High efficiency oven and method of use

A counter-top oven, comprising:

• an oven cavity having at least one interior wall,
• a food rack removably positioned within the oven cavity,
• at least one medium spectrum wavelength infrared heating element positioned within the oven cavity,
• at least one reflector positioned between the at least one medium spectrum wavelength infrared heating element and the food rack, and further adapted to reflect radiant heat from the at least one medium spectrum wavelength infrared heating element to the food rack,
• at least one short spectrum wavelength infrared heating element positioned within the oven cavity,
• at least one reflector positioned between the at least one short spectrum wavelength infrared heating element and the food rack, and further adapted to reflect radiant heat from the at least one short spectrum wavelength infrared heating element to the interior wall of the oven cavity,
• a system controller in electrical communication with the at least one medium spectrum wavelength infrared heating element and the at least one short spectrum wavelength infrared heating element,
• a user interface in electrical communication with the system controller,
• a memory coupled to the system controller, wherein the memory contains a database of cooking routines stored in the memory for use by the system controller to control the operation of the at least one medium spectrum wavelength heating element and the at least one short spectrum wavelength infrared heating element, wherein each cooking routine corresponds to a variable temperature profile for the oven cavity,
• a temperature sensor positioned in proximity to the oven cavity in electrical communication with the system controller,
• wherein the system controller can control the operation of the at least one medium spectrum wavelength infrared heating element and the operation of the at least one short spectrum wavelength infrared heating element based on at least one of the variable temperature profiles.