48 OPERATION
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
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