Catching Drips in the Oven

Pies, and fruit pies especially, are notorious for bubbling up and over the confines of their pans. Those dastardly sticky fillings seem hell-bent on making their mark all over your clean oven. Don’t let the pie win this fight! Although spillover can’t be controlled, it can be contained. Every time you bake a pie, no matter how clean and dry it may appear, always place a large, rimmed baking sheet on the oven rack directly below it. This will catch any drips thrown overboard, and though it won’t prevent them from burning during the baking process, it will save you the hassle of scrubbing out the oven later. It’s much easier to clean a single baking sheet than a whole cavernous oven.