Purpose of hole in stove leading to oven

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I'm staying in a hotel and have access to a "electric coil stove" for one of the first times.

I accidentally turned on the oven light and saw that the light was shining up through only one of the stoves:

There's only a port from the oven into the top right stove, and note that the stove is not on.

Here's a view from within the oven:

Is there a hole here as a vent for the oven for some reason, or is this for the stove? I typically use a glass "flat-top stove" that doesn't have an oven underneath it. I've never seen a direct hole from a stove to the oven before, and have to wonder what the purpose is.

Jason P Sallinger · Accepted Answer

A simple Google search yielded the following

https://www.shopyourway.com/m/questions/1019973

All ovens are vented one way or another. You would not want to heat up the air in a sealed chamber because of thermal expansion. It would explode due to the heat expanding because it has no way to vent. A vent is also needed to vent fumes and by products that burn off during the self cleaning process.

A vent is necessary and should not be blocked

David · Answer

The vent is there to prevent stratification. In other words, to ensure the oven is heated evenly throughout. It causes a lot of issues, however, for people who are cooking more difficult fares (including those particularly sensitive to humidity).

Answered by David on December 30, 2020

Mark Soucy · Answer

I think it is just so the oven keeps coming on and the makers of all products are in bed with the energy companies , the more it comes on the more money they make , but hey that is just me lol .

Adam Foster · Answer

I assume it is to help with air flow. Heat the same air over and over again and it gets stale. It also lets the wonderful smells waft about the household.

Purpose of hole in stove leading to oven

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