On 6/11/2013 12:47 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:34:37 -0300, wrote:
>> You can leave them in but they will lose the shiny chrome finish.
>
> What oven racks lose at cleaning temperature is their temper, the
> steel will go soft and be unsafe for supporting relatively heavy loads
> like large roasts/caseroles.
That happened with my previous range, I don't know why I thought
it would be fine to leave the racks in there. While the racks
didn't break under the weight of a heavy pot, they certainly
bowed more than before I 'self-cleaned' them. I imagine they
would eventually break if I kept doing that.
nancy