Convection ovens?

[akx]

I happen to be lucky enough to have a convection oven -- maybe something should be said about lower temperatures and/or shorter times required in one?

[martinkirsche]

As far as I know using a convection oven to bake bread is not a good idea. I think this is because it will dry out the bread too fast so that it can‘t raise anymore. However I never tested how the bread turns out if I turn on the fan.

[hendricius]

Interesting. I think you should be fine, if you cover the bread in a cast iron pan, it should not be that different.

Did you try it? What were the results?

[akx]

It didn't raise that well, that much was certain, but I'm not sure whether it was my dough's fault or the oven's. :D

[nimbius]

A convection oven was helpful for normalizing baking times in high altitudes for me. at sea level, i encountered problems with the top crust splitting from the base.

[istepaniuk]

My convection oven, a pretty standard BOSCH electric oven, clearly states in the user manual not to use the convection setting for bread baking.

[hendricius]

I'll close this for now. Feel free to add some more details later.

Based on my current knowledge using a combination of lava rocks, towels in boiling water creates the best results while baking. I will post more details here: #119