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"I have used your Potatoes drANNAn Recipe Countless Times."
Some of the Booklet Recipes.
Many Cooks Say My Recipes are
Worth The Pricew of The Pan!
Best Hamburgers in the World.
Steaks. Prime Rib. Beef Tenderloin.
Roast Chicken, Duck, Cornish Hens.
Lamb Chops. Pork Loin. Salmon.
Baked Half-a-Ham. Garlic Shrimp.
Several Original Recipes
Dulce de Leche Ice Cream.
Tortilla Soup.
Bread Pudding made with Microwaved
Baked Bread!! Soused Apple Cake,
The Groom's Cake at WeddingsI Catered.
"My husband says we may never use a skillet again."
"
My two favorite steaks are a 1" thick marbled Rib-Eye or
A 1" thick New York Strip (aka Boneless Top Loin).
Broil about seven minutes until crispy brown.
Turn and continue broiling for six more minutes.
The 1/2 Inch Center of 1" Steaks Cook Perfectly...Medium Rare.
Hamburgers can be broiled from Frozen for Convenience,
BUT be Sure and Cook them Well-Done.
It is NOT Safe to eat Rare or Medium Rare Hamburgers!
How To Easily Use and Easily Clean
The WaterBroiler™ - WaterRoaster™ Pan.
(1) Pour 1 1/2 cups of COLD water into the pan. Place Rack on TOP.
(2) Place food to Broil or Roast on Top of the Rack.
(3) Broil UNDER Pre-Heated Electric Oven Broiler.
Gas Broilers do not need to be preheated.
(4) Roast in preheated 350° Oven or 325° Convection Oven.
(5) The pan and rack clean in a minute with a soft dish brush.
No Green Pads Needed. Cleans Beautifully in Dishwasher.
Note: Some Electric Oven Broilers Require a Closed Door.
Some older oven broilers Require a slightly open (ajar) Door.
After broiling burgers above, I Cleaned The Pan in a Minute!
Right Metal. Right Rack. Right Size. Right Shape. Right Handles.
Recipe Booklet of Quick and Easy Recipes Comes with The Pan.
"Your Pan is Magic."
Drannan Cookware Co.
Innovative Culinary Instruments
Founded in 1975 by Scientist, Caterer, Inventor
Lee Drannan Smithson
136 S. Dutoit Street Dayton, Ohio 45402
https://waterbroiler.com drannan@prodigy.net 1-800-227-7066
Drannan Cookware Co. drannan@prodigy.net 800-227-7066
https://www.WaterBroiler.com
© Copyright 1975-2025 Lee Drannan Smithson, Drannan Cookware Co.
All Rights Reserved.
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 chemist smashes the prevailing
wisdom of home cooks. 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.
Make that The Pan he invented and has been selling for
50 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
scrubbing, it is a two-part pan that looks so simple,
it invites skepticism. He had become disenchanted
with grilling because of concerns about carcinogens.
He turned to broiling, but "that was a mess and a chore," he says.
"The old-style broiler pan is the problem.
The Smoke Comes From The Rack, Not the Meat," he says.
Being a scientist, he decided to find a better way, he invented
The WaterBroiler - WaterRoaster Pan."
Sapere posted her 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.
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."
The Round Pan is 12 inches in Diameter not including Handles.
It Fits IN your divided sink and IN Your Dishwasher.
Proudly Hang this Beautiful Pan on Your Pottrack for
easy access. "Used 11 times the first week. Helps my diet."
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Order The WaterBroiler/Forkula Tongs SET with Recipe Booklet.
You Will Have The Lovable Solution to All Your Hateful
Broiling and Roasting Problems in about 5 Days.
$95 The price includes USPS Postage to 50 States and Sales Tax.
Click the BUY NOW Button Below To Order
The Most Highly Praised Cooking Pan Ever Created.
"I LOVE the WaterBroiler Pan. It made a great cook out of me."
"I can hardy 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. Every single thing you said about this
incredible pan is true. Not a word of hype or exaggeration.
Thanks for an inventive mind and the marketking
smarts to go with it." Mrs. O'Brien, Boca Raton, Florida
"Excellent time saving, taste enhanceing product."
"Way better than that huge thing that came with my stove!"
"Perfect! Used for 1st time, Clean up a breeze."
"The WaterBroiler is fantastic! I am so glad I bought it."
"Unbelievable product, better than advertised."
The WaterBroiler™ - WaterRoaster™ Pan, Rack, and Forkula™
Tongs Are Made of Expensive 18/8 Stainless Steel to Last for Generations. All 3 Pieces Clean Beautifully in Your Dishwasher!
You Can Buy a Lifetime of Broiling and Roasting Pleasure for
Less than the Cost of One Prime Rib Dinner in a Restaurant.
