On Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 12:37:27 PM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 14:28:33 -0800 (PST), dsi1 wrote:
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> > 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.
> > https://www.repairclinic.com/PartDet...484787/1026108
> Mine is a standard 30" wide oven. With true convection, you get even baking
> on all racks.
I'm talking about small "toaster ovens." The convection feature allows you to use these tiny things to make baked goods that you wouldn't ordinarily be able to bake.