Create your first collection below to get started. All products featured on Epicurious are independently selected by our editors. It allows air to circulate under them, which helps prevent condensation which could make the bottom soggy. An ovenproof pan is made of oven-safe material such as metal or stoneware. However, the parts of the pan that aren't typically in direct contact with heat may be another matter. Some are “stackable”: you buy them one or two at a time, and you can use just one at a time, or stack them on top of one another as needed.

And, the rack is meant to hold whole baking pans loaded with multiple baked items, rather than have baked items set out on it individually. She lives in San Francisco and loves teaching cooking classes. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Your California Privacy Rights. Imagine all the toxins from the plastic. Got a tip, kitchen tour, or other story our readers should see? Devra Gartenstein is a self-taught professional cook who has authored two cookbooks: "The Accidental Vegan", and "Local Bounty: Seasonal Vegan Recipes". Recipes such as frittatas are started on the stove top and finished in the oven. I have a black coated cooling rack. With only one, you’ll find yourself wondering what to do with the first batch that is still cooling on the rack when the second batch is ready to come out of the oven and wanting space on a cooling rack. I'm not sure about all metals though. You can also get to know different materials that are used in pan construction to make your own judgement calls when needed.

Read the Using a cooling rack in the oven [Moved from Home Cooking board] discussion from the Chowhound Cookware, Cooling Racks food community. All rights reserved. If the product does not indicate that it’s oven-safe, I would make sure it is heavy-duty so it does not warp as easily. Edit: the oven will be set to 425 degrees and they'll cook for Aprox. The wires making up the grid are relatively thick, sturdy and non-flexible to provide good support for delicate items such as cakes. If you aren't sure just put it in a 400F oven, if the coating softens don't use it hot. Rather than placing the pan on the burner and relying mostly on heat forming from a burner underneath the pan, oven cooking surrounds the pan and the ingredients with heat, allowing for even cooking. If you're using a recipe that requires putting your pan in the oven, but you only have one with plastic handles, you can increase the heat tolerance of your pan by wrapping the handles to limit the heat that will reach them. But, these racks wouldn’t provide enough support for cakes, and there is too much space between the dowels to even think of putting cookies on them. You are about to delete a Favorite, which means that it will also be removed from the following Collections: You can add this item back to your Favorites and your Collections at any time. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kate Buckens. Can I just use my metal wire cooling racks I use for baked goods? A flat one will be a square, rectangular or circular grid of wires, with feet on edges of the grid to raise it a short distance off the work surface. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Not all are oven safe from what I saw when I was shopping around for one. $11.95 $ 11. Just be prepared for food sticking to the racks. When that food is flush against your sheet pan, that moisture has nowhere to go. Your collections can include more than just recipes, too. I, like the store clerk, have always assumed that cooling racks are oven-safe since you are putting straight-from-the-oven or deep-fryer food on it to cool. Some people cheat with items such as bread, and just use put the hot loaf of bread on one of the (unheated) electric heating coils on top their stove. Oven-safe casserole dishes hold heat well and also often make attractive serving dishes.