pltrgyst wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:58:45 -0800, Walter Spector
> > wrote:
>
>> Good idea. Glide racks, in particular, will be ruined if they are
>> left in the oven during self-clean. And even regular racks will
>> lose their nice shiny finish.
>
> What's a "glide rack"? And, for that matter,what's a "regular rack"?

They roll on bearings to make it easier to work with heavy pots
and roasters. Very nice feature.

For example, Dacors version:

http://www.dacor.com/Our-Products/Ac...ide-Racks.aspx

And Vikings version:

http://www.vikingrange.com/consumer/...id=prod4690185

If you use self-clean on one of these, you will have just ruined
a $200 rack.

W.