Everything you should probably know about the importance of the position of your oven rack when baking or roasting.

How do I decide?

The short answer is Yes!

Baking Pan Placed on Oven Rack and Rack Pushed into the Oven Using a Folded Kitchen Towel for Spaghetti Squash Soup with Italian Sausage

Simply Recipes / Mike Lang

This is the case if you’re making lasagna in a 9x13 pan or a sheet of cookies.

Again, you don’t want yourfoodtoo close to either the top or the bottom element.

Top Rack: To Broil

Many stoves have an upper heating element used as a broiler.

Baking in Convection Ovens

Convection ovens are a different beast altogether.

You may need to move it for special dinners or techniques like broiling.