An oven for food use comprising a cooking chamber, at least one variable-speed electric fan, the rotation of which is controlled by an electric motor, and a device for smoking and/or flavoring foodstuffs, the device comprising at least one container capable of being placed inside the cooking chamber and able to contain substances suitable for generating smoke for smoking and/or vapors for flavoring as well as a heat source provided for transferring heat to said substances for the purpose of smoking and/or flavoring the foodstuffs. The heat source comprises at least one electrical resistance element provided inside the cooking chamber, which element is part of the electrical circuit supplying the motor of the electric fan and is provided so as to be selectively connected to or disconnected from the electrical circuit in order to vary the speed of the fan after power is supplied to the resistance element.
