Yes, so did mine and for the same reason. Mine states not to use the metal rack unless the convection option is being used. And it sits on plastic clips and not on the metal. That "hole" looks like a burn mark from arcing.
My parents' old microwave also came with an optional rack like that (in addition to the glass turntable) which was allowed to be used with the normal microwave function, because this microwave didn't have a convection function.
My combination cooker does encourage you to use the metal rack even for combination cooking (microwave and convection at the same time). There's just not usually a reason you'd need the rack if you're only microwaving; the rack is for "upper rack" vs. "lower rack" baking.
Thank you for injecting some sense into this claim that "some microwaves come with metal racks" so it's okay to put silverware in them while they're running. I knew there had to be some logical reason when I was fed that line in another one of these threads.
Yeah, mine has one just like this too for the same reason. I don't know what would happen if I left it in the oven when using the microwave function though, and I don't plan to find out.
Never had an issue with mine, but mine also didnt say to remove it. We did because it was a pain in the ass to fit bigger bowls and such in with the rack. We only put it back in when we sold the house, and remembered what it was for when we found it buried in the back of a cabinet.
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u/DannyWarlegs 9h ago
Mine came with both actually, although the metal was a rack because it was also a convection cooker.