FROZEN STEAK BROILED 7 MINUTES BROILED 6 MINUTES
The food below was cooked ON or IN this Pan,
The World's Most Multi-Functionalc Cooking Pan.
The Best Broiler Pan. The Best Roasting Pan. A Gratin Pan
A Paella Pan. A Baking Pan. A Pie Pan. A Serving Pan.
A Cake Cooling Rack with a 'Built-In' Crumb Catcher.
"Your Pan is Magic"
I changed the recipe by using extra virgin olive oil instead
of butter. I couldn't resist naming them after myself after
noticng the middlee part of my middle name spells drANNAn.
Test The WaterBroiler-WaterRoaster Pan in Your Kitchen to
Prove All of My Promises are True without Risking One Cent.
ONE YEAR MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE.
If You Don't Love Using, Love Cleaning, and
Love the Taste of The Food,
Return it Within One Year, And
I will Refund Every Penny You Paid.
There is Only One Condition.
The Pan MUST Be Returned in Used
Condition. Because -- After You Have 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.
Buyer Beware When Buying 'Stainless Steel' Cookware.
There are numerous types of Stainless Steel. By definition,
'Stainless Steel' is an iron based alloy that contaIns
at least 11% Chromium. That is the cheapest type of
Stainless Steel. It can react to acidic food.
The Two Best Types of Stainless Steel for Cookware are
18/8 and 18/10 Stainless Steel.
They Contain 18% Chromium AND 8% or 10% Nickel.
They are Easier to Clean, More Durable, and Dishwasher Safe.
They can be poished to a Beautiful Mirror Finish. The difference
in 8% and 10% Nickel makes no discern difference in cookware.
Both types are Commercial Grade and are Allowed in Restaurants.
Check Your Stainless Steel Cookware with a Magnet!
A Magnet STICKs to CHEAP Stainless Steel that Contains No Nickel.
A Magnet Will NOT STICK to 18/8 nor 18/10 Stainless Steel.
Here's Why Steaks Taste Better When Broiled From Frozen!
It take a few extra minutes to Broil to a Crispy Exterior
While the Frozen Center Cooks Perfectly — Medium Rare.
If you buy steaks and want to broil them right away, throw
them into the freezer for 30 Minutes before Broiling them.
Lee Drannan Smithson & 2000th Chicken Roasted on WaterRoaster Pan.
"Our salmon was more moist and tastier than ever."
Drannan Cookware is The Sole Source for My Pan.
Lee Drannan Smithson and 2000th Chicken Roasted on WaterRoaster Pan.
Click the next Video For The Eye-Opening Proof that
You Can Broil Hamburgers on the WaterBroiler Pan with
No Smoke! No Splatter! No Flare-ups! The 15 minute
Video is shown as a speeded-up 2 Minute Video.
Chef Pierre Franey says in The New York Times,
The Drannan WaterBroiler Pan works wonderfully,
not only for broiling but for a variety of things."
"The Absolute Best Broiler Pan," says Chowhound
"The Best Broiler Pan on the Planet.
Each time we use it, we Smile.
I am turning a hamburger above on an outdoor grill with
my Forkula™ Tongs. I invented the Forkula to instantly turn
broiled food on the WaterBroiler Pan while the pan is still
under the oven broiler. The Forkula is also a great BBQ Tool.
Here's Why Cold Water in the Pan is Important.
Easy Cleaning and Better Taste.
The Water does NOT Boil or Steam the food in this
'poor heat conducting' 18/8 Stainless Steel Pan.
It takes 2 hours in a 350° Oven for the water to boil.
The water evaporates just enough to add beneficial|
moisture to the oven to keep food juicy and succulent.
Hand Basting Roasts Is Now A Thing of The Ancient Past!
The water cools the drippings, preventing sticking & burning.
Refrigerating the drippings from a roasted chicken
turns the drippings into chicken jello' which makes a
flavorful sauce or gravy without the fat!
Pouring water into your old broiler pan WILL NOT Prevent
Smoke, Splatter, Flare-ups, and Bake-ons which come from
fat drippings that puddle and burn on ill-conceived common
broiler pan racks with a few ineffefctive drip holes.
Barbara Flanagan says in her insightful book,
Flanagan's Smart Home
The 98 Essentials for Starting Out, Starting Over, Scaling Back
"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" broiler pans.
In 1975, a new kind of broiler pan was quietly launched
by Lee Drannan Smithson, a chemist in Dayton, Ohio.
He trademarked his invention as
The WaterBroiler™ - WaterRoaster™ Pan.
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 have been broiling
for a while, the first surprise is silence. No splashing,
no sizzling, no screeching of the smoke alarm.
When the meat is done, it tastes the way it looks,
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, as 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."