A thermally efficient, low voltage, portable convection/conduction cooking
oven that is an improvement of combination conduction/convection ovens,
portable or permanently affixed in place. The oven contains a low thermal
mass conductive cooking slab 6 heated by lower elements 17. The oven
utilizes convective cooking by moving air with fan 10 across upper
elements 9. The oven successfully utilizes 110-volt service, energizing
upper elements 9 and lower elements 17 with a cumulative draw of no more
than 1550 watts and 13.5 steady state amps while cooking foods in one
fourth to one third the time of conventional ovens. The low thermal mass
conductive cooking slab temperature is maintained optimally stable by
means of lower heating elements 17 remaining energized throughout the
conductive cooking process. The oven utilizes a unique grouping of
thermally efficient improvements. These improvements produce in synergy a
low profile, lightweight oven with exceptional preheating times, cooking
limes and end product food quality.