A system for providing a cooking rack, with or without a complementary container. The rack can comprise lateral elements and longitudinal elements arranged to form a grid. The rack can comprise a gate that can be affixed in a first position and moved from the first position to a second position. In the second position, items can easily be removed from the rack without lifting the items. The rack can further comprise one or more handles to facilitate movement of the rack by the user. The system can comprise a rack and a complementary pan. The pan can comprise a radiused bottom to enable the rack to sit in the pan above the bottom of the pan. The pan can further comprise one or more handles to facilitate movement of the pan by the user.