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Old 09-01-2011, 17:17
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Have been thinking about getting one of these. I am always a bit dubious seeing them on shopping telly etc. Mainly because everything looks fantastic on telly and reality can be somewhat different.

However visited my brother and noticed they have one. I asked about it and they are very happy with it with one big BUT. Its the second one they are on within 18 months. The bulb on the first one went and the company wouldn't send out a replacement bulb and would only fix it if the whole lid was sent back. When queried why it had blown after not much more than one year they were told they had used it too much and that "you aren't supposed to use them too regularly". That particular comment baffled me as surely the point of any oven is to use it regularly? I do not know which particular brand it was.

So if anyone has one are you happy with it and how long have you had it and how often do you use it?
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Old 09-01-2011, 17:37
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We got one for Xmas that we didn't open.We know a couple of people who had them burst into flame !
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Old 09-01-2011, 18:00
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We have had 3 all were great to use but 1st one bulb exploded, 2nd one bowl exploded, and 3rd one bowl cracked in the washing up bowl.

Would we have another ? No !

Also if you have any sort of mobility/ hand or shoulder problem they are quite dangerous to get the food out of even when they aren't exploding !
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Old 09-01-2011, 21:08
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I've been toying with the idea of getting one of these for some time.
Now Netto are apparently doing them for £25 in the next few days. But the stories here are hardly pushing me in the direction of Netto.
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Old 09-01-2011, 21:30
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i would have got one of these but there are so many bad reviews about them not lasting very long. I live alone and often use the oven to do very small amounts of food, so I am thinking of getting something like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...l_7wefzhugnn_b
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Old 09-01-2011, 21:34
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Halogen ovens always look amazing on the shopping channels.

But I wouldn't get one.
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Old 10-01-2011, 08:27
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Thanks for the replies. Seems to confirm what I've been told. We do have a small electric min-oven we use a lot. There are only two of us and we just don't really need to use a big oven often. The idea of doing a whole roast in a Halogen oven appeals but not if they are unreliable.
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Old 10-01-2011, 09:06
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TBH a whole roast would be pushing the boundaries of what you can achieve in one anyway, they do much better with smaller things like chichen thighs, chops etc.
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Old 10-01-2011, 10:36
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Had one for nearly a year.

No problems with it, cook most things really well (even full roasts........) and very easy to clean. A lot of things seem to taste better.

Pretty well the only thing I dion't use it for is roast potatoes - which seem to take longer and come out less well (other veggies are fine). I can easily 'pan roast' them anyway.

Even if it did break now I reckon it's saved comfortably more than it cost in electricity. Certainly would be replaced.
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Old 10-01-2011, 11:27
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Trouble when they break is the amount of glass in the food means you have wasted a meal and they seem to chose the right moment just as you have people over to dinner or ravenous family waiting
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Old 10-01-2011, 11:44
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TBH a whole roast would be pushing the boundaries of what you can achieve in one anyway, they do much better with smaller things like chichen thighs, chops etc.
That all depends on the size of the Halogen Oven.
I got one from ideal world (which is an 11ltr bowl + an extension ring) when our main oven died and can cook a whole roast no problem(there's 5 of us).
I usually start off cooking a whole chicken or whatever other meat we desire on the bottom rack and then I put the potatoes around the meat towards the last 40-45mins of cooking and everything comes out fine and nicely cooked.
Obviously if you want to add the likes of Yorkshire puds then that could be a problem unless your using aunt bessies.

One thing that I do find odd with these ovens is that replacement bulbs do seem to be a bit of an issue if you ever need one.
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Old 10-01-2011, 12:23
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Just to add to my above post, I've just found that you can get replacement bulbs on eBay for £9.99.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HALOGEN-OVEN-C...#ht_3246wt_922
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Old 10-01-2011, 12:27
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Ours was a little smaller than that so yes may be possible in the size you had. One of those occasions when size does matter obviously !
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Old 10-01-2011, 13:46
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That all depends on the size of the Halogen Oven.
I got one from ideal world (which is an 11ltr bowl + an extension ring) when our main oven died and can cook a whole roast no problem(there's 5 of us).
I usually start off cooking a whole chicken or whatever other meat we desire on the bottom rack and then I put the potatoes around the meat towards the last 40-45mins of cooking and everything comes out fine and nicely cooked.
Obviously if you want to add the likes of Yorkshire puds then that could be a problem unless your using aunt bessies.

