Talk:Convection oven

message: From the article: They are mostly used in industrial and commercial applications. What?! While it is true that (like many other major kitchen appliances) the convection oven was first developed for and adopted in professional kitchens, it is quite common today and has been so for at least ten years (where I live) in domestic kitchens, too.
Current oven models for the domestic market typically even have several modes and can function either as a conventional oven or as a convection oven. 
This article needs help.
* Who invented/patented the first convection oven? When was that?
* When did the first models for the domestic market appear?
* Needs to mention that food dries out quicker than in a normal oven.
* Are all convection ovens electrical? Are there convection ovens powered by gas? If not, why not? (Maybe because a gas oven works much like a convection oven anyway?)
* What technologies exist? All those I've used had a ventilator at the back, but are there other (existing) possibilities?
* how do convection ovens work in heat goes up or down?
Lupo 15:02, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow. This comment is almost two years old and the article still has the same short-comings. Rl 08:16, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's absolutely crazy. If you want to know real bad science, check out the statement "there will be about a 25 to 30% reduction in cooking temperature" -- evidently written by people who don't know where the absolute zero of temperature is. For example, if I have a 175ºC (= 350ºF) recipe, what they mean is that you should take some number between .7 and .75, multiply by 175, and you get roughly 130ºC (~= 260ºF). But that's not a 25% reduction in the temperature. In fact, it's only roughly a 10% reduction in the absolute temperature. A 30% reduction in the absolute temperature, measured from the correct absolute zero, would be three times lower -- or 40ºC (~= 100ºF, or body temperature). If they were actually right, you could cook things by blowing on them! It's madness... -- 24.92.248.183 06:45, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

text:  Clearly this article needs sources and citations, for instance "A residential double oven will often include the convection capability in only one of the two ovens." what relevance to the article is this statement, and it does appear to be at best original research. Zharmad (talk) 03:32, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
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thread_title: Industrial applications

message: Why is this here?
I ask you why is there an article about ovens. I mean what else would you need it for besides Science fair? Everyone knows that an oven heats food through a series of diffrent methods. but do you know why anyone cares? PLz Respond.
replies: text: I added nowiki to 
thread_title:  WHY DO WE HAVE AN ARTICLE FOR OVENS??? 

message: would talking about using fans to increase the thermal coupling between the hot air and the food be too much engineering terminology?  The current vocabulary of 'stripping away the thin layer of insulating air' true but explained in much poorer detail than in the article on wind chill, which is basically the same effect - there is more thermal coupling (equivalently, less 'insulation') due to the moving air at the ambient temperature.
The lower cooking temperature could then be explained as getting the same rate of energy gain of the food; with a better thermal coupling between the air and the food, less temperature difference is required for the same transfer of heat to the food
ThrustVectoring (talk) 05:12, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  terminology level 

message: That oven in the image doesn't look like a convection oven.
I may be a "conveyor" oven, but with the open sides I seriously doubt is a "convection" one.  The wisegeek site has some more appropriate photos (just to give you an idea of what a convection oven normally looks like). 45.3.27.158 (talk) 22:35, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: So, I've looked up the one pictured, and it seems to be a Middleby PS360, which, as I suspected is a conveyor oven, but not a convection one. Since I couldn't find an appropriate image on Wikimedia Commons, I've removed the picture altogether. 45.3.27.158 (talk) 15:12, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong image? 

message: This could use a photo of a normal convection oven, which looks like a conventional home oven with a fan. Beland (talk) 07:23, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo request 

message: What portion of homes have convection vs. conventional ovens in various countries? Beland (talk) 07:24, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Market share 

message: — Assignment last updated by Thecanyon (talk) 05:33, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Technology and Culture

message: With air fryers becoming a more popular household appliance, I added information about different types for consumers who are considering buying one and want to know more about the options available. I think it is also important for them to know how different kinds work and their applications for different types of cooking.  Cwhite1225 (talk) 02:26, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Types of Airfryers