Cooking performance fin for cooking appliance

A domestic cooking appliance for heating a food item, comprising:

• a main housing;
• a cooking compartment in the main housing, the cooking compartment being configured to receive the food item to be heated, the cooking compartment having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall being on opposite sides of the cooking compartment;
• a gas burner that provides heat to the cooking compartment;
• a burner panel located between the gas burner and the cooking compartment;
• a first fin protruding from the first sidewall and into the cooking compartment;
• and
• a second fin protruding from the second sidewall and into the cooking compartment,
• wherein the burner panel comprises a first opening adjacent to the first sidewall and a second opening adjacent to the second sidewall, and air heated by the gas burner moves into the cooking compartment through the first and second openings,
• the first fin protrudes from the first sidewall at a first angle, the first angle being less than 70 degrees and more than 20 degrees, and
• the second fin protrudes from the second sidewall at a second angle, the second angle being less than 70 degrees and more than 20 degrees.