Convection Oven with Structured Air Technology

A convection oven comprising:

• a housing having an oven cavity and an oven door providing access to the oven cavity;
• a left side air channel located on a left side cavity wall of the oven cavity;
• a right side air channel located on a right side cavity wall of the oven cavity;
• an air blower for sending heated air forward to the left side air channel and the right side air channel;
• and
• an intermediate air plenum defining the bottom of an upper cooking chamber and the top of a lower cooking chamber within the oven cavity, the intermediate air plenum comprising:
• a left side air inlet configured to receive a portion of the heated air from the left side air channel;
• a right side air inlet configured to receive a portion of the heated air from the right side air channel;
• a top plenum surface defining the top of the interior space of the intermediate air plenum and including a plurality of top air outlets configured to direct a portion of the heated air upward into the upper cooking chamber;
• and
• a bottom plenum surface defining the bottom of the interior space of the intermediate air plenum and including a plurality of bottom air outlets configured to direct a portion of the heated air downward into the lower cooking chamber;
• wherein the plurality of top air outlets and the plurality of bottom air outlets comprise distinct outlet patterns.