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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Default Fan or conventional oven?

On Tue 03 Jan 2006 09:43:52p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it King's
Crown?

>
> "Paul Giverin" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I've recently bought a new oven to replace my ageing oven which had
>> dodgy thermostat and was running so hot that it made baking anything
>> very difficult.
>>
>> I made sure that my new oven had a wide range of functions,
>> particularly the ability to turn the fan off because I had read that a
>> fan oven wasn't best for baking. So now I can chose to use top and
>> bottom heat or to use the "circotherm" fan function.
>>
>> The question is, is it really better to bake without the fan or are fan
>> ovens better for some types of baking?
>>
>> --
>> Paul Giverin
>>
>> British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk

>
> I just got a convection oven yesterday, so my experince is limited. I
> have baked Chocolate Chip cookies and this morning I baked biscuits and
> having the fan on has a wonderful affect on keeping the temperature even
> through out the oven. I did 3 sheets of cookies at one time and 2
> sheets of biscuits. Watching them all brown at the same time I find
> facinating. Yes, I've been baking with my nose pushed up against the
> glass door. I'm having fun with my new toy.


I'd be interested in knowing how your pies and cakes turn out. I've had
nothing but problems with those using convection.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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