Problems with Two Oven Racks?

Posted by AZ Nomad on October 21, 2009, 1:02 am

>frank1492 wrote:

>> LOL...Sorry to have bothered you....I guess the other rack was put
>> away a long time ago when my mother used the oven exclusively, and
>> when I started using it I assumed it never had a second rack. Now
>> where could that rack be?????????????????

>You look down in the broiler drawer?

Maybe find one on ebay.

Posted by HeyBub on October 21, 2009, 7:21 am

frank1492 wrote:

> LOL...Sorry to have bothered you....I guess the other rack was put
> away a long time ago when my mother used the oven exclusively, and
> when I started using it I assumed it never had a second rack. Now
> where could that rack be?????????????????

No problem. Think abandoned shopping cart and angle grinder...

Posted by Jerry - OHIO on October 21, 2009, 1:17 am

You left your other rack in the back yard on your burner barrow when you
made supper last night.

Jerry

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Posted by Jules on October 21, 2009, 8:34 am

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:30:23 -0400, frank1492 wrote:

> I am having an unusually large crowd at Christmas this year and would
> like to be able to at least heat multiple items in the oven at the
> same time. What problems would occur if I bought a second oven rack
> and had two in the same oven? Assume the oven is set to "bake."

Large crowd usually implies a large chunk of dead animal - and a large
chunk of dead animal might not allow you to fit a second rack if
your oven only has four or five possible rack positions.

Expect some juggling of things to get everything to cook and still be hot
for eating time, or hop on freecycle (or check local paper) and get a
second oven for cheap/free.

Posted by Bill on October 21, 2009, 12:03 pm

"frank1492" wrote in message

> What problems would occur if I bought a second oven rack
> and had two in the same oven?

After years of being divorced, I am finally learning how these "ovens" work!
(I have burned boiled chicken!)

What happens is the lower heating element comes on full blast and burns the
bottom of whatever is above it!

So what you do is get 3 racks, then place a large cookie sheet on the lowest
rack, then this shields the bottoms of the pans above it from the intense
direct heat. The pans only get the indirect heat and nothing burns!

Also heat it up a bit hotter than the instructions say (preheat). Then the
lower heating element is not coming on as soon, thus less burning.

And for warming something, heat the oven up real hot, then TURN IT OFF, then
stick what you want to warm in the oven. These things just get the indirect
heat and nothing burns.

I'm learning the secret to cooking has more to do with turning off the heat
instead of turning it on.

Same thing with cooking eggs. Get a big heavy pan that no one can lift, heat
it up, turn off the heat, then put the eggs in the pan. Maybe give it a
little more heat for 30 seconds if needed, then turn the heat off. No burned
eggs!

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