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Halogen ovens (OT)
Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them?
We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Lesley wrote: Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them? We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Never heard of them! They must call them something else, here in the U.S.A. (Was it Oscar Wilde or George Bernard Shaw who described England and America as "two countries divided by a common tongue"?) |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Lesley wrote: Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them? We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Never heard of them! They must call them something else, here in the U.S.A. (Was it Oscar Wilde or George Bernard Shaw who described England and America as "two countries divided by a common tongue"?) Is the magazine "Consumers Report" available to you? It is a good guide to purchasing products. If not, perhaps you could find its report on Google. MLB |
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"Lesley" wrote in message ... Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them? We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us For those in the US that might call them something else. http://www.morningware.com/oven.html (And PS you aren't watching enough infomercials and very late night TV) My daughter has one but I'll have to ask her what she thinks of it. I think I'd rather have a good countertop convection/toaster oven. But I don't have the counter space. Jo |
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"Jofirey" wrote in message
... "Lesley" wrote in message ... Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them? We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us For those in the US that might call them something else. http://www.morningware.com/oven.html (And PS you aren't watching enough infomercials and very late night TV) My daughter has one but I'll have to ask her what she thinks of it. I think I'd rather have a good countertop convection/toaster oven. But I don't have the counter space. Jo Oh dear. I certainly wouldn't replace my regular oven with something like that! Jill |
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"Lesley" wrote in message
Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them? We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us The ad didn't work for me, but I'm assuming its based on infrared technology. Whilst I've never used one for cooking food, I have lots of experience with one in an industrial setting. Yes, its true that it will heat up things very quickly. Its also true that it will take less energy than a convection oven. But I can imagine[1] that since it works in a similar way to microwaves (using particular wavelengths to excite molecules and therefore making them heat up) that the food would come out cooked much the way a microwave does - that is, cooked but with no browning and little opportunity for flavours to blend. I'd also hazard guess that much like a microwave, you'd still run the risk of having it overcooked onthe outside and still icey cold onthe inside. Yowie [1] I could be horribly wrong, too -- If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. |
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"hopitus" wrote in message ... On Nov 8, 2:37 pm, "Yowie" wrote: "Lesley" wrote in message Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them? We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us The ad didn't work for me, but I'm assuming its based on infrared technology. Whilst I've never used one for cooking food, I have lots of experience with one in an industrial setting. Yes, its true that it will heat up things very quickly. Its also true that it will take less energy than a convection oven. But I can imagine[1] that since it works in a similar way to microwaves (using particular wavelengths to excite molecules and therefore making them heat up) that the food would come out cooked much the way a microwave does - that is, cooked but with no browning and little opportunity for flavours to blend. I'd also hazard guess that much like a microwave, you'd still run the risk of having it overcooked onthe outside and still icey cold onthe inside. Yowie [1] I could be horribly wrong, too -- If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. I agree with what Jo posted. I, too, stay up really late and see people dragging delicious looking food out of these hunks of plastic that cost about a hundred bucks here. You can do all kinds of tricks in tv commercials, LOL. Outside of that, I was thinking ihe thing would make a great little litterbox (no spillage) if there was a bottom to put litter in (but then there's the hundred bucks). There are all kinds of hysterically funny ads on late night tv Like Yowie, I take them pulling out perfectly grilled steaks from this item with a big grain of salt..... Let the buyer beware. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Along the lines of taking these commercials with a grain of salt...My sister once bought a flat griddle of some sort. She said the ad showed that it would immediately melt an ice cube without any preheating. She found that it worked perfectly to melt the ice cube, but did nothing for frozen meat or veggies!! MaryL |
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"Lesley" wrote in message ... Does anyone here use the above or have any experience of them? We're considering getting one as our oven is really too big for the two of us Well, I've seen them but I don't want yet another appliance sitting on my worktop. I have a full-sized oven with hob and I don't find it too big for me but I like to cook. I think what you might be saying is that you don't and if so I would just use the microwave without spending 200 on a halogen oven. Does that make sense? Tweed |
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On Nov 18, 8:52*am, "Christina Websell"
wrote: I think what you might be saying is that you don't I like cooking when I have time to do it properly like at weekends but our cooker is too big for day to day use it takes ages to pre-heat and that adds to the electric bill also the halogen oven stands on the worktop Dave can use it. He can't bend down enough to get trays etc in and out of the oven without there being a possibility he could fall over or drop things so it would be better for him to use- he's the better cook out of the pair of us! and if so I would just use the microwave without spending 200 on a halogen oven. We weren't going to go for the 200 models- you can get them much cheaper than that and the cheaper ones perform just as well in tests. The microwave is fine for some things but it doesn't brown things Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Lesley wrote:
On Nov 18, 8:52 am, "Christina Websell" wrote: I think what you might be saying is that you don't I like cooking when I have time to do it properly like at weekends but our cooker is too big for day to day use it takes ages to pre-heat and that adds to the electric bill I very much regret agreeing to an electric oven when I had a new kitchen. I hate it. I had a gas one before which was much better. also the halogen oven stands on the worktop Dave can use it. He can't bend down enough to get trays etc in and out of the oven without there being a possibility he could fall over or drop things so it would be better for him to use- he's the better cook out of the pair of us! It might work for you then. Tweed |
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