On a podcast of Cooking Issues with Dave Arnold, he mentioned his dream is to modify his oven with copper tubing and inject water into his oven (he uses bricks for thermal mass). Of course, this was largely in relation to baking and injecting a massive amount of steam quickly, but I think a spray system over thermal mass (metal is the modernist suggestion, but I think possibly some sort of ceramic would be best).
Of course, I read this article and thought exactly one thing:
There's no way an oven like this will be affordable and reliable over a 3+ year. There's way too many things to break.
I know of a few professional ovens that add humidity by spraying water directly on the heating elements. The trick is to use a very small amount at short intervals. You can't quench the calrod or it will crack.
Of course, I read this article and thought exactly one thing:
There's no way an oven like this will be affordable and reliable over a 3+ year. There's way too many things to break.