Editing Convection oven (section)

{{Short description|Appliance that heats food}}
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[[File:Tabletop convection oven.jpg|thumb|A tabletop convection oven cooking pork. For slower cooking, the [[Gridiron (cooking)|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.]]

A '''convection oven''' (also known as a '''fan-assisted oven''', '''turbo broiler''' or simply a '''fan oven''' or '''turbo''') is an [[oven]] that has [[forced convection|fans to circulate air]] around food<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convection+oven|title=Definition of CONVECTION OVEN|website=www.merriam-webster.com|date=7 July 2023 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | last=Martin | first=Jonny | title=Gas Cookers vs Electric Cookers > Gas cooker cons > Less-even heat distribution in the oven| publisher=Which? | date=23 August 2024| url=https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/freestanding-cookers/article/gas-cookers-vs-electric-cookers-axJxK6t7cGGU }}</ref> 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 {{cvt|20|C-change|sigfig=2}}, to avoid overcooking the outside of the food.