Table Top Halogen Oven versus Table Top Mini Oven

sharoncs

My daughter is moving away to Uni in September, and I'm looking at ways of saving myself money once she's gone. I use my oven maybe twice a week, generally for stuff that won't go on the hob or in my George Foreman grill! Which would make the most economic sense for me to buy - a halogen oven or mini oven? Any help would be gratefully received!

cooking-mama

This link might help you decide.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/978783

septemberblues

sharoncs wrote: »

My daughter is moving away to Uni in September, and I'm looking at ways of saving myself money once she's gone. I use my oven maybe twice a week, generally for stuff that won't go on the hob or in my George Foreman grill! Which would make the most economic sense for me to buy - a halogen oven or mini oven? Any help would be gratefully received!

Halogen Oven! My mum bought me one and I have never used my oven since, I even use it for cheese on toast I use it to cook everything in it, I've got one with the metal ring to make it bigger but I don't generally use it. Also make sure you buy one with the lid fixed to the base so that you don't have to find somewhere to put a hot and heavy lid.

Aarons_mummy

I have a halogen oven, big enough to cook a roast in, seems to be quicker than a larger oven and doesn't eat elecricity. Only problem I have with mine is that if you make fairy cakes etc you can't use the bun tins.

Apart from that I've had mine for almost 4/5 months now and haven't used the proper oven in that time (I store my chopping boards in there )

anguk

If you've got a Makro near you (and know someone with a card) they've got a Prolectrix halogen oven for £19.99 but it was reduced to £14.99 in the store, I saw them this morning and was tempted.
http://store.makro.co.uk/showproduct.aspx?ProductID=2766&SEName=prolectrix-halogen-convection-oven-ek0044mkdir-7-litre

Edit: you don't need a Makro card to shop online but they're £19.99 plus vat on their site.

icecreamdogpark

We have a Daulit mini oven and love it with a preheat of 5mins and a timer we shove food in and get it out when the bell goes very econmonical ! We bought a reconditioned one never had any probs in 2 yrs

zippychick

these threads may help

table top halogen ovens

mini oven

Zip

ossianuk

I've had a halogen oven for just under a year. Im something of a convert to its uses, however to me there seems to be something of a problem with these.

Recently I noticed the halogen element was getting dimmer when switched on, the other night it flickered and then went out halfway through cooking a meal.

I clean the oven after every use, but on examining I noticed the element was brown and discoloured. It looks like fat splashes the normal thing that takes place when roasting. I can only guess that these have led to the demise of the element. Noted the replacement elements on a well known site are about £10.

I've had a look at my particular model and well you've got to take the top bit that houses the element apart, even then there seems no way to easily replace the element as all the connections are housed within the lid meaning you have to take it all apart.

I've worked it out the element with normal wear and tear lasted 7months.:mad:

I'm gonna get another oven ,( a different make) on mine theres a metal grill that i guess is supposed to protect the element from splatter. If your thinking of buying one I think you need to look to see if there an adequate splatter guard. On mine that doesn't seem to have been the case.

Is element life very limited on these appliances anyone similar experiences or have i just been unlucky?

kayl

Hoping someone can help with a related query. My daughter is doing a year at a French university in September. She is staying in a Halls of Residence, but apparently the kitchen facilites are really basic - in particular, there is no oven, but just a hob and microwave. My daughter is a baking addict, and doesn't think that she could survive the year without baking!
She wondered whether she could take some sort of table top oven with her, and keep it in her room? Would either of these work - and then I suppose she'll also have to consider the problem of the different voltage there?

MaggieBaking

This is not a cheap option, but when we moved into our house the previous owners removed the oven and used this microwave & oven combined (well, an older model to this and it looks the same.)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharp-R898SLM-Family-Convection-Microwave/dp/B0002J4MY4

They must have had it a few years, it was left abandoned as they tried to sell the house (another 2 years), and we had to use it for a year till we replaced the kitchen and put an oven in. A further year later it's still going strong. A few second hand ones for sale are appearing in Google too.

From the adverts of halogen ovens I would say that our microwave one is a larger size, which might be useful on a rare occasion for you.

HelenYorkshire

Hope no-one minds thread resurrection

I may have mentioned that I'm moving house soon. If my gas oven is not suitable for the property, I'm just wondering about some sort of table top oven. I'd need a hob, so this looked to be a good bet going on reviews http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=Russell+Hobbs+Mini+Oven+13824&_sacat=0&_sop=&_odkw=Russell+Hobbs+Mini+Kitchen+Mini+Oven+13824&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

However it seems to be a common problem that the hobs + oven are slow to warm up.

Then I saw http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/russell-hobbs-15199-mini-electric-hob-stainless-steel-06238637-pdt.html and now I'm wondering if two separate gadgets might be better? Then I could try a halogen oven which seems to be popular here e.g. http://www.halogenovenreviews.co.uk/andrew-james-halogen-oven/ .....and the combo is cheaper anyway :money:

Any thoughts / experiences?