On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:33:56 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:14:49 +0000, S Viemeister wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>I have gas

Really...