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Hints From Heloise: The best spot for oven racks

Dear Heloise: Will you tell me where to place my oven racks for pies and other baked goods? I didn’t think the bottom crust of my last pie was cooked thoroughly. I love your column and read it every day in the Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News. -- Kaye McCall, via e-mail

When in doubt, place the oven rack in the middle of the oven. This works well for most things you are cooking because it sits where the temperature is not too hot or too cold, and the air circulates.

The top and bottom racks are the places where the most heat is concentrated on the top or bottom of whatever you are cooking. So, when using the broiler, you want items placed on the top rack, close to the heat source. When cooking pizza, you would want to use the bottom rack (unless otherwise instructed). -- Heloise

P.S.: An oven thermometer is a must if you bake a lot.

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HANDY POTATO MASHER

Dear Heloise: My use for a potato masher is to mash ripe bananas for recipes and baby food. -- Loreen in Florida

A potato masher also is handy for crushing berries, crumbling hard-cooked eggs, mixing meatloaf and smashing crackers. -- Heloise

DISHWASHER CLEANING

Dear Heloise: When I load my dishwasher and don’t have a full load, I go around the house and find knickknacks that need a good cleaning and put them in the dishwasher. I also check my china hutch to see if there are things that need to be washed. This way, I get two things done at the same time. -- Sara T. from Texas

This brought a laugh to the office, because one of my assistants does this exact thing. One day, she put a small dove figurine in the dishwasher, and when the dishes were done, the figurine was gone! She later realized that it was soapstone, and the hot water in the dishwasher had made it disintegrate. A lesson learned: Always make sure any item you put in the dishwasher is “dishwasher safe.” -- Heloise

WATERMELON CUTTING

Dear Heloise: I always cut a watermelon when I buy it. I have found that placing the cutting board on a cookie sheet with raised edges catches all the juice and seeds rather than having a mess on the countertop. Easy cleanup. -- Karen F., via e-mail

CLOSE TIGHT

Dear Heloise: I would like to submit my helpful hint: When I open a plastic bag, I cut a strip from the top of the bag and use it to close the bag and seal in the contents by tying the strip around the bag.

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