Paul Giverin wrote:

> The question is, is it really better to bake without the fan or are fan
> ovens better for some types of baking?
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> Paul Giverin
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For things like roasts or yeast raised breads a convection oven is
fine, but I think they're terrible for cakes. They cook too fast and
the cake doesn't have a chance to rise properly before the crust
browns. Lowering the temperature 50 degrees doesn't work either.