Most cooks prefer electric to gas when baking. Today's wall ovens feature a combination of heating methods, including microwave, radiant, convection, and steam along with gas or electric. A convection oven, equipped with a fan in the back of the oven that circulates heated air around the cavity, is great for faster, more even cooking and browning at lower temperatures. Where radiant ovens have two heating elements, one each on the top and bottom, a true convection oven has a third element by the fan to heat food evenly. Bake, roast, or broil wall ovens offer great design freedom for your kitchen and great cooking options for you.
Thinking about a wall oven? Here are some things to consider:
- They come in gas or electric and as single ovens or double ovens
- Available in 24", 27", 30" and 36" widths
- Combination ovens pair conventional thermal ovens with convection, steam (to keep food moist), or microwave cooking
- Convection oven fans take up some usable interior space
- Convection-savvy cooks recommend setting the temperature 25 degrees lower than a recipe suggests, and they know that convection cooks in approximately 25% less time
- Some ovens feature smooth touchpad controls, side-opening doors, self-cleaning, meat probes for automatic timer control, and convection time-conversion assistance
- A combination convection oven ranges from $1,500.00 to $4,000.00
- A combination convection/steam oven is about $1,800.00
- A double combination oven ranges from $2,500.00 to $4,000.00
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