Abstract: A heating rack includes a plurality of elongate collector units (26), each elongate collector unit including an elongate support section (126) which defines a contact surface for supporting an object (16) to be heated and an elongate collector section (226) shaped to define a channel (35) for receiving exudate flowing via the support sections from a supported object and, in use, to direct the exudate to a collection zone at an end of the channel, wherein the support section and collector section are spaced apart over at least a part of the length of the elongate collector unit.

Abstract: A heating rack comprising a plurality of spaced discrete elongate members (26) which an object (16) to be heated is placed and exposed to a source of heat. Each member (26) having a main body (28) with two side faces (30) that, in use, extend in a vertical direction and along the member (26), and a side member (32) located at the lowermost extremity of each side face (30). Each side member is shaped, positioned, and arranged, relative to its respective side face (30) so that, in use, liquid from the object (16) when it is heated is induced to run down each side face (30) due to surface tension effects and is collected by each side member (32) and directed in a direction along each side member (32) to a collection region at one or both ends of the members (26).

Abstract: A heating rack comprises a plurality of elongate collector units (26), each elongate collector unit comprising an elongate support section (126) which defines a contact surface for supporting an object (16) to be heated and an elongate collector section (226) shaped to define a channel (35) for receiving exudate flowing via the support sections from a supported object and, in use, to direct said exudate to a collection zone at an end of the channel, wherein said support section and collector section are spaced apart over at least a part of the length of the elongate collector unit.