page Recipe Booklet of
Quick and Easy Recipes Which Will Make You a Good Cook
Even if You Don't Like to Cook or Don't Know How to Cook!
Postage to Canada is $35 (yikes), but since there is an automatic $10 Charge for Postage,
Canadians will be emailed an invoice for $25 through PayPal to cover the $35 Postage.
E-Mail Us for the Postage Charge to Other Countries.
Based upon Over 1000 Unpaid Testimonials From Delighted
Cooks, A Few Chefs, and A Few Enlightened Food Authorities,
My WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan May Be
The Most Highly Praised, The Most Lovable,
The Most Trouble-Free Cooking Pan Ever Created.
I have never paid for an endorsement. I didn't need to.
It would be against my scruples to ever pay for a testimonial.
The buyers I have quoted with names have given me permission
to use their names and quotes without any compensation.
"It is a joy to broil without smoking up the kitchen or having to
clean the oven. The ease of cleaning is wonderful, and
I enjoy not having grease splattered all over the broiling area.
The Forkula Tongs are also excellent." Dr. Paul Gorsuch, M.D. Texas
"I have no more difficulty in cleaning it than washing a dinner plate."
Ethel Seaman, New York
Click the Next 2 Minute Video For The Absolute Proof That
You Can Now Broil Hamburgers on the WaterBroiler® Pan
With No More Smoke And No More Exhaust Hood Needed.
No More Splatter. No More Flare-ups. Not Seeing is Believing.
Every Frame of the 15 Minute Video is Shown in Fast Motion
So You Can See the Proof in the 2 Minute Video.
Watch the video to the end to see how hamburgers can be
Instantly Turned with my Innovative Forkula® Tongs while
The WaterBroiler Pan is Still Under the Oven Broiler!
NOTE: Because my pan requires a ton of explanation
To PROVE that it Works Exactly as Promised,
Drannan Cookware is The Sole Source for My Pan.
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"Our Salmon was More Moist
And Tastier than Ever."
You may also mail us a check or money order for
$75.00 ($65 plus $10 Postage) made out to
Drannan Cookware Co.
Ohio Residents should Add 7.5% Sales Tax ($5.63 for each set).
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-227-7066.
Feel Free To Phone If You Have Any Questions.
I Enjoy Talking to my Customers and Potential Customers.
Drannan Cookware Co.
136 S. Dutoit Street
Dayton OH 45402
Email us for shipping costs to other countries.
Send email to drannan@prodigy.net
For many years, my pans, racks, and tongs were proudly made in
Ohio and Indiana. Unfortunately, the cost of making them here
increased to more than my selling price a few years ago.
To keep selling them at an affordable price, they are now made
exclusively for Drannan Cookware in India. They are still made
of expensive, high quality 18/8 Stainless Steel Polished to
A Mirror Finish just like they were made in the U.S.A.
© 1975-2019 by Lee Drannan Smithson. All rights reserved.
Here's How To Easily Use And Easily Clean
The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan in a Minute.
It Couldn't Be Easier! Or Be Cleaner! Or Be Simpler!
Use The Pan Under Your Oven Broiler When Broiling
And In Your 350°F Oven When Roasting.
The Pan is NOT designed for stove-top use.
1. Pour 1½ Cups of COLD WATER into The Pan Before
Broiling and Roasting...About 1/4 Inch of Cold Water.
Fear not. The water will NOT steam the food in this
'poor heat conducting' 18/8 Stainless Steel Pan.
It takes 2 Hours in a 350°F Oven for the Water to Boil.
2. Place the Rack on TOP of the Pan. Place Food on
Top of The Rack. Never Cover the Food with Anything.
3. Broil UNDER Your Oven Broiler or Roast IN Your 350°F Oven, The Ideal Roasting Temperature!
The Poor Heat Conduction of The 18/8 Stainless Steel
Drip Pan AND The 18/8 Stainless Steel Wire Rack are
The Two Essential Design Secrets of this Revolutionary Pan.
Cold Water is The Third Secret
I found that Pouring Cold Water into my Prototype Pan Before
Broiling and Roasting had Profound Cleaning And Taste Benefits so
My Pan is Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as
The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan.
