What is the heating element in an electric oven?

I am very tempted to answer, “that odd looking metal thing in the bottom of your oven that gets hot and glows when turned on”, BUT I am not going to say that because I suspect that you are asking what the heating element is made from. read more

First, identify the oven manufacturer, the oven model number or the part number on the element. The packaging on the new element will list the manufacturers, model numbers and part numbers for which it serves as a replacement. Double-check that these numbers match. read more

Before testing the oven heating element or broiler element, unplug the appliance or shut off the power at the fuse box or breaker panel to avoid an electrical shock hazard. If your oven does not heat, does not heat enough or does not broil, a common cause is a burned out heating element. read more

Any heating element, to include those in ovens, converts an electric current passing through it into heat (and light, hence the glow) through a process of encountering resistance in the metal or other material (called Joule heating). read more