"Ophelia" > wrote:
> "Steve Freides" > wrote in message ...
>> A few questions on the subject of convection ovens.
>>
>> From what we read, adding a fan seems to magically turn an oven into a >
>> convection oven - is that really all there is to it?
>>
>> We are considering replacing not our big oven, but our toaster oven,
>> with > something like the two below
>>
>> http://www.chefcentral.com/products/The-Smart-Oven.html
>>
>> http://www.chefcentral.com/products/...ster-Oven.html
>>
>> Chef Central is a local "chain" - it has two retail locations, one very
>> > close to us, and we've generally been very happy with them.
>>
>> Comments and suggestions appreciated.
>
> My large oven is convection which enables me to cook food at the bottom
> and the top at the same temp. Personally I wouldn't think a fan in such a
> small oven would make much difference.

Might have more effect. A small turbo oven cooks faster, because it also
has radiated heat from the elements. Biggest problem I see, they get hot on
the outside, and are harder to clean. My brother likes his breville, and
it's got a full 1800 watts. I like my little turbo oven, because it has a
basket, where you don't reach inside. You pull out the basket. Throw food
into the basket, and push back in.

Greg