Positioning Racks And Bakeware - Maytag MET8885 Use & Care Manual

IMPORTANT: To avoid permanent damage to the porcelain
finish, do not place food or bakeware directly on the oven door or
bottom.
Racks
Position racks before turning on the oven.
Do not position racks with bakeware on them.
Make sure racks are level.
The upper oven is equipped with 1 flat rack.
The lower oven is equipped with 2 flat racks.
Place food so it will not rise into the broil element. Allow at
least ¹⁄₂" (1.3 cm) between pans and the broil element.
To Remove Oven Racks:
Flat Racks: Pull rack out to the stop position, raise the front edge,
and then lift out.
5
4
3
2
1
To Replace Oven Racks:
Place rack on the rack support in the oven. Tilt the front edge up
slightly, and slide rack back until it clears the stop position. Lower
front and slide back into the oven.
Rack Positions - Upper Oven - Exposed Bake
Baking
FOOD
Cakes, meat and poultry
Most foods such as biscuits and
cookies on baking sheets and pizza
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Positioning Racks and Bakeware

2
1
RACK POSITION
1
2
Rack Positions - Upper Oven - Hidden Bake
Baking
FOOD
All foods
Broiling - Exposed or Hidden Bake Ovens
FOOD
Broiling
Rack Positions - Lower Oven - Exposed and Hidden
Bake
5
4
3
2
1
Traditional Cooking
FOOD
Large roasts, turkeys
Yeast breads, quick breads, muffins,
tube cakes, small cuts of meat and
poultry and 2-rack baking
Cookies, biscuits, casseroles, muffins,
cakes, 1-rack baking
2-rack baking
Convection Cooking (on some models)
FUNCTION
Convection baking
Convection baking
Convection roasting
2
1
RACK POSITION
1
RACK POSITION
1
RACK POSITION
1 or 2
2
3
2 and 4
NUMBER OF RACK
RACKS USED POSITION(S)
1 3
2 2 and 4
1 1 or 2