• 14 parts
  • Checked September 2026

Parts of an Oven

A built-in oven from the front, then with its door open to show the racks, elements and fan.

Parts of an Oven

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  1. Door
  2. Door handle
  3. Window
  4. Control panel
  5. Oven vent
  6. Oven rack
  7. Oven light
  8. Oven cavity
  9. Broil element
  10. Bake element
  11. Convection fan
  12. Door gasket
  13. Rack supports
  14. Door hinge

Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry. Licence: own work.

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Front, door shut 5

  1. Door Closes the front of the oven and drops open on hinges.
  2. Door handle The bar used to pull the door open.
  3. Window Glass in the door, for checking the food without opening it.
  4. Control panel The keys and display that set the oven.
  5. Oven vent Hot air leaves the oven through this opening.

Door open 9

  1. Oven rack A wire shelf that slides in and out on the rack supports.
  2. Oven light Lights the inside so the food can be seen.
  3. Oven cavity The space inside the oven where the food cooks.
  4. Broil element The heating element under the roof. It gives top heat.
  5. Bake element The heating element at the floor. It gives bottom heat.
  6. Convection fan Circulates hot air in the oven on a convection setting.
  7. Door gasket A seal around the opening. The door closes against it.
  8. Rack supports Ledges on the side walls that hold the racks at several heights.
  9. Door hinge One of two hinges the door swings down on.

How this list was compiled: Every name checked on 2026-09-30, a name kept only where two separate oven makers use it. Five makers' wall oven manuals, read in full text on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-244496 (oven door, door handle, oven window, door gasket, control panel, oven racks, rack supports, broil element, convection fan, oven light, oven vent, oven cavity); https://archive.org/details/manualsonline-id-d55442fa-c9ff-1574-c9ed-38387301b5f8 and https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-641317, one maker (door handle, window, door gasket, shelf supports, bake element under the oven floor, broil element, convection fan, oven light, oven vent, hinge, oven cavity); https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-242692 (door, window, door gasket, control panel, oven racks, rack supports, hidden bake element, broil element, convection fan, oven light, oven vents, hinge, oven cavity); https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7057583 (door window, door gasket, control panel, oven racks, rack supports, bake elements as the source of bottom heat, broil elements as the source of top heat, convection fan, oven lights, hinge); https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-5847166 (door handle, window, door seal, control panel, hinges, oven light). Hints and detail lines are in our own words. Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry; no maker's product, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

An electric oven heats food with one element at the floor and another under the roof. This drawing names five parts on the front of a built-in oven, then nine that show once the door is open.

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The front

The control panel sets the oven, and the oven vent sits near it. The door drops open by its handle. With the door shut, the window shows the food.

Inside the door

The space inside is the oven cavity. Oven racks slide on rack supports on its side walls. The bake element gives bottom heat; on many ovens it is hidden under the floor. The broil element gives top heat. A convection fan on the back wall moves the hot air, and the oven light shows the food. The door gasket seals the opening, and two hinges carry the door.

  • Bake is the bottom element and broil is the top one.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of an oven called?

On the front: the control panel, oven vent, door, door handle and window. Inside: the oven cavity, racks, rack supports, bake element, broil element, convection fan, oven light and door gasket, with a hinge at each side of the door.

What is the heating element at the top of an oven called?

The broil element. It sits under the roof of the cavity and gives top heat. The one at the floor is the bake element, which gives bottom heat.

What is the seal around an oven door called?

The door gasket. Some makers call it the door seal. It runs round the opening, and the door closes against it.

What are the ledges that hold oven racks called?

Rack supports. Some makers say shelf supports. They are on both side walls of the cavity and hold the racks at several heights.

What does the fan in an oven do?

It is the convection fan. On a convection setting it circulates the hot air inside the oven.

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