[Phlogistique]

I have an actual oven where I can select "programs".

As far as I can tell, they control three parameters:

* Where the heat comes from (top, bottom, or both)

* Whether or not ventilation is activated

* The temperature

There is also a dial for temperature, but not for the other two parameters. I am not sure whether every combination is covered by the "program" dial. I am not sure whether or not my understanding is even correct.

I would say it's an 7.5 out of 10 on the nightmare bicycle scale.

[russdill]

Settings like "Bake", "Roast", etc are quite frustrating. They do have meanings, but pretty much no user knows what they mean. A selector that lets the user choose which heating elements they want to use might be useful, but this seems like it might be a case where if the user doesn't know the difference between "Bake" and "Roast" they may also not be in a position to decide if they want heat from the bottom, top, or both anyway.