The Cold Water Cools The Drippings and Prevents Sticking
And Bake-ons which makes the Drip Pan Super Easy to Clean.
The Water also has a Profound Taste Benefit.
The water evaporates just enough to add a small controlled
amount of moisture to the oven to keep food juicy and succulent.
Hand Basting is Now a Thing of the Ancient Past!
The Mirror-Polished 18/8 Stainless Steel Drip Pan and Rack Are
Easily Cleaned in a Minute with a Soft Dishbrush or Dishcloth.
NO STEEL WOOL NEEDED. NO GREEN PADS NEEDED.
NO SCRUBBING EVER NEEDED. GUARANTEED.
The Pan, Rack, and Tongs also Clean Beautifully In Your Dishwasher!
CAUTION:
Don't think you can pour water into your Old-Style
Broiler Pan and get the same result. No, You Can't!
Yes, water will make old-style drip pans easier to clean,
but water in common broiler pans will NOT prevent
Broiling Smoke, Splatter, Flare-ups, and Scrubbing Problems
That Come From Hot Drippings that Puddle and Burn on
Perforated Sheet Metal Racks with a few 'drip' holes.
RGTemp posted the following UNPAID Testimonial:
"THE GREATEST BROILER/ROASTER PAN."
"What a wonderful invention!
I never used my broiler because I hated the smoke,
flare-ups, and worst of all...cleaning the pan afterwards!
Now that I have a WaterBroiler, I use my broiler all the time!
No smoke, no flare-ups, and clean-up is too easy!
Your broiler is one of the best tools you have to cook, but
most of us never use it! With this pan you will use it a lot!
I LOVE this pan! Awesome results with the easiest clean-up ever!
Lobster tails to die for, with zero mess! I have purchased 3 of these
awesome pans, and I plan to buy more as they make wonderful gifts.
My hats off to Mr. Smithson and The Drannan WaterBroiler!"
You Can Now Broil and Roast Delicious Food Like This with
The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan With Virtually No Effort.
Everything About That Out-Dated Broiler Pan is Wrong!
Wrong Rack. Wrong Metal. Wrong Shape. Wrong Size.
I hated scrubbing that old broiler pan above so much,
I vowed to do something about it. Since
The First Rule of The Scientific Method is Observation,
I observed three hamburgers as they broiled on that old broiler pan.
That Simple Experiment Opened my Eyes to The Broiling Culprit.
Here's what I Saw and Did NOT See.
The Hamburgers Were Totally Innocent.
Virtually No Smoke, No Splatter, and No Flare-Ups
Came Directly From the Hamburgers!
Virtually ALL the Smoke, Splatter, and Flare-Ups
Came From Drippings That Puddled and Burned
On That Thoughtless Perforated Sheet Metal Rack
With a Few Sparsely Spaced, Ineffective "Drip" Holes.
Common Roasting Pans are ill-Conceived Because
they are Improperly made of "Good-Heat-Conducting" Metals
Like Aluminum, Copper, Black Porcelain Steel, and Clad Metals
Which Quickly Get HOT And Burn the Drippings into Black Char.
The Revelation that Common Broiler-Roaster Pans Cause
All Broiling and Roasting Problems Led to my invention of
The World's First* Smoke-Free. Splatter-Free.
Flame-Free. Scrub-Free Broiler-Roaster Pan.
*I invented The Pan in 1967 and started Production in 1975.
My first ad was in Gourmet Magazine, October 1975.
Scientist Lee Drannan Smithson Reveals How To Broil
Hamburgers and Roast a Chicken With No More Smoke in Your Kitchen.
No More Oven Splatters. No More Flare-ups. No More Scrubbing Ever.
By Scientist Lee Drannan Smithson
Before I can begin to convince you that my
WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan Invention Will Instantly
Solve All Your Hateful Broiling and Roasting Problems,
You Need to Know The Cause of Broiling and Roasting
Smoke, Splatter, Flare-ups, and Scrubbing Problems
That Has Escaped the Notice of Almost Every Cook,
Every Chef, And Every Food Authority in America!
ALL Broiling And Roasting Problems Are Caused By
ill-Conceived Broiler Pans AND ill-Conceived Roasting Pans.
