Anyone good with Halogen ovens?

So would I.......I have just had the kitchen refurbished and done away with the oven, I'm waiting delivery on a halogen oven, never used one before but several friends swear by them and never use anything else!

I have a halogen oven - sits on the worktop and is a round shape. They work very well for some things but I find them useless for others. It will roast as well as a normal oven whether you are doing meat or vegetables. It also is good for jacket potatoes. My one will only time up to an hour which I do find a tad of a nuisance
I have tried baking in it but not been pleased with the result. It is very useful to use for things such as the roast potatoes if we have people coming and the menu dictates a need for a lot of oven space.

I just use the same timing and temp as my normal oven. At the moment I am forced to use it as the Thermal coupling has gone on my oven and so far OH hasn't done it. It

I've roasted chicken in mine and it came out just fine. I did use a meat thermometer to make sure it was done. I like it for grilling sausages, bacon etc.

I have had a Halogen oven and do everything in it.
Roast, bake, veg, desserts, steaks.
I never use my large had oven anymore
Made a lovely Greek pudding in it yesterday with my granddaughter. It was a Rick Steins recipe and turned out really nice..
Just treat it as a fan oven.
I have a extender ring to lift the lid higher
Always use tin cake tins and muffin tins..... Silicon first seem to work in halogens.
Have a special ring to air fry sweet potato chips
I even cook my toast and boiled eggs in it in a morning.

I have been thinking of buying a Halogen oven - can you do cheese on toast in them? Seems an odd question but I have a Rayburn, which doesn't have a grill, and I haven't had proper cheese on toast for years!!

Anyone who wants a halogen oven can have mine with pleasure! It might roast chickens OK but the spuds to go with it take forever. It has been sitting in the shed for 2+ years - couldn't even get rid of it on freecycle

I haven't had good results with grilling sunseeker re cheese on toast . In fact I'm not great fan of halogen ovens, even after reading good reviews. I sort of gave up on mine after burning my wrists muliple times...having to reach into the bowl to retrieve the roast ...or whatever. Haven't heard anyone mention that so maybe it was just my clumsiness. I've now bought a top-of- the-range work top cooker to avoid having to turn on a ginormous oven for just me. It does all I want it to do ...even cakes and bread.

Our daughter bought us one a few years ago, to use in the caravan on holiday. It was brilliant for what we needed it for, no big meals or roasts, but we/I did pies, sausages, beefburgers, frozen chips and roast potatoes, and cooked filleted chicken breasts okay. Haven`t used it since selling the caravan, waiting till I can get a full cookbook for it.

Please don't grill Sunseeker! ?

Loads of recipes online numberplease.

Thanks Hilda, will look, never thought of looking on line

I've had two - the first one is brilliant and cooks chickens, joints and anything else really well - it grills cheese on toast too. The second one has a rotating basket and although it works well it's not as good at the other one as it doesn't seem to have enough room in it. The other has the extender ring on it so plenty of room for a chicken.

Well it cooked the chicken but I found it hard to remove since they get so hot so I had to use two cooking spoons to lift it out, and the timer got stuck as well so the bird was well roasted.

Much prefer the oven, but it was a good alternative and I'm glad I've got it.

I think as with a lot of things you buy - to know it is to love it

Nonnie1
Try a chicken again at some point, the halogen makes a lovely job of them, with a bit of practice.
I stick a lemon cut in half in the cavity, then rub the skin with butter and sprinkle with herbs, dried will do.
Put the chicken breast side down on the low rack, cook at 240c for 25 minutes.
Turn chicken breast side up, put heat down to 210c, cook for a further 40 mins.
Obviously the timings depend on the size of the bird, but this is right for a medium/large chicken.
The thing to remember is start it off breast side down, so the juices run into the breast, keeping it moist.
You should also b able to make your gravy from the fats and juices collected in the bottom of the bowl.
If you're on Facebook, there are groups you can join, some folk come up with great ideas!
Good Luck

Juggernaut, thanks.

i did put the lemon in and rub it with herbs, but I didn't put it breast side down. I'll have another go before I consign it back to the garage as the glass for the oven arrived today.

How would you roast a leg of lamb using the Halogen oven?

I can't comment on the meat cooking as I am vegetarian but I absolutely love my halogen cooker.You can do cheese on toast in them easily sunseeker.Mine came with a recipe leaflet and special tongs for lifting out the dishes/trays/food.Using these,I have never managed to burn myself,despite my usual clumsiness.It's great fun to watch your cakes rise as they are cooking too!

I have one and the few things I have made worked well. The best thing I have bought for it though is the air fryer. Its like a garden sieve with handles either side. It cooks oven chips and home made ones to perfection. I think you would need an extender ring to get the heat source away from the chips, but otherwise a really useful thing. I use my combination oven almost exclusively however, which is much cheaper than putting the main oven on. For one person, I really now only need a hob and the microwave/convection.By the way, some good cookery books on halogen cooking on Amazon.

oznan

I don't eat meat but my family do so I have to cook it, but when I do I try to do my best !

Nonnie1
To do a leg of lamb, first make sure it will fit in your halogen oven, some don't!
Take excess fat off meat, make slits in meat and pop rosemary sprigs and sliced garlic into them
Rub oil (I use coconut) onto lamb, but only lightly, it's fatty enough!
Put lamb on low rack and cook at 200c for 20 minutes, reduce heat to 180c and cook for a further 50-60 minutes, obviously adjusting according to the size of the joint.
I put a foil dish under the low rack to catch all the juices and fat from the lamb, it makes clean up much easier!
Enjoy using your 'proper' oven again!

Have managed perfectly well with a mini oven, boiling ring and microwave oven. Still make my bread.

I gave mine away. The manual said not to look at the "light".
The "light" was very intense and my eyes were so drawn to it I found I had to leave the room when it was on. I only used it a couple of times and was concerned about the safety of my vision.

blueskies that made me smile. I read that as well. Strange how we feel compelled to do the opposite when advised not to, I'm a bit like that in life, and have been known to go round roundabouts the wrong way just because it's 3am and there's nobody about.. and I can........

I have been thinking of buying one. Can anyone suggest a make that they are really happy with please.

I am on my third halogen oven. Absolutely love it and use it most days. Ideal for roast potatoes . I think one of the best parts is the cleaning. Wait till its cooled down then put the oven in the sink and wash ! No more on the knees doing the conventional oven !