convection ovens

[picksbigwagon]

Okay, we are hoping to sell our house and build a new home. The model we love and the kitchen I love, yes I used that word twice, comes with a convection oven upgrade and stove....Now I have no idea what is the difference between a convection oven and what I have been using for the last 30 years. Right now I have a gas oven and range, I like using gas, always have and I don't want an electric stove, ever.

Also the house has an option of a second wall oven, electric, but the cost is unbelieveable (1600 bucks). I don't use the oven all that much so I doubt I would really ever need the wall mounted oven, or will I........

Thanks for the help guys and gals, when we walked through the model and I asked the representative there if we could raise the island she said, "Sure, are you thinking 1-2 inches?" when I told her 8", her jaw dropped open and then she finally asked how tall I was......I am too scared to find out how much it will cost to make that taller island but we are going to do that, we might raise the counters 2 or 3 inches as well.....

[duckhuntr21]

A convection oven has a fan in it which circulates the heat throughout the oven. It is supposed to cook more evenly at a reduced temp and a little bit quicker. We have one and the only difference that I have noticed is that you can cook two pizzas in the oven at the same time without one getting burnt and the other not cooked enough. It maybe has more advantages, but I don't use it enough to know the difference.

[setterguy]

Its nice for baking as well. I do a lot of the cooking and will use the convection for any baked goods or things that need heat on the top of the dish like enchiladas or lasagna that needs the cheese melted without browning the edges.

[stick]

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and I am starting my planning now for a re-build at the cabin a number of years out. Currently my plan would be to have gas burners with an electric oven. I love gas for the burners, but I feel electric is much better in the oven and here is my main reason why. A by-product of combustion (gas) is moisture. If I am frying fish (or whatever) in batches and using the oven to keep things warm, they have a tendency to get a bit soggy due to the moisture. Electric is a dry heat. I know people who adore the convection ovens, and I plan on going that way. I have seen single units that are mixed...gas stovetop and electric oven. To me, the mfgs finally figured it out. The home service gets tricky then with the need for electricity and gas, but it's a relatively small issue.

Just my $0.02.

[picksbigwagon]

so convection ovens are electric then? the stove top had 4 standard burners and one griddle sized burner, I forsee a new cast iron griddle with a permanent spot on top of the stove in our future as well.....Thanks for the help everyone.

[buddha]

The convection I have is electric and I use it a bunch. It cooks faster and even browns better in my opinion. If you can I say go for it. This is the first one I have ever had and if I need to replace it I would do another.

[CJH]

The convection I have is electric and I use it a bunch. It cooks faster and even browns better in my opinion. If you can I say go for it. This is the first one I have ever had and if I need to replace it I would do another.

+1 Same results/setup at our last house. Really liked it.

[lovebigbluegills]

Soooooo, a convection oven is basically a replacement for a "normal" oven (be it gas or electric)?? And it comes with a normal stove-top (which I assume to be electric)?

A regular run-of-the-mill stove, just the oven has a fan?

[CJH]

In a nutshell, yes. Unless you go the stackable wall oven route, then obviously it wouldn't have a stove top.

Yep, a fan.

I would think the best setup would be a dual fuel unit with gas burners for the stove top, and an electric convection oven below.

[picksbigwagon]

That is exactly what we are looking at putting in, a duel fuel range......now wall unit, in my 16 years with my wife and all the entertaining and cooking I have done, I have never said, Man I wish I had another oven...........thanks for all the help. Now we just need to sell our house to build our new home. I have 6, YES 6, six panel doors to install this weekend.......I will be knee deep in stain in about 20 minutes. I will post before and after pictures once it is finally done..........

[Tom Linderholm]

I would think the best setup would be a dual fuel unit with gas burners for the stove top, and an electric convection oven below.

I actually have that in my home kitchen, it's a wolf range with electric convection and gas burners with a griddle in the middle. Bought it on closeout as it was used as a demo in a high end appliance shop. Well worth the $1500, especially when I cook with this type of equipment daily at work. Convections are worth every penny for their multiple uses and expedited cooking. I would never go conventional again. The only set back was it was 220V and we didn't plan for it in our kitchen, ended up having to drop the power down a pole in the center of our island, who wouldnt want a stripper pole in the kitchen?

[picksbigwagon]

Wow, those burners look like you could do some serious smelting, and I don't mean the little fishy's either...............I like the steel rack on the counter as well, makes me think maybe some classic cast iron trivets might be needed along with that griddle

[CJH]

Great unit, even better on closeout!!!!