One thing that I do find odd with these ovens is that replacement bulbs do seem to be a bit of an issue if you ever need one.
Yes that's the one I have seen with the extender ring.
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Old 10-01-2011, 15:00
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Yes that's the one I have seen with the extender ring.
We've used our every day since we got it and could not be without it now.
With regard to reliability, I would say they are reliable, but you are afterall relying on what's essentially a light bulb which anyone would know that bulbs can blow at any time or if ur lucky, never.
Now that you can buy replacement bulbs, I would say that the reliability factor isn't as much of an issue now as it's was when you couldnt buy them.
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Old 11-01-2011, 19:17
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OK well I took the plunge and bought the cheap one I saw advertised by netto. Got it home, tried it out and it lit up fine. But the fan bit didn't go round, so its going back. Guess that's that I get for buying something from netto.
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Old 12-01-2011, 10:31
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OK well I took the plunge and bought the cheap one I saw advertised by netto. Got it home, tried it out and it lit up fine. But the fan bit didn't go round, so its going back. Guess that's that I get for buying something from netto.
Get the Andrew James one via Amazon (with the attachments if possible).

I seached last year and it appeared to be the best one - no reason yet to think otherwise.

If you buy cheap you get cheap.
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Old 12-01-2011, 11:00
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I have got one from ideal world, It is about 5 months old, but is used most days, i have not used my normal gas oven since.

i did own a JMB one, and that went belly up after 3 months and i had a refund, but a friend of mine still hers, it is nearly 2 years old. She uses it for lots of things and even doen the Christmas dinner in it for 3 of us, ok she did not cook a whole turkey, just turkey portions.

she does cook a whole chicken in it, complete with roasters.

The one i got from ideal world is larger than the JMB one, even for simple things like melting cheese for cheese on toast it is great.


The Ideal world one is better than some others as the lid is on a stand with a hinge, the only problem is that sometimes the safety switch don't connect and I have to press down on the back of the lid to get it started, but that is a minor thing.

Also the Ideal world one comes with two racks, a steamer type tray, a extension ring and a non-stick tray.

At 1400 watts, it is cheaper to run than my gas oven.

i hope it last longer than the JMB one, so far so good.
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Old 12-01-2011, 11:35
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A question:

one of the things I've not used it for is toastin (understand it does bread well).

Do you just put it on the rack, and for how long and what temperature?
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Old 12-01-2011, 12:17
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We used to put it on the rack and just watch it because much depends on the thickness and texture of the bread.
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Old 12-01-2011, 12:45
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I do cheese on toast using it every now an then.
Just use the high rack, turn the temp to max and just keep an eye on it.
One thing you do notice is the amount of water thats left in the bottom of the bowl from the bread.
My wife had a moan once and said that I hadn't cleaned it out properly the last time I used it as she didn't believe that water would come out of bread.
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Old 12-01-2011, 12:47
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Yes we found that with shop bread and it takes longer to toast, home made bread toasts faster and no water residue.
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Old 12-01-2011, 16:50
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The one i got from ideal world is larger than the JMB one, even for simple things like melting cheese for cheese on toast it is great.

The Ideal world one is better than some others as the lid is on a stand with a hinge, the only problem is that sometimes the safety switch don't connect and I have to press down on the back of the lid to get it started, but that is a minor thing.

Also the Ideal world one comes with two racks, a steamer type tray, a extension ring and a non-stick tray.

At 1400 watts, it is cheaper to run than my gas oven.
my mum got one from that tv channel and sent it back to them for that problem you have experienced.

it seems the switch is not big enough to keep the oven on, as it was rather good when i was around there at cooking food.
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Old 13-01-2011, 08:11
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my mum got one from that tv channel and sent it back to them for that problem you have experienced.

it seems the switch is not big enough to keep the oven on, as it was rather good when i was around there at cooking food.
Just either press your hand on the back of the lid when you close it or give the back of the lid a quick press after you closed it. I think the lid is a bit loose, more than the switch being too small. It is only a minor thing and works fine.
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Old 13-01-2011, 09:54
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We used to put it on the rack and just watch it because much depends on the thickness and texture of the bread.
I do cheese on toast using it every now an then.
Just use the high rack, turn the temp to max and just keep an eye on it.
One thing you do notice is the amount of water thats left in the bottom of the bowl from the bread.
My wife had a moan once and said that I hadn't cleaned it out properly the last time I used it as she didn't believe that water would come out of bread.
Thanks for the toast advice - are you sure it's 'max' though?
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