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Convection Oven - Worth an extra $75?
November 06, 2019, 02:30 PM
PASigConvection Oven - Worth an extra $75?
Yes it is.
Everything will cook more evenly and quickly.
Don't pass it up to save 75 bucks.
November 06, 2019, 02:44 PM
P210It’s worth it at $75 extra.
November 06, 2019, 04:30 PM
Bob at the BeachSide note on convection. Some manufacturers claim a convection oven when there is a fan in oven cavity. Those ovens typically have 2 racks as does most regular ovens. Some companies call that fan feature “quick bake”
There is also “true” or “European” convection. Those oven have a heating element attached at that fan. It gives more even heat. Those ranges will have 3 racks in the oven.
November 06, 2019, 06:25 PM
cparktdThe new range the wife wanted has it.
In 3 years I don't think she has even used the conventional bake function.
EVERYTHING get done on the convection setting.
I'm no cook but the results seem good!
Endeavor to persevere. November 06, 2019, 06:33 PM
wreckdiverWell worth the $75 option. Once you use it, you wont think twice next time.
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November 06, 2019, 06:59 PM
Turning_galYes, it’s worth it.
We have one for a year now and love the features.
Besides what others already mentioned...ours also has a bread-proofing setting which works like a charm and you can use the oven as a dehydrator, too.
November 06, 2019, 07:07 PM
OregonFor $75? Absolutely.
I rarely cook anything in it without using the function now as it Cooks things faster and more evenly.
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November 06, 2019, 07:10 PM
SigJacketquote:
Originally posted by maladat:
This goes back to "Heat and Mass Transfer," generally one of the least-loved courses in an undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum.
I loved it. Helped that I got an A in it. Specifically the conduction and radiation parts, it made so much sense.
End drift. Get convection. Worth $75.
November 07, 2019, 12:06 AM
AeteoclesI have a friend who is the executive pastry chef for a Los Angeles based restaurant group. She recommends that we bake in convection mode, but to experiment with the cooking time and temperature.
November 07, 2019, 04:47 AM
Woodmanquote:
Originally posted by maladat:
So a convection oven cooks more evenly, a little faster, browns more evenly, and browns more quickly than a non-convection oven.
I'm sold. As a dedicated T&T student [time and temperature] I like predictability and consistency.
So much so it's been added to my Convictions / Positions / Beliefs: Glass coffee carafe. Beans in chili. Cast iron grill grates. Pre-ground coffee. Refrigerated mustard. .40S&W Tastes great. Convection ovens.November 07, 2019, 05:08 AM
C-DubsI've used the convection feature on mine twice in the 2½ years I've had it, so I can't say it has made much of an impact, but I also don't use the oven that often.
But, the 5th burner on the range that you mentioned, I've used quite often and would have a hard time going back to a range with fewer.
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jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by Kevmo:
quote:
Originally posted by Georgeair:
I'll go the opposite direction in the second response - absolutely worth it.
In normal day-to-day use not so much. But if you ever have a lot of things you're trying to cook at once, or multiple sheets of cookies, etc. the even distribution of heat will allow them to all cook at "normal" and even speeds no matter where they are in the oven.
If all you ever use your oven for is a single tray or casserole of food at a time, perhaps not.
That made me think, thank you...we do not cook a ton but when we do and have multiple things in oven that could be handy.
I also see that the range I am looking at also comes with a 5th warming burner on top which might be useful.
Yes, convection for baking multiple trays in the oven, the warming burning also comes in very handy on those rare occasions with a lot of company over......works great for keeping either gravy or pasta sauce warm without having to babysit it.
November 07, 2019, 07:30 AM
sigcrazy7Slight thread drift...
If you are getting a new range anyway, consider a 1/3-2/3 double range, with the bottom oven (the 2/3 one) being a convection oven. Once you use a double oven, it’s hard to go back to a single. Chicken in the bottom, tots in the top.
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus November 07, 2019, 07:41 AM
joatmonvquote:
Originally posted by Jamess1:
Worth it not only for cookies, but also roasting - aka turkeys, rib roast and tenderloins.
This right here.
When it starts getting to snowy to go outside and grill, I start using the convection oven.
Worth it for me.
I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not.
November 07, 2019, 11:55 PM
Excam_ManFor $75, hell yes!
Cooks faster and more even.
November 08, 2019, 06:39 AM
vthokyquote:
Originally posted by maladat:
This goes back to "Heat and Mass Transfer," generally one of the least-loved courses in an undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum.
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One more reason I love this place!
God bless America. November 08, 2019, 06:48 AM
BeancookerWorth every penny. I only use the convection setting.
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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
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November 08, 2019, 07:09 AM
hvyhawlerI also second the double oven. Small on top, large on bottom. Handy for if you have something like lasagna in the bottom oven and want to cook garlic bread at a different temp, you can use the top. The small top oven works great for frozen pizzas, stuff like that.
November 08, 2019, 07:27 AM
marksman41I'll third the double oven. My parents have had one since 1988. The bottom oven is rarely used, and only for items that don't fit in the top. The heating element in the top has been replaced at least once, maybe twice, in 30 years whereas the bottom oven is still pristine.
November 08, 2019, 08:48 AM
PerceptionThere is a reason every oven you will see in a large scale commercial kitchen is a convection oven. I wouldn't have an oven without it if I could avoid it.
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