Convection oven for bakery goods

A convection oven for bakery goods of the type having a front wall, a back wall, a pair of opposed sidewalls, a floor, a top and an opening in said front wall for permitting at least one multilayer wheeled cart to be pushed into and removed from the oven, said oven comprising:

• (a) a fan located in the top of the oven for circulating heated air in a closed path through the interior of the oven;
• (b) a plenum portion located in the pair of opposed sidewalls adjacent the sidewall having the opening, said plenum extending substantially from the top to the floor of each sidewall and including a plurality of horizontal air outlet slots extending substantially the depth of said oven;
• (c) heat recovery means located in the plenum portion of said opposed sidewalls, wherein said heat recovery means includes a plurality of vertically arranged bars and support means located in the top and bottom portions of said plenum for supporting said bars;
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• (d) an inlet located in the top of the oven adjacent to said fan for receiving the air after it has passed through the interior of the oven and returning the air to the inlet of said fan.