what's the difference between a conventional oven and a convection oven?

Answer 1

one has a blower motor (fan) one does not

Answer 2

A convectional oven has a built in fan, situated directly opposite the door of the oven. Its purpose is to spread heat evenly and thus allows you to bake or roast on two or more oven shelves simultaneously.

In a good convectional oven there (for instance) should be no difference in taste between cookies baked on the top and middle oven shelf, because the fan is highly effective.

Obviously a conventional oven doesn't benefit from having a fan & you'd have to (periodically) turn your cookie tray around while baking to ensure even baking & browning.

Answer 3

A convection oven uses a fan to distribute the heat more evenly. Food in a convection oven gets done faster and tends to get crispy on the outside while remaining soft on the inside. It's really good for roasting. Now you made me hungry =D

Answer 4

a conventional oven uses heating elements or gas jets that are mounted in the oven to heat it up. Convection ovens also add fans to evenly distribute the heat. Convenction ovens also bake or roast faster than conventional ovens.

Answer 5

conventional ovens are a reference to the style of oven with the stove top burners above the oven above the broiler. a convection oven is what most oven are and is refering to the mode of heat transfer. Covection is the act of transfering heat through air.

Answer 6

Nothing, they are the same thing, a conventional oven heats by convection (as opposed to microwaves).

Answer 7

Convection oven circulates heated air around the items, conventional doesn't.

Answer 8

everyone else nailed that one