fan oven

fan oven
fan oven noun
An oven containing a fan that circulates the heated air, making heating uniform and shortening cooking time
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fan oven UK US noun [countable] [singular fan oven plural fan ovens] british
an oven that cooks food more quickly than an ordinary oven because a fan inside it moves the hot air around
Thesaurus: machines and equipment used for cookinghyponym

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