Good question: which of the four rails in the oven is the middle one?

Do you sometimes stand in front of the oven brooding because the instructions say “middle rail” - but your oven has four rails?

Here's what to do.

Baking recipes, casserole recipes and the preparation recommendation for frozen pizzas * like to include the advice

to bake

something on the

.

Sounds logical, with top / bottom heat the pastry / pizza should also be browned evenly from above and below and not burn.

But a look into the oven can cause confusion: Some models have

- which one should be the middle one?

If this is what you ask yourself regularly, now is the time to read on.

Because there is a right answer!

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Also read:

The middle rail on four levels in the oven: This is what you should do

In ovens with three or five runners, it is clear where the middle rail is.

For smaller ovens with four rails, you should decide on the type of food or what you want to achieve:

• Do you want to brown cheese, e.g.

  B. in casseroles?

  Then the top heat is important for the dish and therefore the second rail from the top is well suited.

• It is best to slide tall dishes such as cakes or roasts onto the second rail from the bottom.

• If you use circulating air, you can also use the second rail from below, the temperature is evenly distributed by the fan anyway.

  It is more about the food being in the middle of the cooking space.

• If you want to bake bread, slide the container with water onto the second rail from the bottom and the dish to be baked onto the second from the top.

Basically, you

usually well advised

to use the

if there is no actual middle rail with four levels.

Then nothing stands in the way of successful baking and cooking!