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Old 02-21-2008, 10:30 AM
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Default Re: What do you think???

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Originally Posted by BottleFed70 View Post
I think a better way to look at this would be to evaluate wattage per square foot (surface area of the inside of the oven).

A 5x5x5 oven and a 10x10x1.25 (extreme example) oven both have 125cubic feet of internal volume, but the 5x5x5 oven would be much more efficient due to the much smaller amount of surface area.
You make a valid point. It takes energy to heat the inner skin, so surface area would be a consideration. I guess no two oven heat patterns would be identical due to placement of the elements, construction material, etc. I was just looking to determine if a general observation could be made as to a minimum wattage requirement for a given size. Ed
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