Maytag 500 Series Oven Racks, Rack Positions lower oven, Upper Oven, Lower Oven, Oven Cooking

Oven Cooking

Oven Racks

CAUTION

•Do not attempt to change the rack position when the oven is hot.

•Do not use the oven for storing food or cookware.

All racks are designed with a lock-stop edge.

Upper Oven

•Is equipped with one rack and rack position.

• When pulling the upper oven rack out to remove or check food, grasp the top edge of the rack.

Lower Oven

• Is equipped with two regular flat racks.

To remove oven racks:

•Pull rack straight out until it stops at the lock-stop position; lift up on the front of the rack and pull out.

To replace oven racks:

• Place rack on the rack support in the oven; tilt the front end up slightly; slide rack back until it clears the lock-stop position; lower front and slide back into the oven.

Rack Positions (lower oven)

RACK 3:

Use for most baked goods on a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan, layer cakes, fruit pies, or frozen convenience foods, and for broiling.

RACK 2:

Use for roasting small cuts of meat, casseroles, baking loaves of bread, bundt cakes or custard pies, and two-rack baking.

RACK 1:

Use for roasting large cuts of meat and poultry, frozen pies, dessert souffles or angel food cake, and two-rack baking.

Multiple Rack Cooking:

Two rack: Use rack positions 2 and 4, 1 and 4, or 2 and 5.

Baking Layer Cakes on Two Racks

For best results when baking cakes on two racks, use racks 2 and 4.

Place the cakes on the rack as shown.

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4

3

2

1

RACK 5: (highest position)

Use for toasting bread or broiling very thin foods and two-rack baking.

RACK 4:

Use for two-rack baking and for broiling.

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