Top Tips for Choosing the Right Baking Oven

Choosing the right baking oven for your business is not a decision that should be taken lightly. A professional oven is an investment. And although the initial cost may be offputting, the benefits you will receive from your new oven will make the cost more than worth it!

In this month’s blog, we will discuss the things you should consider before buying a baking oven for your bakery and the advantages of opting for a professional oven.

Consider how you will use the oven

Professional recipes and large batches will require a larger-than-standard baking oven to achieve even baking and thorough cooking. Additionally, more complicated recipes will need more precise temperature circulation within the oven to achieve the perfect product.

Convection or Deck?

There are two primary types of professional ovens. The first is a convection oven, and the other is a deck oven. Although both are used for cooking, the way each oven works is quite different.

Convection ovens

Convection ovens are the standard commercial oven for a bakery. They use fast-moving fans located in the centre of the oven to evenly distribute heat and air circulation to encourage thorough and even cooking.

Convection ovens pre-heat very quickly. So if you run a busy kitchen, you can rest assured that business will not halt while you’re waiting for the oven to reach temperature. Furthermore, the rapidly rotating fan inside the baking oven will promote browning and crisping, which is ideal for savoury dishes.

Here at Creeds Direct, we stock a selection of convection ovens from Salva. Salva is a renowned bakery equipment manufacturer trusted by professional bakers across the globe. So, add a pinch of luxury to your bakery and browse now!

Convection ovens

This circulating air will allow pans on multiple racks to heat at once. So if you use your commercial oven for a bakery, you can cook multiple batches at once without issues. Additionally, convection ovens create steam, which creates the perfect environment for multiple loaves of bread to expand to their desired size.
Here at Creeds Direct, we stock a selection of convection ovens from Salva. Salva is a renowned bakery equipment manufacturer trusted by professional bakers across the globe. So, add a pinch of luxury to your bakery and browse now!

Deck ovens

Unlike convection ovens, Deck ovens use conduction and infrared heat to evenly distribute temperature throughout your goods. These baking ovens are most commonly used to bake bread due to their efficient steam circulation technology.

Deck ovens require more space than convection baking ovens. But their size allows for the seamless and thorough baking of multiple batches of goods at once.

They’re more energy efficient than the standard convection oven and require less maintenance to achieve optimal performance, but they won’t work as well for certain types of goods as convection ovens will.

The type of oven you choose will greatly depend on what you use it for!

Evaluate Costs

High-quality, durable professional ovens will cost more than a standard home oven. But they’re far more effective than an ordinary oven. Here at Creeds Direct, we offer ovens that start at capacities of three trays for as little as £46 per month on finance.

If you’d like to receive a quote on any of our ovens, please don’t hesitate to contact us now!

Assess your plumbing

For convection and deck ovens that require steam, you will need to consider the positioning of your oven so that it comfortably connects to the mains water supply.

If your baking oven uses steam, neglecting maintenance can result in a limescale build-up over time. So, we recommend fitting a water filter to maintain the purity of the water entering your professional oven and prevent the development of limescale.

Think about extraction

When you install a commercial oven for a bakery, the heat generated from the oven can raise the overall temperature of the kitchen and create uncomfortable working conditions. So, considering the extraction methods you have, or lack thereof, is vital when buying a baking oven.

Some baking ovens already have built-in extractors. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’d like to find out whether the commercial oven for a bakery you’re interested in has a built-in extraction fan!

Is speed a priority?

Some ovens pre-heat and cook goods to temperature faster than others. So, if it is integral that your baking oven heats up quickly, the best places to look are with the big brands.

Here at Creeds Direct, we offer convection and deck ovens from world-renowned brands such as Tagliavini, Real Forni, and Salva. These brands understand that the bakery industry rests on quick turnouts and designs their professional ovens with this in mind.

Contemplate ease of use

If you’re looking for a commercial oven for a bakery that tends to get quite busy, ease of use is vital.

The phrase; too many cooks in the kitchen, can be true if your staff spends unnecessary time trying to work the oven. For this reason, comparing the ease of use for different kinds of professional ovens will be endlessly beneficial to the seamlessness of your kitchen.

Cleaning and maintenance also fall under this consideration. If your oven requires lots of maintenance, you waste time you could be spending cooking delicious goods for your customers. So, ensure to investigate the level of maintenance required to maintain the optimal condition of your oven.

How can Creeds Direct help?

Here at Creeds Direct, we have a team of experienced bakery professionals on hand to advise you further on any of your baking-related problems. Whether you have a question regarding our commercial ovens, any of our other machines, or even E-Liquid manufacturing equipment we can help!

Browse our range of commercial ovens today to achieve a high-quality and hard-wearing piece of bakery equipment to keep your business running!