What is the bottom tray of the oven for?

Table of Contents:

1. What is the bottom tray of the oven for?
2. Can I open the oven door when baking bread?
3. Where do you put cookies in the oven?
4. Why are my cookies taking so long to bake?
5. How long does it take for cookies to bake?

What is the bottom tray of the oven for?

The drawer underneath many ovens serves a very specific purpose — and it's not just for storage. ... In this reporter's kitchen, the oven drawer holds a couple of baking sheets and shallow pans. But it was actually designed to broil food or keep it warm after cooking, according to Tasting Table.

Can I open the oven door when baking bread?

Baking Process The heat of the oven transforms the moisture in the bread dough into steam causing the bread to rise rapidly. The yeast in the dough continues to produce carbon dioxide gas, contributing to the rising action of the baking bread. ... The oven door should not be opened before this stage is completed.

Where do you put cookies in the oven?

The simple answer to this question is, meet in the middle. Cookies should (almost) always be baked on the middle rack of the oven. The middle rack offers the most even heat and air circulation which helps cookies bake consistently.

Why are my cookies taking so long to bake?

If you become distracted and leave your cookies in the oven a minute or two too long, all is not lost. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and, instead of allowing the cookies to set on the sheet, immediately transfer them to a wire rack, where they will cool more quickly.

How long does it take for cookies to bake?

Bake until the cookies are lightly browned and no longer wet in the center, 6 to 8 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking. (Take the cookies out of the oven 1 or 2 minutes before the cookies are cooked, as they will continue to cook on the baking pans.)