Spied a Farbarware Turbo Convection oven in a local thrift and wondered about all the hub-bub. Have seen these units go for big money on fleaBay and estate auctions but for the life of me cannot understand.
To me the unit looked rather small for an oven, probably would not hold a full size cookie tray or muffin pan. Maybe good for baking or broiling chicken/meats. Read that many purchase these ovens as "summer ovens" and find they make their kitchens as hot as using a gas oven. IIRC the Farbarware ovens are not even true convection ovens and they merely have a fan the circulates hot air, rather than the fan blowing the hot air off the heating element.
Would like to know why people pay so much for them then? Left the shop without the oven as we already have a huge microwave, several mixers taking up counter space, therefore not much room for anything else. Besides if it could not be used during the summer it would be neither use nor ornament to me. Went back two days later to the same thrift to browse about, and the oven was gone. One of the clerks said it sold for about $5 or $15, so someone is happy.
Launderess
To me the unit looked rather small for an oven, probably would not hold a full size cookie tray or muffin pan. Maybe good for baking or broiling chicken/meats. Read that many purchase these ovens as "summer ovens" and find they make their kitchens as hot as using a gas oven. IIRC the Farbarware ovens are not even true convection ovens and they merely have a fan the circulates hot air, rather than the fan blowing the hot air off the heating element.
Would like to know why people pay so much for them then? Left the shop without the oven as we already have a huge microwave, several mixers taking up counter space, therefore not much room for anything else. Besides if it could not be used during the summer it would be neither use nor ornament to me. Went back two days later to the same thrift to browse about, and the oven was gone. One of the clerks said it sold for about $5 or $15, so someone is happy.
Launderess
