Before we cover specific convection toaster ovens, its important to know what the term convection means so you can better understand how these kitchen appliances work.
There are basically three types of heat – convection, conduction and radiation.
Convection Heating
Simply put, convection is the movement of heat in currents. Those currents can be in a liquid (as you stir a pan of water on the cooker), or in air. In convection cooking, the heat is moved around the oven with a fan, ensuring that the full interior of the oven has the same temperature. If all parts of the oven are at the same temperature, you’ll get even cooking.
We don’t need to go into conduction (this is a particle to particle transfer of heat as particle bash into each other, like an iron in a fire, the heat is conducted along the iron), or radiation (electromagnetic waves that carry energy through space, eg. sunlight).
Convection Toaster Ovens
A lot of the toaster ovens you can buy today include a fan, and therefore heat by convection if the fan is enabled – they are convection toaster ovens!
However, make sure by reading the specification for the ovens you are interested in.
Some popular convection toaster ovens include:
- Cuisinart Convection Toaster Oven Broiler
- Breville BOV800XL The Smart Oven 1800-Watt Convection Toaster Oven with Element IQ
- Oster 6-Slice Convection Toaster Ovens
- Cuisinart TOB-165 Convection Toaster Oven/Broiler
- Hamilton Beach 31199R Countertop 1.1-Cubic-Foot Convection Oven with Optional Rotisserie
- T-Fal OT8085002 Avante Elite Convection Toaster Oven
- Krups Convection Toaster Oven
- Rival CO606 Stainless-Steel 6-Slice Countertop Convection Toaster Oven with Broiler