Amco 16-1/2-by-11-1/2-Inch Cooling Rack

by Amco

Product Features

• 16-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches
• Use to cool cookies, cakes after baking
• Half-inch spaced bars keeps food from falling through
• Base is raised 3/4-inch to allow food to cool without getting soggy
• Dishwasher safe

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.8 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004RG9P
• Item model number: 303
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,989 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

One of the keys to fresh-tasting cookies is cooling them properly once they come out of the oven. Scooping them straight off the pan and onto wax paper doesn't help the bottoms cool; in fact, it can make them soggy by trapping heat and moisture. Use this extra-long stainless-steel cooling rack instead. It measures 16-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches, so it can hold a whole batch of your world-famous chocolate-chip cookies, and the base is raised 3/4 of an inch to allow for plenty of air to circulate. The bars are a mere half-inch wide, so nothing should fall through the cracks but a few crumbs, and, best of all, it's dishwasher-safe. --Doree Armstrong

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT stainless steel, June 18, 2002

By 

Lima Lum (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amco 16-1/2-by-11-1/2-Inch Cooling Rack (Kitchen)

I've been looking for stainless steel cooling racks and when I found it here I ordered 3. When they arrived, I noticed the surface flaking. Which indicates these are chrome or nickel plated. These are NOT stainless steel as advertised.

Update: One of the reviewer states that the term "stainless steel" means "machine washable". Stainless steel is steel with a percentage of Chromium and another element which makes them resistant to rust. If you've heard the term 18/10 stainless those are the percentage of material that makes them a certain grade of stainless steel. I still have the racks because i can't seem to find stainless steel racks. The search goes on.

Update: Looks like Amazon finally got around to taking "Stainless Steel" off the title.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BUY THIS RACK IF YOU WANT STAINLESS STEEL!, December 8, 2003

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Amco 16-1/2-by-11-1/2-Inch Cooling Rack (Kitchen)

Unfortunately, I missed the reviewer who correctly stated that this is NOT A STAINLESS STEEL rack.

It is merely a plain, chrome-plated rack, like virtually any other rack.

It's bad enough that it came and wasn't as described, but the fact that the description hasn't been updated since last June (18 months) to help buyers avoid dissapointment is just poor service.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This item may NOT be stainless., November 24, 2004

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Donald J. Weinshank "Don Weinshank, Prof. Eme... (East Lansing, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amco 16-1/2-by-11-1/2-Inch Cooling Rack (Kitchen)

At the time I looked for this item, Amazon was out of stock. I therefore purchased the AMCO item of the identical description from EverythingHome. HOWEVER, the racks were strongly magnetic, suggesting that they were chrome plated steel, NOT stainless. I talked with EverythingHome, and they confirmed this.

Use of chrome plated steel with hot food (e.g., to drain fried fish, etc.) is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE although it frequently is ued for e.g., cookies. Be sure that you have a guarantee that the item is, in fact, stainless before you purchase it!