Convection oven

A tabletop convection oven cooking pork. For slower cooking, the gridiron here has been reversed to place the meat low and far from the main heat source (at the top of the pot), although near the heat of the glass pot's bottom. Flipping the gridiron would raise the meat closer to the main heat source.
An industrial convection oven used in the aircraft manufacturing industry

A convection oven (also known as a fan-assisted oven, turbo broiler or simply a fan oven or turbo) is an oven that has fans to circulate air around food[1] to create an evenly heated environment. In an oven without a fan natural convection circulates hot air unevenly, so that it will be cooler at the bottom and hotter at the top than in the middle.[2] Fan ovens cook food faster, and are also used in non-food, industrial applications. Small countertop convection ovens for household use are often marketed as air fryers.

When cooking using a fan-assisted oven, the temperature is usually set lower than for a non-fan oven, often by 20 °C (36 °F), to avoid overcooking the outside of the food.

  1. ^ "Definition of CONVECTION OVEN". www.merriam-webster.com. 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ Martin, Jonny (23 August 2024). "Gas Cookers vs Electric Cookers > Gas cooker cons > Less-even heat distribution in the oven". Which?.