An oven rack for supporting food items to be cooked in a oven cavity of an
appliance includes a frame portion and a support platform defined by a
plurality of support members that establish a food item support zone and
a food item access zone. The plurality of support members include
substantially straight support members and offset or shaped support
members. The offset support members, in combination with a vertically
offset section of the frame portion, define the food item access zone
which is vertically offset from the food item support zone so as to
enable a consumer to access a bottom portion of a food item resting on
the rack.