The Common Broiler Pan IS The Broiling Culprit. Not Broiling.
The Common Roasting Pan IS The Roasting Culprit. Not Roasting.
Here's The Broiler Pan of The Past
That Came Free With Stoves and Ovens for 100 Years
That IS The Hidden Cause of ALL Broiling Problems.
"The Best Roasting Pan You Will Ever Buy."
"I LOVE this pan. Awesome Results with the easiest clean-up ever."
"I LOVE this pan. Retired chef who hates doing dishes."
Start Broiling and Roasting on my Pan, and
I Will Gain a Grateful Friend for Life, and You will Gain
A Lifetime of Healthy, Trouble-Free Broiling and Roasting.
Sapere posted this review on Cooks Illustrated Bulletin Board:
"I bought Drannan's WaterBroiler, guessing that the Pan would not
be as ideal as it claims, but still better than the usual broiler pans.
In other words, I thought it was too good to be true, but since he
promised a money-back guarantee, it was a low-risk experiment.
It turned out that the pan delivered everything it claimed.
I used to avoid broiling due to the mess and smoke.
Now I broil almost every day. It may sound sappy but this pan
has really changed the way I cook. And no, I am not a paid
spokesperson for the product...just a converted skeptic."
You Can Finish Your Christmas Shopping Early This Year!
The WaterBroiler Pan and Forkula Tongs Set Makes
The Perfect Most Useful Gift for Christmas...and Weddings.
Many cooks who have two homes have ordered one for each home.
"I'm tired of wagging your pan back and forth between my homes."
Orders of Two or More Sets will be Individually Boxed and Mailed
In a Master Carton to Keep Individual Boxes in Pristine Condition
For Gift Wrapping. The Individual Boxes are Mailable, too.
To save you the trouble and cost of mailing, we can mail
the gifts for you with no additional postage to U.S. Residents.
Just email us the names and addresses of the gift recipients and
let us know what you want us to write on the gift card and how to sign it.
If you want us to delay mailing Christmas gifts until
10 days before Christmas, let us know.
You Can Now Go Back to Broiling
Hamburgers, Steaks, Lamb Chops, and Salmon
UNDER YOUR EXISTING OVEN BROILER
The Best Cooking Device You Already Own!
And You Can Now Go Back to Roasting A Chicken,
An 11 Pound Turkey, A Prime Rib Roast, A Pork Loin,
A Beef Tenderloin, A Leg of Lamb, or Bake Half-a-Ham
IN YOUR EXISTING OVEN
The 2nd Best Cooking Device You Already Own!
With No More Smoke in Your Kitchen.
No More Screeching Smoke-Alarms.
No More Noisy Exhaust Hood Needed.
No More Splatters in Your Oven.
No More Broiler Pan Flare-ups or Fires.
No More Impossible to Scrub-Off Black Char.
No More Scrubbing Broiler-Roaster Pans Ever Again!
And, With my Forkula® Tongs Invention, You Can Now
Instantly Turn Food Broiled on The WaterBroiler Pan
While The Pan is Still Under Your Oven Broiler!
No More Chasing Hamburgers with a Pancake Spatula!
"It is a new experience to turn broiled food without
having to pull the pan out from under the broiler."
The Forkula® also Works Equally Well as a Stand-Alone BBQ Tool.
The Forkula® Makes the BBQ Tool Set of Kitchen Tools Obsolete!
I'm turning a hamburger with the Forkula® on a Weber Grill below.
The Houston Chronicle says,
"Inventive pan eases cleanup
It minimizes smoke, splatters, and scrubbing"
https://www.chron.com/life/food/article/Inventive-pan-eases-cleanup-1568932.php
Over 1000 Texans ordered The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan
after reading the Houston Chronicle article. Three Texans wrote:
"My husband says we may never use a skillet again!"
"I've waited all my life for a pan like this."
"My husband LOVES your WaterBroiler Pan
so much, he now refuses to grill outdoors."
"I LOVE the WaterBroiler Pan. It made a great cook out of me."
"I can't believe it. The best results I've ever had, and I'm a darned
good cook. I don't know how I've lived this long without this pan.
