Here is a goal: How do I bathe the pears when making baked pears?

Which way makes more sense to accomplish this goal?

Pick your answer from:
(i) Dunk the pear halves into the sauce, then rest the pears in a baking dish with the cut side facing upwards.
(ii) Dunk the pear halves into the sauce, then rest the pears in a baking dish with the baking dish facing upwards.
(i)