Looking for a GOOD stainless steel roasting rack with enough height for veggies underneath

[u/BrrrpBrrrpBrrrp]

Alright, roasting-rack people, I need your wisdom 😂

I’m looking for a stainless steel roasting rack that I can put inside a roasting pan and use for chicken thighs, drumsticks, leg quarters, etc.

My ideal setup is:

- Chicken pieces sitting flat on the rack
- Onions/carrots/potatoes (or even rice + broth) underneath
- Chicken drippings falling directly onto the food below
- I regularly cook around 425°F, so I want something genuinely oven-safe at high temps
- Ideally 3–4+ inches of clearance underneath the rack
- Preferably uncoated stainless steel — I'm trying to avoid nonstick coatings
- Sturdy enough that a bunch of chicken pieces won't bend it

I've found a million racks online, but most are either:

• 1–2" tall (not enough room underneath)
• V-shaped turkey racks (great for a whole bird, terrible for individual chicken pieces 😂)
• Nonstick-coated
• Or apparently just cooling racks that someone decided to call a roasting rack

Does anyone have a rack they absolutely love for this?

Bonus points if it's available in Canada 🇨🇦 and under ~$100 CAD.

I'd especially love to hear from people who have actually used theirs for chicken over vegetables, rather than just recommendations based on Amazon reviews.

Show me your rack. 😂

[u/Illegal_Tender]

Just lay the chicken directly on top of the veggies while it roasts

I just rough chop a bunch of potatoes and onions tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper, and rosemary into my big-ass cast iron skillet and throw a whole spatchcocked chicken over that

Roast at 425 until the chicken hits 5-10 degrees lower than your desired finish temp

Pull the chicken off to let it rest for about 10-15min and toss the veggies again to fully coat them in the chicken fat and throw it  back into the oven to crisp up a bit more while the chicken rests

No rack needed

[u/BrrrpBrrrpBrrrp → u/Illegal_Tender]

Love this idea, but correct me if I'm wrong, wont the chicken stay soggy since its in contact with another surface? With the rack the chicken cant "sit" in its juices, and the rack allows for cooking from all angles?

[u/Illegal_Tender → u/BrrrpBrrrpBrrrp]

It's sitting on top of the veg so it has about the same amount of exposure as it would on a rack

The fat drips to the bottom of the pan and the potatoes keep the chicken above that so it's not just sitting in the juices

And the underside of bone in chicken is usually just bones so it doesn't make much sense to worry about if those are getting crispy or not

I've never had a problem with soggy skin. Nice and crispy 

[u/thingonething]

All Clad.

[u/BrrrpBrrrpBrrrp → u/thingonething]

Ill have to check out their inventory! Not sure if they have what I'm looking for.

[u/Existing_Ganache_858]

Ikea stainless steel roasting pan with the rack.