Not a word of hype or exaggeration. I've never seen anything
to beat this." Mrs. O'Brien, Boca Raton, Florida.
"The WaterBroiler Pan is Fantastic. A Must Have Item."
"Got it. Used it. Cleaned it. Loved it. Worth every penny."
"Fantastic product. Cooked the best hamburgers ever."
"Cooked the best roast chicken we have ever eaten."
"I cooked four Cornish game hens for Christmas.
We've never tasted juicier poultry."
"My wife's favorite pan." Larry F. Byard,
https://www.duxcw.com/potpourri/kitware/favpan/2.htm
"For the tired husband who is forced to do the pots and pans,
it's the greatest invention since the wheel. I can't help but feel that
any household that hasn't your WaterBroiler Pan is missing a real bet.
I cheer you everytime I do the pots and pans. Robert L. Hays, Cleveland, Ohio
My WaterBroiler® Pan AND My Forkula® Tongs Inventions
Each Made The New York Times on Separate Occasions,
Quite a Feat for a Broiler Pan And a Pair of Cooking Tongs!
Ann Heller, Food Editor of the Dayton Daily News, says,
"Dayton inventor's WaterBroiler and Forkula
make life easier for home cooks.
Lee Drannan Smithson calls himself a scientist. An inventor.
Occasional caterer. Add to that minimalist and iconoclast --
for in his kitchen, the former chemist smashes some of
the prevailing wisdom of home cooks.
Home is the 1869 Bossler Mansion in St. Anne's Hill,
a 30 room house that would have had servants to do the cooking
when it was built. Smithson, a bachelor, is the ultimate quick cook.
His idea of cooking is to unwrap the meat and put it on the pan
and tuck it into the oven. "It takes me all of 3 minutes," he says,
"And that includes cleaning the pan."
Make that The Pan.
For the pan that he designed, trademarked and has been
selling for 30 years is the secret to his success in the kitchen.
He calls it a WaterBroiler, which does double duty as a WaterRoaster.
Designed to eliminate smoke, splatter, flare-ups and tedious scrubbing,
it is a two-part pan that looks so simple, it invites skepticism.
He had become disenchanted with grilling because of the
carcinogens that can be produced, and he turned to broiling
but "that was a mess and a chore" because of the broiler pan.
"The old-style broiler pan is the problem," he says.
"The smoke comes from the rack, not the meat," he says.
Being a scientist, he decided to find a better way and developed the
WaterBroiler. Smithson says the pan works because of science."
The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ Pan
And Forkula® Tongs Inventions Are
Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The Pan, The Rack, and The Tongs are Made of Expensive
100% 18/8 Stainless Steel To Last Beautifully for Generations.
All Three Pieces Clean Beautifully in Your Dishwasher, too.
Barbara Flanagan in Flanagan's Smart Home says
"The broiling pan of the future is here,
its design informed by Lee Drannan Smithson's conviction:
The broiling process is not inherently brutal, but is,
in fact, a peaceful cooking technique made
violent and disgusting by "ill-conceived" pans.
In 1975, a new kind of broiler pan was quietly launched by
Lee Drannan Smithson, a chemist now living in Dayton, Ohio.
He trademarked his invention, a deceptively simple device, as
The WaterBroiler®-WaterRoaster™ and has been selling it to
consumers, one by one, via direct mail and website ever since.
Its simplicity only dramatizes its success, which comes
from not doing what other pans have done.
After a pan full of burgers or chicken legs has been
broiling for a while, the first surprise is silence. No splashing,
no burbling, no sizzling, no screeching of the smoke alarm.
When the meat is done, it tastes the way it looks,
just like ad copy always says: moist on the inside, crisp
on the outside. Afterwards, the pan needs no scouring,
just a trip through the dishwasher's regular cycle.
That his innovation has not become a mainstream commercial
product, ubiquitous as the colander, explains a lot about design.
Unless the product can sell itself, by looking like what it's
supposed to look like, it can't compete in the big marketplace.
A product that needs explaining, like his, is a hard sell.
And that's part of its charm. It reminds you that the big companies
don't have all the answers after all. The inventor/entrepreneur
is still alive and well, cooking silent burgers in Ohio."
