Re: convection or toaster oven or one or the other, or one and the same or WHAAA

[Guest guest]

> so, i'm sooo confused... is a convection oven NOTHING different

than a simple toaster oven?

angel,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convection_oven

" Convection ovens use heated air that is forced into the oven by fans

located in the back of the oven, generally for cooking food. By moving

heated air past the food, convection ovens operate at a lower

temperature than a standard conventional oven and they can cook food

more quickly. They are mostly used in industrial and commercial

applications, but can be purchased for the home as well. With a

convection oven there will be about a 25 to 30% decrease in cooking

temperature and a 20% decrease in cooking time as compared to a

conventional oven. "

B.

[Guest guest]

....just to confirm i understand - so then, all these little ovens

touted as " convection " ovens are really JUST toaster ovens since they

don't have a serious fan inside? so, a free standing convection oven

is then almost always a round thing to allow max air flow/circ?

angel,

That's not anything like what I meant to say. I thought you were

asking for a definition of a convection oven and I posted an official

one for you. A convection oven is an oven with a fan. I used to work

in bakeries and they are used for commercial bread baking, but I've

never used a home version. It seems to me if the mini-oven--no matter

the shape--has a fan built in that keeps the hot air moving around the

food then it is a convection oven. I suppose they vary in effectiveness.

B.