Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 09 Jun 2010 04:48:20a, Nancy Young told us...

>> Are you sure you're supposed to leave the racks in there? Mine
>> have to come out. They're shiny metal.

> It's really optional. If you leave them in, most will discolor but
> still remain fully functional. Many manuals refer to this, and if
> you leave them in for cleaning, they recommend rubbing the outer
> rails lightly with oil so that they move smoothly. There are a few
> ranges that have racks intentioinally designed to be left in and they
> don't discolor. Not sure what they're made from.

In line with my usual habit of not reading the manual, I cleaned my
last oven with the racks in the first time. I mean, come on, they're
part of the oven, whoda thought.

It's not that they discolored or not, it's that they were kind of saggy
after that. Not enough to make me replace them, but enough for me
to remember not to leave racks in the oven during self-clean.

nancy