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Old 02-21-2008, 07:12 PM
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Default Re: What do you think???

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Originally Posted by ed_denu View Post
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
Its not so much the heating of the inner skin. Rather, the heat lost is transfered through the oven walls. The more surface area (amount of wall) the more heat that will be transfered. Thats why the online calculators ask for the dimensions of your oven rather than the cubic footage.
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