Positioning RacksandBakeware

IMPORTANT: Do not place food or bakeware directly on the oven door or bottom. Permanent damage will occur to the porcelain finish.

RACKS

NOTES:

Position racks before turning the oven on.

Do not position racks with bakeware on them.

Make sure racks are level.

To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front edge, then lift out. Use the following illustration and charts as a guide.

5

4

3

2

1

Traditional Cooking

FOOD

 

RACK POSITION

 

 

 

Frozen pies, large roasts, turkeys,

1 or 2

 

angel food cakes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bundt cakes, most quick breads,

2

 

yeast breads, casseroles, meats

 

 

 

 

 

Cookies, biscuits, muffins, cakes,

2 or 3

 

nonfrozen pies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convection Cooking

 

 

 

 

 

 

OVEN SETTING

NUMBER OF

RACK

 

RACKS USED

POSITION(S)

 

 

 

 

Convect or Convect Bake

1

 

1, 2 or 3

 

 

 

 

Convect or Convect Bake

2

 

2 and 4

 

 

 

 

Convect or Convect Bake

3

 

1, 3 and 5

 

 

 

 

BAKEWARE

To cook food evenly, hot air must be able to circulate. Allow 2" (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use the following chart as a guide.

NUMBER

POSITION ON RACK

OF PAN(S)

 

1Center of rack.

2Side by side or slightly staggered.

3 or 4

Opposite corners on each rack. Make sure that

 

no bakeware piece is directly over another.

SplitOven Rack

(onsomemodels)

Split-Rack with Removable Insert

The split-rack with removable insert is a space maximizer. When the two are attached, they make a full rack. The insert can also be removed to provide room for large items such as a turkey and casseroles.

The insert can also be used on the counter for a cooling rack.

Do not place more than 25 lbs (11.3 kg) on the split-rack.

A B

A.Split-rack

B.Removable insert

To Use Racks:

1.Place a full rack on position 1 or 2, and the split-rack on position 3 or 4.

2.Place large items on the right side of the full rack.

3.Place deeper, covered dishes on the left side of the full rack.

4.Place shallow dishes on the split-rack.

5.When finished cooking, slowly remove items.

A

B

A. Rear rack section

B. Front rack section

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Whirlpool 9761862 manual Positioning RacksandBakeware, SplitOven Rack