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Rack and Pan placement
3
4
Single Oven Rack
Centering the baking pans in the oven as
much as possible will produce better results.
If baking with more than one pan, place the
pans so each has at least 1" to 1 ½" of air
space around it.
When baking on a single oven rack, place
the oven rack in
position 3
or
4
.
See the figure on the left.
3
5
Multiple Oven Rack
3
5
For cakes, place the oven racks in
positions
3
and
5
. For cookies, place the racks in
positions 3
and
5
.
Using Multiple Oven Racks
Type of Baking
Rack Positions
Cookies
3 and 5
Cakes
3 and 5
Inserting and removing an oven rack
To insert an oven rack
1.
Place the rear end of the rack on a rack
guide.
2.
Slide the rack into the rack guide while
holding the front end of the rack.
To remove an oven rack
1.
Pull out the rack until it stops.
2.
Pull up the front end of the rack and
remove it from the rack guide.
