Perhaps more than any other form of cooking baking is a science where precision is key and any off variable can lead to disastrous results. Humidity the heat flow of your oven and even the temperature of your eggs can have a huge effect on baked goods and can even mean the difference between a treat that’s incredible and inedible. If you’re a regular home baker you’ve probably already picked up a few tips for making your recipes more accurate such as weighing your ingredients rather than using liquid measurements and adjusting your oven temperature correctly. Another way to ensure you get the best results from your baked goods is to place your creations on the correct oven rack. According to British celebrity chef Mary Berry the middle rack is the ideal spot for pies.
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Berry is best known in the U.S. for her role as a judge on "The Great British Bake Off" so she knows a thing or two about baking things right. According to her website a cake can burst when placed on the top rack of the oven. She explains that this is because "the crust is formed too quickly the cake continues to rise and the crust cracks."
Whether you’re making chef-friendly pizzas with delicious unexpected toppings or perfect placement of your red velvet cake oven is important. The closer your food is to the bottom or top of the oven the closer it is to the heating elements which can make your dish crispy by applying too much heat to those areas. That’s fine for cuts of meat or casseroles that benefit from charring but it can seriously and unevenly overcook your delicate treats. Baked goods like cookies cakes muffins and banana bread do best when heated evenly from all sides which is why you should bake them on the middle oven rack.
In some cases rotating your food from one rack to another can actually make the end result better. For example if you’re baking a pie start by placing it on the middle rack until it’s done then move it to the bottom rack for a few minutes to give the crust a firmer texture. The world of baking can be a complicated one but luckily star bakers like Mary Berry are here to make it a little easier. As long as you follow her advice you can try Berry’s go-to technique for softening butter and never underestimate the middle rack of your oven.
