On 20/12/2020 19:17, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:59:47 -0700, Graham wrote:
>
>> I have a Bosch convection oven that must be one of the worst things they
>> have ever made. I use the convection feature for all my cooking and last
>> night turned it on to pre-heat for the lousy pizza I'd made.
>> Sparks and flames!!! The convection element burned out. What a time to fail
>> with next week's xmas baking looming.
>> Luckily it has a conventional baking function with the element buried
>> beneath the floor of the oven so I had a "stand-by. I have never used this
>> so I will have to discover the oven's other foibles.
>> Now I'm faced with the dilemma of either paying for an expensive repair or
>> biting the bullet and replacing the whole shebang.
>> As much as I'd like a Miele or other up-market replacement, it isn't worth
>> it. When I eventually downsize to a smaller house or casket, this house
>> will be jacked up and carted away to some rural location and a huge,
>> triple-garaged mansion built in its place.
>
> There's actually an element for the convection fan? Most ovens, the
> elements or burners are separate from the fan - one top and one
> bottom. Then the fan just swirls the heat around from those. Will
> the fan still run with only the bottom element on? Are you sure
> that element never turns on when you're just using convection?
>
Mine has top, bottom and fan elements. I can use the top and bottom by
themselves, or I can use them with the fan, or I can use the fan with
the fan element, which is round and surrounds the fan at the back of the
oven. Mine is Italian, a Smeg.