CONVECTION OVEN

A convection oven (1) having a vapor collection system (401); water injection system (171); easily accessible electrical components (501); and a variable-speed, reversible blower (61) is disclosed. The vapor collection system collects vapor from the cooking chamber (11) during a cooking event, condenses the vapor, and drains the condensed vapor. The water injection system injects water for impact against a blower wheel for dispersion into the air circulating through the cooking chamber. The electrical components are housed within a housing (831) that in a closed position conceals the components and in an open position exposes the components for easy The rotational speed and direction of the variable-speed, reversible blower is controlled during a cooking event according to predetermined speed curves which may include one or more reversal events to achieve more uniform cooking of food.; A main controller (507) is programmable via an operator input (505) (e.g., liquid crystal display touch screen) to control operating parameters of the oven.