04-11-13, 01:51 PM | #15 |
Steve Hull
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re the "efficiency" of convection ovens. The air temp in a convection oven is set with a 25 degree F offset compared to a conventional oven. This is because the convection oven heats food faster.
The reason is the infamous "stirred static layer". In a conventional oven, the hot air tries to infiltrate the food, but there is a layer of cool air immediately surrounding the food, less than 1 mm or so. The convection oven fan disturbs this and smears this layer so the existing heat gets into the food faster. Steve
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