Bakeware
Wire cooling rack
Air underneath keeps bottoms crisp instead of soggy.
What it is and why it matters
A cooling rack is a wire grid that holds hot baked goods off the counter. Air moves underneath, so steam escapes instead of turning bottoms soggy. An oven-safe rack can also sit inside a sheet pan for roasting or oven-frying.
Used in 54 Simmerbee recipes: needed in 35, nice to have in 19.
In our guides: #4 in What you need to start baking, #1 in Holiday baking kit
Recipes that need it (35)
breakfast-brunch (5)
- Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins
- Lemon Blueberry Muffins with Sugar Tops
- Moist Cinnamon Walnut Zucchini Bread
- Quiche Lorraine with Bacon and Gruyère
- Spiced Pumpkin Bread
desserts (23)
- Brown Sugar Pecan Slice-and-Bake Shortbread
- Buttery Jam Thumbprint Cookies
- Chewy Ginger Molasses Crinkle Cookies
- Chewy Spiced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Chocolate Cupcakes with Fudge Frosting
- Classic Double-Crust Apple Pie
- Classic Pecan Pie
- Classic Vanilla Butter Pound Cake
- Crumb-Topped Apple Pie
- Cut-Out Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
- Fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream
- Fudgy Double Chocolate Cookies
- Jelly-Filled Sufganiyot (Hanukkah Doughnuts)
- Lattice-Top Tart Cherry Pie
- Lemon Cream Cheese Bundt Pound Cake
- Lemon Cut-Out Sugar Cookies with Lemon Glaze
- New York-Style Cheesecake
- One-Bowl Chocolate Sheet Cake with Fudgy Frosting
- Silky Classic Pumpkin Pie
- Soft Sugar Cookies (No Rolling Pin Needed)
- Spiced Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies
- Two-Layer Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Yellow Birthday Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting
side-dishes (7)
- Classic Buttermilk Irish Soda Bread
- Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
- No-Knead Crusty Dutch Oven Bread
- Overnight Cherry Tomato and Olive Focaccia
- Rosemary Sea Salt Focaccia
- Soft Classic White Sandwich Bread
- Three-Strand Braided Challah
Nice to have for (19)
These recipes work without it; it makes the job easier.
desserts (13)
- Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
- Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cinnamon Apple Galette
- Classic Butter Shortbread Wedges
- Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Classic Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust
- Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
- Easy Summer Berry Galette
- Fudgy One-Bowl Cocoa Brownies
- Raspberry Oat Crumble Bars
- Soft and Puffy Cinnamon Sugar Snickerdoodles
- Soft Peanut Butter Cookies with a Fork Crosshatch
breakfast-brunch (5)
- Cheddar Chive Buttermilk Scones
- Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread
- Classic Cream Scones
- Classic One-Bowl Banana Bread
- Glazed Blueberry Lemon Scones
side-dishes (1)
Often used with it
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