Q&A for How to Find a Substitute for a Wire Cooling Rack (Baking)

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    What is the difference between parchment and wax paper?
    Community Answer
    Wax paper is made with wax and can melt or even ignite in the oven. Parchment paper is made from paper and is oven safe.
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    How do I keep mini quiche and egg rolls warm and not soggy for serving at a buffet?
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    If you are cooking it fresh, leave them in the oven at a lower temperature once they're done so as to not cook them further, but retain the heat and not get soggy.
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    Can I bake a 13x9-inch cake in an aluminum pan?
    Community Answer
    If the aluminium pan is 9x13, then yes. But you might have to bake it a little longer.
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    I do not have a rack for my turkey. What can I do?
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    You could keep the turkey in the pan and put the pan on the two nearest burners of the stove.
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    Do I really need a rack for my jam in the oven?
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    It is a good idea because it makes it easier to cool. However, you could always use a cool oven rack and leave the door open.
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    I need a rack for cooking pork chops, but I don't have a rack. What else can I use?
    Gavin Donnelly
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    You can create a rack out of rolled up pieces of tin foil, open-style cookie cutters, or even place a small over rack from something like a toaster oven inside of a roasting pan to improvise.
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    What can I substitute for baking a cake and not having a wire rack
    Gavin Donnelly
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    You can transfer the cake to a cool, flat surface like a plate, cutting board, or cool baking sheet to let it cool down.
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    I need a cooling rack to put on top of tinfoil lined baking pan to bake bacon orderve to let grease drip through. What can use? I have no cooling rack?
    Gavin Donnelly
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    If you have something like a toaster oven you could take the rack out of that to use. You could also try making a rack out of rolled up pieces of tin foil.
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    Can I use clean pieces of newspaper instead of paper towels to cool baked cookies?
    Qamar
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    That wouldn't be a good idea. Ink and other chemicals are created to make newspapers, and laying hot cookies on one to cool may result in the ink melting and sticking onto the cookies. Using clean, ink-free paper would work best.
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