Halogen ovens are they worth it and what's a decent buy

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Hi I get a cheque from my late husbands lodge every December and always use it to buy something for myself indoors and have been thinking of treating myself to a halogen oven. What's a decent one and around how much should I pay for it do you think

VfM4meplse

I bought a mini-halogen oven for £16 from Robert Dyas over five years ago, which I thought was a good deal at the time. However I have since changed my mind as I have yet to use it

Its a good choice if it saves you using your oven, my Dad uses his full-size version 4 times a week at least since he retired years ago.

[Deleted User]

I have been looking at the Andrew James ones and they are about 70 odd pounds, just wondered if anyone else had used them My big oven isn't brilliant and as I am hoping to move in around two years time I didn't really fancy ripping out my existing oven and replacing it I have a Remoska which I use quite a bit Do cakes cook OK in a halogen oven as I do make a good few cakes and biscuits for my family and the thermostat on my oven isn't very reliable its mostly cakes and biscuits I use the oven for anyway

tessie_bear

I had a halogen until recently cant remember which it was from Costco cost about £30...it cooked some things beautifully such as a spach cocked chicken just like rotisserie and beef burgers you have to turn stuff as its a ferocious heat from the top...I made a chicken curry in it covered the dish in foil and the top formed a weird burnt crust...I really don't think you could make a cake in it..it would be burnt on top and raw in the middle imo I used a lot of foil to protect the food I threw it away as couldn't work out how to get it clean and it started to smell maybe fat splashes..i used it for about 18 months I'm not sure id rush to get another

I also struggled with holding the lid off and turning food..not enough hands and need a mat to put the hot lid down on the angle to get into it can be awkward

might be worth getting a cheap one and see how you get on hth

so_very_confused

I love my halogan. I have one with the lid attached. It can be fiddly but it's quick and easy to cook with. Immediate heat and very cheap to run.

thriftwizard

I've had a big halogen oven but didn't really get on with it; pizzas came out somewhat soggy & roast potatoes - just didn't roast. Probably pilot error, but I gave it away, and invested in a mini-oven instead, which has been brilliant & is still very much in use even though 3/5s of The Offspring are now living elsewhere. We now have 3 sizes of oven to choose from & they all get used, depending on situation, but at least the big one doesn't get used for a single pizza any more. The mini-oven (a Dualit) also does grilling, rather well, and saves the big grill going on too. I've done a full small roast chicken & spuds in my mother's one, which was lovely.

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the advice, maybe I will think of something else to treat myself to

JackieO xx

Eenymeeny

Jackie I know you asked about halogen but I find that I use my Panasonic combi oven for most things. (Micro/Grill/Convection) It's a bit bigger than a micro but does most jobs. There are auto programmes for things like pizza, baked potatoes etc. You can combine micro with convection giving a crisp finish without the long cooking time. More info here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1389395/combi-microwave-do-i-need-new-cookware-baking-tins