[_Microft]

> [...] others, like searing in a pan, use convection where the heat is transferred directly surface to surface.

Maybe cooks use these terms differently but in physics this is heat conduction not convection. Convection is when heat is moved by moving matter in gases or fluids.

[ironchef]

No. You’re spot on. When in doubt read Harold McGee. Conduction is “direct contact”. (Vs convection and radiation)

[tylertringas]

Good catch! I just typo'd and used convection twice.