Efficient way to warm a concave body such as Pita bread

[abrahamabraham]

TL;DR

What is the optimal and efficient way to warm a concave body on a plain source of heat (such as heating concave pita bread) on its peak top or opposite (on the larger surface with gap)?

What is the optimal and efficient way to warm a concave body on a plain source of heat (such as heating concave pita bread) on its peak top or opposite (on the larger surface with gap)? Imagine you have a body in U shape. Is the best way to warm it with the U position or opposite?

 

[Chestermiller]

Can you please draw schematic of the two choices?

 

[abrahamabraham]

Sure imagine that the Pita is like U (has a narrow part and open part) and it is put on a line (that is the heat energy source - plate). Should it be more efficient to put it in U for or opposite?

 

[Chestermiller]

Sure imagine that the Pita is like U (has a narrow part and open part) and it is put on a line (that is the heat energy source - plate). Should it be more efficient to put it in U for or opposite?

The straight line is the heating surface? Is it only radiant heating, or is convective heating present too? Is heat conduction allowed along the bread contour?

 

[phinds]

put it in the oven

 

[russ_watters]

What does "optimal and efficient" mean in this context?

 

[abrahamabraham]

That it will be heated in the fastest way...

 

[phinds]

That it will be heated in the fastest way...

Then even heating is irrelevant? Use a blowtorch

 

[sophiecentaur]

If this is a real practical question then the answer is to use a Pizza Stone, brought to a high temperature in a fan oven. The pitta should be in there for a very short while (keep an eye on it).

Personally, I use a toaster for hot pitta bread and only use my stones for bread or pizza, when it really counts.