RACK AND PAN ARRANGEMENT USING FOIL
Put oven rack(s) In
place
before lurnrng on Ihe oven. Rack posrtrons ar:
numbered 1
lo
4. startrng at the bottom wrth number 1. In
general,
when
uvng only one rack, postron No. 2 should be used. When usrng two racks,
posrtrons No. 2 and No 4 work best.
For Baking
When usrng cookre sheets, place fhem with the long srde loward the front
01 Ihe oven and centered on the rack When usrng Iwo cookre sheets at
the same time use rack posrtrons No 2 and 4 The cook es on the lower
rack may be done l-2 mrnutes before the ones on the
gher rack You
may want IO swrlch rack posrtrons when bakrng IS hallway Irnrshed.
To catch spillovers, cuf a prece of loll slrghlly larger than the pan and turn
up the edges use two oven racks and put the loll on the lower oven rack
below Ihe pan Do not use alumrnum (011 drrectly under a pan on the same
oven rack The forI WIII not reflect heal away from the pan
Pans too close to each other. to oven walls or lo the oven bottom block
lhe lree movement of arr Improper arr movement causes uneven brown.
rng and cookrng
A
Do not cover the oven bottom or an entrre oven rack wrth
1011. The fool can block normal heat flow, cause cookrng
farlures. and damage Ihe oven rnlenor.
Normally there should be 1% to 2 Inches of air soace on all srdes of each
pan In the oven See 11~s below
For Roasting
For slow browning, place a fool “lent” loosely over the meat. Thus IS especral-
ly good on a large turkey. The “tent” lets oven heat circulate under the
foil Sealrng the loll
WIII
tend to steam the meat.
To reduce spattering, lrghtfy crush forI and put It In the bottom of the pan
under the food
Sheer Cakes, Cooktes.
Angel Food
BISCUIS
or Sponge Cake
The pan or pans using the least
amount of rack area should be
When usrng two racks and
several pans, stagger them so
@at:~I on lhe lower of the Iwo
no
1
an IS directly above
3not er
,
Cake Layers. Pies
Casseroles, 3 pans
Cake Layers, Pies
4
Pans (staggered)
For Broiling
A
Do not cover the entire broiler grid with forl. Poor
drainage of hot fat may cause a broiler fire.
If a fire starts. close the oven door and turn controls
off. If fire contrnues. throw baking
soda
on the fire. Do
not put water or flour on the fire. Flour may be explosrve.
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