oven and needing somewhere to put them.
A large rack makes perfect sense.
Of course, the rack’s exact construction matters.
A true baking cooling rack usually has a design that allows air to circulate underneath the food.
Could It Be an Oven Rack?
This is one of the first things I’d check.
If the rack is approximately the same width and depth as the oven cavity and has features that allow it to slide into side supports or rails, there’s a good chance it was intended to function as an