Countertop Convection

While full size convection ranges have continued to grab market share as the number of units sold, convection has also been showing up in countertop convection ovens. Yes countertop convection ovens can be a great way to cook by reducing the actual temperature required for cooking or reducing the time it takes to cook the same item, thereby conserving energy usage as well as time. A countertop convection oven can also in some instances double as a rotisserie.

Small but powerful.

Although these countertop units lack the size of their slide-in cousins they can perform most of the same functions and at a fraction of the cost. As families continue to get smaller and baby boomers realize they have an empty nest, a countertop convection oven may be just the item you need for preparing those quick meals and for the times that you don’t want to heat up the large oven.

How does convection work?

One of the big questions we get is how does convection cooking actually work? One big misnomer is the use of the word convection. Since all cooking is done through convection, this type of cooking should more appropriately be called forced air convection cooking. The way it operates is with a fan located in the unit that blows air around the cooking chamber. This air movement strips away the thin layer of cooler air that surrounds food that is being cooked. Because the cooler are stripped away it allows the oven to cook at a lower temperature or shorten cooking time using the same temperature. Generally it’s easier to simply reduce the cooking temperature by 25° than to try and figure out a shorter cooking time.

Another big plus in cooking with countertop convection or any convection for that matter is the fact that the food will simply cook and brown more evenly. This can again be contributed to all the air that is being moved around inside the cooking area. As an example, when cooking a chicken in a conventional oven even browning is difficult at best to accomplish until forced air convection is brought into the picture. The same is true for trying to bake multiple sheets cookies.

Numerous Countertop Convection Products to choose from.

When searching for a new countertop convection oven you’ll find that there’s no lack of product to choose from. You’ll see all the big names you’ve come to know and trust, names like Black & Decker, Sharp, DeLonghi, Oster and Hamilton Beach, just to name a few. You’ll also be presented with high quality commercial grade ovens as well as toaster ovens that have added convection cooking to their already successful lines. So as you see your choices are going to be many and varied and it’s important that you get the oven that is right for you.

Here at Countertop Convection.com we offer a wide variety of countertop convection ovens to choose from. We will also offer in the coming months a growing number of product reviews and tips for you to read through and use in your search for the perfect oven.

Time to choose!

So it’s time to get cooking and I know you’re going to want to do it faster and more efficiently. Looks like it’s time to get that new countertop convection oven!

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