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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The past three houses I've lived in have had convection ovens; I thought convection mode was fairly common by now.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Every place I've ever rented has had the cheapest possible electric coil stove with no features, some of them didn't even have a "clean" setting.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Never even heard of electric stoves with a clean function. Never seen a gas stove.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The clean function locks the door, cranks up the heat, and burns off all the crud in the oven. You can vacuum any ashes left after it cools down. Its awesome if you're lazy like me. I have zero interest in bringing out the Easy Off and elbow length rubber gloves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

And 3/4 work (on a good day)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Oh, yeah. It's been a long while since I've lived in that environment. You're probably right that most cheap stand-alone stovetop/oven units don't have a convection setting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It is unless you are buying the cheapest model(s) possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I've seen them commonly in homes in Europe, but I've not seen them once in the US. But even convection ovens are not as effective as air fryers because they're not as efficiently designed. They use the same principle, but the shape and fan power to volume ratio in air fryers is much better. Also, not all air fryers are the same, some are way more effective than others.