Kelowna, Kamloops, and Vernon homeowners are turning to true convection oven appliances for the most even and efficient cooking and baking results.
If you’re in the market for a new oven, you might have come across the term ‘true convection.’ What is true convection, and how does it work? Our Kelowna appliance experts have the answers.
Growing up, some of your family’s favourite meals were probably cooked in a traditional oven—a baking element on the bottom and a broiling element on the top. Then, along came convection.
Convection ovens use a fan located at the back of the oven cavity to circulate the warm air created by the bake and broil elements.
That fan-forced heat helps your oven stick to the set temperature as well as cook your dishes quickly and more evenly. The result is cakes with moist middles and roasts with a crisp skin that seals in juices to keep your roast juicy.
Now, what’s the difference between convection and ‘true convection’?
What is True Convection?
In the race to cut time and maintain temperature for superior cooking results, oven manufacturers have taken a page from Europe’s book. Also known as ‘European convection,’ true convection uses a third heating element behind the fan to blow heated air on your food.
Our Kelowna appliances experts say these are just some of the benefits of true convection compared to conventional ovens:
Even heating
With a fan blowing warm air from that third element on to your meats or cookies, the oven temperature is even more uniform compared to regular convection ovens or traditional ovens. With heat blowing from the back of your range, true convection is much more even for optimum cooking and baking results.
Reduced cooking times
Depending on the food you’re cooking and the temperature your recipe calls for, you can sometimes reduce cooking time by up to 20 per cent. So, those roasted potatoes could take almost 45 minutes instead of an hour, which could make all the difference on busy weeknights.
Easier, worry-free cooking of multiple dishes
If you’re cooking a few different vegetables as well as a casserole at once, for example, you won’t need to rotate dishes from top to bottom because the heat distribution is so even throughout the oven cavity. Just slide in your dishes and be done until the time is up.
Are there any disadvantages to true convection? You’ll pay a little more for this feature that delivers superior cooking and baking, and with more components, appliance repairs can be more costly. The fan also generates a bit of noise.
However, like many advances in kitchen appliances you might find in a trendy Kelowna home, most everyday chefs would find it hard to go back to regular convection, never mind traditional ovens, after experiencing the efficiency and effectiveness of cooking with true convection.
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