@sarahpanda I can't answer your question about noise, but I will warn you that they do not work the same way as a conventional oven. You will have to adjust both temperature and time for your recipes. You'll need to decide if you want to bother with that.
@JeanLouiseFinch I disagree. I adjust nothing and never have. We're not talking about a flimsy toaster oven. These big convection ovens are REAL ovens. If you have one you constant adjust for, you bought the wrong brand.
@Kachina624 unless I'm missing something, I believe @sarahpanda is talking about a full size range, not a countertop Breville. Maybe you don't make adjustments, that doesn't mean you aren't supposed to. My mom had a full-size convection oven, and it was in the user manual. An online search about temp and time says the same. 🤷♀️
@JeanLouiseFinch I don't know; she doesn't make it clear. I assumed she couldn't get a big oven so was getting a small one to use until she could. In all of these ovens, big or little, you can turn the convection fan off. I rarely use it as it makes little difference in the short-time cooking I do mostly.
I don't have a countertop model, but my full size oven has a convection feature. There is a little bit of the noise when the fan runs, but it's not loud or annoying. Mine is a Samsung that is three years old.
@Eileen in Virginia Thank you for your reply. I am referring to the big ol' oven that sits on the floor that comes with the house, so to speak....not countertop oven. I need somewhere to boil big pots of soup, etc.
@Eileen in Virginia Thank you for your reply. I am referring to the big ol' oven that sits on the floor that comes with the house, so to speak....not countertop oven. I need somewhere to boil big pots of soup, etc.
@sarahpanda Okay, then the first paragraph of my initial response would apply to your question, except that yours would be a full sized range.
I have a full size GE range with convection fan. It made a squeaking noise but called repair to fix it. No problem with noise since. Although you can still hear the fan run, but not disturbing. I asked repair why I need to rearrange cookie sheets to get an even bake. He said it is not a "true convection oven" whatever that means. But I do think it browns nicely and in a little shorter time than regular oven. Can't imagine regretting the purchase especially since it's available in your time frame.
My 20 year old oven had the air feature in it--never used it but it was something that was a separate button to push and it was quiet as I did turn it on to see what it did. Can you find the type of oven you bought and look it up to see if it always on or a feature you just turn on when you want it?