Hi Fablesable,
I am also looking to buy an oven for making macarons. I read you recommended Blue Seal Turbofan, and would like to ask you about that: I had just come to the conclusion that fan/convecion ovens tend to deform the macarons. In my experience with a domestic fan oven, the outer rows of macarons were always lopsided or cracked. However, there is a Blue Seal Turbofan 25 Commercial Convection oven on Gumtree at the moment, for £295 which is pretty much the upper limit of my budget.
My main problem in my domestic oven is that it has no lower heat element (nor an upper heat element, for that matter), but only a fan. So I thought of buying a refurbished pizza oven, where the lower heat element only can be used.
And, the third option I am considering, is a different domestic oven with 8 functions including a lower heat element. I am hoping that I can use both the lower heat element and the convection at the same time, and avoid the sticky bottoms I have so far not been able to overcome.
I'd greatly appreciate your advice!
Khalila
I am also looking to buy an oven for making macarons. I read you recommended Blue Seal Turbofan, and would like to ask you about that: I had just come to the conclusion that fan/convecion ovens tend to deform the macarons. In my experience with a domestic fan oven, the outer rows of macarons were always lopsided or cracked. However, there is a Blue Seal Turbofan 25 Commercial Convection oven on Gumtree at the moment, for £295 which is pretty much the upper limit of my budget.
My main problem in my domestic oven is that it has no lower heat element (nor an upper heat element, for that matter), but only a fan. So I thought of buying a refurbished pizza oven, where the lower heat element only can be used.
And, the third option I am considering, is a different domestic oven with 8 functions including a lower heat element. I am hoping that I can use both the lower heat element and the convection at the same time, and avoid the sticky bottoms I have so far not been able to overcome.
I'd greatly appreciate your advice!
Khalila
