SurroundTemp: Understanding How Ovens Work and How They Benefit You

The Oven Mystery:

In many Asian homes, the oven is not the first appliance people turn to for daily meals. Woks, rice cookers and steamers are still the main tools in most kitchens, while the oven often comes out only for festive roasts or occasional baking.

As more people start exploring baking or trying out new recipes, they find the oven less predictable than expected. A cake may rise unevenly, cookies may burn on the edges, or a roast can look golden on the outside but remain undercooked inside. These results are not random, they happen because of how heat moves inside the oven.

The Basics of Oven Heat

To understand ovens, it helps to know how heat behaves. In a simple oven, heat comes from heating elements placed at the top and bottom. Because hot air naturally rises, the upper part of the oven tends to get hotter, while the lower areas can stay cooler. This means food placed on different racks can cook at different speeds.

Another factor is air circulation. In many ovens, heat does not move freely around the cavity. Corners and edges may be cooler, while the centre becomes hotter. This is why one tray of cookies may brown too quickly while another tray still looks pale.

Convection ovens were introduced to solve this by adding a fan. The fan pushes hot air around, making the temperature more even. However, not all fans are equal. Some move air in one direction only, which can still create hot spots. This is the reason many recipes suggest rotating trays during cooking, to give each side a fair chance at the heat.

When baking or roasting, even small differences in temperature matter. A five-degree drop can stop a cake from rising, while a hot spot can dry out one part of a roast while leaving the other undercooked. Understanding this science shows why even heat is essential for reliable results.

Why Even Heat Matters

Uneven heat leads to inconsistent results:

• Cakes collapse or rise on one side.

• Cookies brown too quickly on the edges.

• Roasts cook on the surface but stay raw in the middle.

  
  

For anyone learning to use an oven, this can be frustrating. Recipes may be followed exactly, yet the outcome depends on how evenly the oven distributes heat.

SurroundTemp Explained

SurroundTemp is Teka’s proprietary oven technology designed to ensure heat is distributed evenly across every level of the cavity. At the heart of the system is a specially engineered fan that circulates hot air with precision, so every tray receives the same temperature from all sides.

This means you can bake or roast without rotating trays, changing rack positions, or worrying about hot and cold spots. Whether cooking a single dish or several trays at once, SurroundTemp delivers uniform results with less effort.

Everyday Benefits

• No rotating trays: Cookies bake evenly on any rack.

• Better roasting: Meat stays moist inside and turns golden outside.

• Efficient cooking: Multiple trays can be used at once with reliable results.

• User-friendly: Removes the guesswork for those still learning to use an oven.

Uniform Heat for Uniform Results

An oven should not feel unpredictable. With SurroundTemp, recipes become easier to follow and results more reliable. Everyday dishes such as cookies or vegetables come out evenly, and larger meals like bread or roasts are less stressful to prepare.

Discover SurroundTemp ovens and see how even heat can improve the way you cook at home.

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