With so many different brands of appliances on the market, choosing your oven can be overwhelming. Basically, most ovens have the same functions and we hope to explain them in layman's terms:

• Grilling - most ovens now have closed door grilling which will eliminate odours and smoke in the kitchen. Some models also have grilling with fan assistance.
• Convection Cooking - this is when you bake with the top and bottom element only
• Fan assisted Cooking - When you use the top and bottom element along with the fan. The whole oven is heated and the fan circulates the heat evenly. This is probably the most popular function for cooking multiple trays and dishes.
• Fan Forced - sometimes confused with Fan assisted this is a function where there is also an element around the fan. When items are placed on the shelf in front of the fan the fan pushes the heat directly onto it before heating the rest of the oven. Very good for quickly heating smaller items.
• Fully programmable- Usually accompanied with a digital clock, allows you to preset the timer of the oven to come on or go off as apposed to manual timers on the more basic models

Of course a lot of brands have other functions or use different terminology however the basic understanding will help with your selection of what you require