Convection oven

An oven comprising:

• a cooking chamber;
• a fan for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber;
• a user selectable switch connected to the fan and operable to vary the speed of the heated air within the cooking chamber, wherein the fan is disposed within a recess formed in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• a cover plate attached to the wall and covering the fan to define a fan chamber, the cover plate further comprising at least one opening proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber, and a plurality of three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for directing the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber along a selected direction, wherein each of the three openings is spaced equidistant from any adjacent openings around the perineter of the cover plate, and wherein a first of the three openings is centered along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal.

An oven comprising:

• a cooking chamber;
• a fan for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber;
• a user selectable switch connected to the fan and operable to vary the speed of the heated air within the cooking chamber, wherein the fan is disposed within a recess formed in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• a cover plate attached to the wall and covering the fan to define a fan chamber, the cover plate further comprising at least one opening proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber, and a plurality of three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for directing the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber along a selected direction, wherein each of the three openings is spaced equidistant from any adjacent openings around the perimeter of the cover plate, and wherein a first of the openings is centered along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal, wherein the three openings each have a generally elliptical shape and are each positioned to have an edge located adjacent an edge of the recess in order to provide a smooth flow path for the heated air passing into the cooking chamber.

An oven comprising:

• a cooking chamber;
• a fan for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber;
• a user selectable switch connected to the fan and operable to vary the speed of the heated air within the cooking chamber, wherein the fan is disposed within a recess formed in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• a cover plate attached to the wall and covering the fan to define a fan chamber, the cover plate further comprising at least one opening proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber, and a plurality of three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for directing the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber along a selected direction, wherein each of the three openings is spaced equidistant from any adjacent openings around the perimeter of the cover plate, and wherein a first of the three openings is centered along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal, wherein the three openings each have a generally elliptical shape and are each positioned to have an edge located adjacent an edge of the recess in order to provide a smooth flow path for the heated air passing into the cooking chamber, wherein a second of the three openings is smaller than the first, and a third. of the three openings is the same size as the first.

A method of cooking comprising:

• providing a convection oven having a cooking chamber and having a fan operable at a plurality of speeds for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber at a corresponding plurality of velocities;
• providing a user selectable switch operable to select the speed of operation of the fan from among the plurality of velocities;
• providing a recess in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• disposing the fan within the recess;
• attaching a cover plate to the wall over the fan to define a fan recess;
• providing at least one opening proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber;
• providing a plurality of three openings, the plurality of three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for directing the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber along a selected direction;
• spacing each of the three openings equidistant from any adjacent openings around the perimeter of the cover plate;
• and
• centering a first of the three openings along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal.

A method of cooking comprising:

• providing a convection oven having a cooking chamber and having a fan operable at a plurality of speeds for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber at a corresponding plurality of velocities;
• providing a user selectable switch operable to select the speed of operation of the fan from among the plurality of velocities;
• providing a recess in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• disposing the fan within the recess;
• attaching a cover plate to the wall over the fan to define a fan recess;
• providing at least one opening proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber:
• providing a plurality of three openings, the plurality of three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for directing the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber along a selected direction;
• spacing each of the three openings equidistant from any adjacent openings around the perimeter of the cover plate;
• centering a first of the three openings along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal;
• providing the three openings each with a generally elliptical shape;
• and
• positioning each of the three openings to have an edge located adjacent an edge of the recess in order to provide a smooth flow path for the heated air passing into the cooking chamber.

A method of cooking comprising:

• providing a convection oven having a cooking chamber and having a fan operable at a plurality of speeds for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber at a corresponding plurality of velocities;
• providing a user selectable switch operable to select the speed of operation of the fan from among the plurality of velocities;
• providing a recess in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• disposing the fan within the recess;
• attaching a cover plate to the wall over the fan to define a fan recess;
• providing at least one opening proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber;
• providing a plurality of three openings, the plurality of three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for directing the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber along a selected direction;
• spacing each of the three openings equidistant from any adjacent openings around the perimeter of the cover plate;
• centering a first of the three openings along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal;
• providing the three openings each with a generally elliptical shape;
• positioning each of the three openings to have an edge located adjacent an edge of the recess in order to provide a smooth flow path for the heated air passing into the cooking chamber;
• forming a second of the three openings to be smaller than the first;
• and
• forming a third of the three openings to be the same size as the first.

An oven comprising:

• a cooking chamber;
• a fan for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber, the fan disposed within a recess formed in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• a cover plate attached to the wall and covering the fan to define a fan chamber, the cover plate further comprising a plurality of openings proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber, and three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber, wherein the three openings are spaced equidistant around the perimeter of the cover plate, and a first of the three openings is centered along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal, and further wherein a second of the three openings is smaller than the first, and a third of the three openings is the same size as the first;
• and
• a user selectable switch connected to the fan and operable to vary the speed of operation of the fan.

A method of cooking comprising:

• providing a convection oven having a cooking chamber;
• providing a recess in a wall of the cooking chamber;
• disposing a fan within the recess, the fan operable at a plurality of speeds for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber at a corresponding plurality of velocities;
• attaching a cover plate to the wall over the fan to define a fan recess;
• providing a plurality of openings proximate a central portion of the cover plate for the passage of the heated air from the cooking chamber into the fan chamber;
• providing three openings disposed proximate a periphery of the cover plate for the passage of heated air from the fan chamber into the cooking chamber;
• spacing the three openings equidistant around the perimeter of the cover plate,
• centering a first of the three openings along an imaginary line located at a forty five degree angle above horizontal;
• forming a second of the three openings to be smaller than the first;
• forming a third of the three openings to be the same size as the first;
• and
• providing a user selectable switch operable to select the speed of operation of the fan from among the plurality of velocities.