We do a lot of cooking and baking in our home, and much like many others throughout the world, have increased our in-home food prep exponentially due to the pandemic. I have been using other spare racks and trays to cool cookies, bread, cakes, and even for use while cooking/baking bacon in the oven or my Trager pellet grill. The spaces between the rails are too wide, though, so I had high hopes when I ordered my Great Credentials Professional Cross Wire Cooling Rack. The cross wire design creates more contact area for the food it supports, and the built-in wire ‘v’s acting as feet provide just enough elevation from the counter or other baking sheets.Upon receipt of the well packaged racks, I hand washed each rack with warm water and dish soap, even though they can be washed in the dishwasher. Despite all of the cross wires and edges around the perimeter of the racks, I did not find any of the edges to be too sharp or dangerous for myself or anyone in my family to use. The design, although effective for the intended purpose, made washing it a little tedious and my sponge was missing little pieces after my initial cleaning. This was not a problem, though, as after using a nylon scrub brush on subsequent cleanings, the combination of the two was most effective, but the sponge still best suited for reaching all of the tight corners and wire surface. Back to my initial use, where after washing, I rinsed with hot water, and then wiped it down with a dry towel, and then light both racks air dry before their first use.A few hours later, after the racks were completely dry and I was ready to start cooking, I was displeased to notice that the racks both looked dirty! After visual inspection, I could see that there was rust at and around almost every wire crossing and at the ends of the rack. I had not submerged the racks or let them sit in the water. I was able to wipe off the surface rust, but I am not sure how bad or deep the oxidation process was in the material. I have not seen this on the racks my mother uses, and I suspect that her’s are truly stainless steel. The product is advertised to be “Professional Cross Wire Cooling Racks Stainless Steel Chrome Plated to avoid corrosion and rust”. Stainless steel does not rust, and the chrome plating, if applied correctly, presumably for cosmetic reasons, should have prevented the stainless steel from coming into contact with oxygen and thus oxidizing. This is not acceptable for a product that is designed to be used for cooking, baking, drying, and other means of direct contact with food. It is noted that a light oil coating can be used to help prevent food from sticking, which it certainly does when I use avocado or olive oils, but the oil is removed when it is time to clean the racks, and the rust returns.The size and shape of the racks are perfect, when used independently or within a baking sheet. After another hand wash and cloth dry, the surface corrosion and rust seemed to be removed, sufficient that I have used the racks. This requires added time and labor to constantly make sure that I am not exposing my family to the hazardous residue. I will use these only temporarily, if at all, until I get replacement racks or find a new vendor. This is very disappointing. There have been many favorable reviews of these racks, so I hope mine was just the lemon, and others don’t experience the same as me. I gave a 2 star rating since they are sized well and they are effective at cooling, but the rust is a major problem.