An oven according to some embodiments includes an oven chamber in which
food is cooked, a heating element, a fan, a sensor for sensing the
temperature of the oven chamber, a remote input device, and a controller
configured to receive a signal from the remote input device and to change
the fan or heating element based at least in part upon the signal
received from the remote input device. In a method of operating the oven
according to some embodiments, the oven enters an operating mode from an
energy-savings mode responsive to receiving an signal from a remote
device.