Not at all what I expected
This looked like a really good idea, especially during the holiday season. I am forever running short of oven space. That said, this doesn't do what I thought it would do. I've set it up three times, and taken it back down three times without putting it in the oven. Yes, it gives you a few more shelves, but in the size of a standard electric oven, (I have a GE TruTemp built-in) you CANNOT fit a roast of any size next to the 3 tier oven rack as is stated on the front of the package. Also, beware, you either must use a low temperature, or risk burning the bottom of your roast. Since the oven rack has to be lowered to the lowest level to put the Oven Companion in the oven, whatever is being roasted and the item in the lowest level of the Oven Companion are very close to the heating element. Maybe this works well for gas ovens only?
It is definitely sturdy enough to hold full casseroles, but if you look at the picture, you will notice that the casseroles on the Oven...
Size Doesn't Work in Standard Oven
I tried to fit this item into my standard size oven with every turkey roaster I own. It doesn't work; it's too wide. Moreover, my flat casserole dishes are too large for the openings. I gave the product a two rating rather than a one because the product is well made and I think would work well in a commercial size oven with smaller casseroles than mine.
Good concept, but...
I like the idea of this, but it didn't really work out in practice. I opened this up on Christmas morning and was excited to use it to help fit more in the oven for Christmas dinner. I went to the kitchen, assembled it, and discovered that it didn't really fit the oven the way it shows in the picture. With only one of the regular oven shelves in the lowest position, the top tier of this shelf was flush with the top of the oven--so there were only two tiers with available space and one spot to the side for the turkey. Plus, this shelf limits the size of the items you can fit on both height and width to a greater degree than just using the regular oven shelves. With the usual two shelves that came with the oven, you could make room for the turkey, one item beside it, and two short items on the second shelf. In short, this shelf actually reduced the number of items that could fit in the oven. Even if you have a larger oven, you still would only come out with space for one turkey...
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