"bonniejean" > wrote in message
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> Vox Humana wrote:
> > "bonniejean" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Why do people like and even prefer convection ovens? I've never owned
one.
> >
> >
> > The temperature is more even throughout the oven. Therefore, things
tend to
> > bake and brown more evenly. You don't usually have to rotate pans
during
> > baking and you can often bake four trays of cookies at once. Convection
> > ovens can save energy because you can reduce the temperature and reduce
the
> > cooking time. For some items, you don't need to pre-heat the oven which
> > also saves time and energy. Meats roasted on the convection setting
develop
> > a nice crust while remaining moist and juicy in about 30% less time.
> >
> > The next step up is to combine convection with microwaves. I have a
> > microwave convection oven that I use for most of my baking needs. I was
> > able to roast a small pork loin in 35 minutes today without any
preheating.
> > The convection component browned the surface and the added 30% microwave
> > power speeded the cooking and eliminated the need to pre-heat the oven.
I
> > can take a raw, frozen pie and bake it, without pre-heating in about 45
> > minutes. Quick breads that normally requires pre-heating and 60-75
minutes
> > of baking are done in 35-40 minutes without pre-heating at a lower
> > temperature than in a standard oven.
> >
> >
> Wow, sounds like it is both efficient and that the result is very
> desirable. Do they come full size with a stove on top like a regular
> oven? Can they be gas or electric? My Aunt has one but it is on the wall
> and she still has her regular oven.

The one I have is an over-the-range model. While it is small, it is
adequate for most of my needs since there are only two of us. I know that
Kitchen-Aid and GE both have wall ovens that have a second, smaller
convection-microwave oven. So far I don't know of a full-sized unit. I
think it is something that people don't quite "get" yet, so there may be a
time before demand builds enough to make a large version.