recommended Baking and roasting
Guide
Baking results will be better if baking pans are
centered in the oven as much as possible. If cooking
on multiple racks, place the oven racks in the
positions shown.
rack and Pan Placement
6
5
4
3
2
1
Multiple rack Guide
Rack
(Position 2)
Single rack baking
Rack
(Position 4)
Rack
Baking rack Guide
Food
• Layer cakes
Cakes
• Bundt cakes
• Sugar cookies
Cookies
• Chocolate chips
• Brownies
• Fresh
Pizza
• Frozen
• From scratch
Pastry
Crust
• Refrigerator
• Biscuit, canned
Breads
• Biscuit, from scratch
• Muffins
• Fruit crisps and
cobblers, from
scratch
Desserts
• Pies, from scratch,
2-crust fruit
roasting rack Guide
Food
Rib
Boneless
Beef
rib, top
sirloin
Beef
tenderloin
Rib
Pork
Bone-in, sirloin
Ham, cooked
Whole chicken
Poultry
Chicken pieces
Turkey
OPERATION
rack position
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
rack
position
Rare
2
Medium
2
Well done
2
Rare
2
Medium
2
Well done
2
Rare
2
Medium
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
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