When placing food on a rack, pull the rack out to the stop position. The racks are designed to lock and not tilt when pulled forward.

Always remove before Self Clean

Figure 21: Gliding Oven Rack

Important: When placing the gliding rack in the oven, make sure the front supports on the rack guides rest in the large slots at the front corners of the rack. This is necessary to keep the rack locked into position while fully inserted into the oven.

Figure 22: Rack Installation Detail

Bake Rack Positions

Rack level positions in the oven are numbered like an elevator. Number one level is the lowest and number five level is at the top.

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Figure 23: Oven Rack Positions

Rack Positions

One Rack Baking

The Bake mode is best for baking on one rack with rack level #3 used for most baked items. If the item is tall, such as an angel food cake, rack level #2 may be used. Pies are best baked on rack level #2 to make certain the bottom of the crust is done without over browning the top. When large pieces of meat or poultry are roasted, such as a prime rib of beef or a turkey, rack level #2 is the preferred rack.

Two Rack Baking

Rack levels #2 and #4 or #5 may be used when baking on two levels. Foods such as cookies and biscuits work well using these two racks. Casserole dishes may also be baked using these two levels.

Three Rack Baking

If three-rack baking is desired, the Convection Bake mode should be used.

Bakeware Placement

Allow at least 1" of space between the pans and the oven walls so heat can circulate around each pan.

Stagger baking utensils so that one is not directly above another. Allow 1-1/2” above and below each pan.

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Thermador PRG30, PRL36, PRL30 manual Rack Positions, Bakeware Placement

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