buying a new double electric oven

[chokkie]

Hi folks, I wonder if you can help answer my query - it's really mathematical and I am hopeless at that. Looking at all the ovens available on the market, they give the capacity of the main oven .... and looking at them all, they seem to vary in capacity enormously. I'm happy with something that is the same capacity as I have now, but I don't know how to calculate the capacity of my present oven. Don't want anything smaller than that, and this information isn't on the printed handbook, unfortunately.

Can any of you please advise me how I can do this, please ....

We want to order the new oven in the next couple of days, so a fairly quick response would be so much appreciated. Thanks in advance and best wishes, Chox.

[bednobs]

can't you just get a tape measure?

[tenrec]

Chox to calculate the internal volume you would measure from back to front and times that by the height x the width. That would give you square centimetres or whatever. Any help?

[chokkie]

Hi guys, thanks for that. Don't have a problem measuring the height, depth and width and then multiplying, but when I said capacity, I meant in volume.
So, say if it's 80 cm x 80cm x 80 cm, it would be 51,200 sq cm, but what would the "liquid volume" be. I suppose I should also measure my largest roasting pan and see if that will fit, that would seem quite important. Bit of a thickie when it comes to maths, is Chox, I'm afraid ....
Chox.

[bednobs]

oh i see! the size is given in litres? Sorry then i don't know

[chokkie]

Thanks guys, what you've advised is very helpful.

Chox.

[ChuckFickens]

Well a litre is 1000 cubic Centimetres by definition. (volume is cubic BTW, not square)

So dived by 1000 to convert from cubic CM to liters

51200 / 1000 = 51.2

[tenrec]

Oops, Chuck, you are absolutely right. I better get back to school! ;-)