POSITIONING RACKS AND PANS General guidelines Rack placement for specific foods:
Follow this section carefully to get the best
cooking results. FOOD RACK POSITION I
0 Before turning on the oven, place oven racks
where you need them.
a To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, raise the
front edge, and lift it out.
0 Be sure the rack(s) is level.
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Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your
hands if rack(s) must be moved while the oven
is hot.
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys, angel
food cakes
1 st or 2nd rack
guide from bottom
Bundt cakes, most
quick breads, yeast
breads, casseroles,
2nd rack guide
from bottom
0 When baking/roasting with 1 rack, place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in
the oven.
0 When baking/roasting on 2 racks, position racks
in oven to allow good circulation of air around all
the food.
NOTE: For information on where to place your rack
when broiling, see “Broiling guide” later in this
section.
0 Do not place items on the oven door when it
is open.
Extra oven rack position (roasting rack)
Use this rack position when roasting food too large
to be placed on the first
rack position.
For proper roasting,
follow these guide-
lines:
0 The rack must be level.
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Use an adequate
amount of liquid in the
pan (meat juices or
water) so your food
does not get overdone.
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To pull the rack over the door you must tilt the
rack up at the front. If the rack is loaded with food,
tilting the rack could cause the food to spill. To
avoid spilling, do not try to pull out the rack when
removing large amounts of food.
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