An oven includes a conveying interior for moving produce through the oven
and a gas fired heat source for cooking the produce conveyed through the
oven. The conveying interior preferably comprises a rotating drum with a
conveying spiral extending inwardly from an inner wall of the rotating
drum. The rotating drum may further be sloped downward to facilitate
progress of the produce through the oven, and the time spent in the oven
may be controlled by controlling the rotating rate of the drum. The gas
fired heat source may comprise a thermostatically controlled burner
residing under the drum.