An oven is where the most important step of baking takes place. So it make sense there’s lots to adjust. One thing to pay attention to: oven air velocity. What’s the big deal with air velocity? If your oven is blowing air the way it’s supposed to, you’ll increase quality and decrease waste. Four [...]
Convection Oven What is a Convection Oven? A convection oven uses fans to circulate hot air around the product placed on racks in the baking chamber. This is the convective component of heat transfer. Convection ovens are perfect for baking small-sized goods such as pastry and other products that are baked free-standing [...]
Why should you fine-tune your oven? Because that means you're fine tuning your product. Texture, moisture, volume, color and shelf life are all tied to how your product bakes in the oven. To fully optimize your product and process, there are parameters to monitor and control: Four Oven Baking Parameters Temperature: The most understood and [...]
You know the oven works due to heat and airflow. Well, the measure of that airflow is oven air velocity (m/sec or ft/min). The hope is that with even and correct air velocity, your product will bake to perfection. Airflow depends on the type of oven: Radiant oven (e.g., ribbon burners): airflow comes from the moving conveyor, the [...]
Oven Air Velocity Also known as oven convective airflow What is Oven Air Velocity? Oven air velocity is defined as the flow rate of air in an oven chamber and is expressed in m/sec or ft/min. Measuring air velocity along with other oven parameters such as heat flux, humidity and temperature can [...]
Oven Baking Parameters What are Oven Baking Parameters? Oven baking parameters cover five key variables that are involved in transforming dough or batter into a finished product. These parameters can be measured and controlled during the baking step. Understanding their interactions and role in producing high quality products is considered both an [...]
