On Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 12:17:18 PM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 13:17:37 -0600, 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?
> >
> > -sw
> True convection ovens, of which this is one have heating elements in the
> fan housing and blast out hot air. Cheaper convection ovens just circulate
> the air that is heated by the elements in the oven chamber itself.
I like that idea. OTOH, if my convection element burnt out, I'd just run the stove without it. I can make a pizza just fine without the convection fan.. Using the convection fan with a dutch baby screws up the rise. I've never found the convection feature to be useful. OTOH, if you're talking about a small oven, it can make the oven act like a bigger one. That's a good thing.
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