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[Mr Skrunts]

As ITV2 went into sales pitch mode last night the usual JML sihte came on.

They advertised thier Halogen Oven.

http://www.jmldirect.com/Halogen-Oven-PH1500/

Looks natty, easy to clean, easily stored.

My sister has had an halogen hob for years and from what I gather she is happy with it.

Not sure whether to go for one or not.

Anyone got one or seen them in action.

Welcome any comments.

[Marks DTM Calib]

lol....the worlds cheapest heating element is a 500W halogen bulb....so draw your own conclusions on if its done for cost or as a superior method of cooking!

[Sad]

There're a couple of reviews here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coopers-Halogen-Oven/dp/B001OBPPLI/ref=sr_1_1/280-3364019-9433346?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1232463112&sr=1-1

Or here:

http://www.ciao.co.uk/JML_Halogen_Oven__6615372

[iggy21uk]

Only £39.99 here  you can get accessories for it?

 http://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/detail.php?productid=ST06537&proddesc=HALOGEN+OVEN&supercategory=H&branch=&wcategory=KITCH&catdesc=Kitchen

+ p&p

[Sad]

Only £39.99 here  you can get accessories for it?

 http://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/detail.php?productid=ST06537&proddesc=HALOGEN+OVEN&supercategory=H&branch=&wcategory=KITCH&catdesc=Kitchen

+ p&p

These are the people selling it through Amazon...

[albitz]

I know mrs Bitz has an electric one in her little room where the food comes from,wouldnt know if its got any halogen in it.

[TheBoy]

i know our hob here is halogen, and works well.  Its a conventional oven though

[Marks DTM Calib]

Halogen hobs are about the best electric hob you can get mainly because the halogen filaments only have a fraction of the thermal mass of the ceramic equivalents and hence are more controllable.

The ultimate hob is gas obviously.

As for the claims it makes for heat up time etc, its not surprising, its a tiny thing so the Kw per m² of heat will be very high where as a convential electric oven will be much lower....

I suspect it will fall down on the obvious things

1) Its small.....so not good if you want to oven cook more than one thing

2) Extended cooking times, its insulation is practicaly zero unlike modern ovens which stay hot for bloody hours!

To me, its just another bloody gimmick to try and store in the kitchen!

[Turk]

I got one for my sister this Crimbo from JML. She's well pleased with it. Everything from Cheese on Toast to the Sunday roast...and everything in-between.    
 

[TheBoy]

Halogen hobs are about the best electric hob you can get mainly because the halogen filaments only have a fraction of the thermal mass of the ceramic equivalents and hence are more controllable.

The ultimate hob is gas obviously.

As for the claims it makes for heat up time etc, its not surprising, its a tiny thing so the Kw per m² of heat will be very high where as a convential electric oven will be much lower....

I suspect it will fall down on the obvious things

1) Its small.....so not good if you want to oven cook more than one thing

2) Extended cooking times, its insulation is practicaly zero unlike modern ovens which stay hot for bloody hours!

To me, its just another bloody gimmick to try and store in the kitchen!

I'm no expert in the kitchen.  In fact I'm banned from there due to being too messy and incompitent.

But she reckons the hob is on a par with a standard gas hob. And, apparently, a damn sight easier to clean on the rare occasionas I do attempt to use it

[Marks DTM Calib]

Nah.....gas hob is much more controllable and capable of 2-3 times the heat output if needed!

What do women know!

Yes, possibly easier to clean.....but they are only for show anyway arnt they

[TheBoy]

Nah.....gas hob is much more controllable and capable of 2-3 times the heat output if needed!

What do women know!

Yes, possibly easier to clean.....but they are only for show anyway arnt they

I may understand the technicalities better than her, but really do have to bow to her experience when it comes to actually using it.  I could probably just about manage beans on toast

Fair play to The Old Bag, she does muster up a decent meal most evenings (apart from Tuesday - Tuesday Chip Night)

[Turk]

2) Extended cooking times, its insulation is practicaly zeero unlike modern ovens which stay hot for bloody hours!

To me, its just another bloody gimmick to try and store in the kitchen!

I also thought "Just a gimmick" but it's not, honestly !  I'm as big a sceptic as any when it comes to things advertised on these shopping channels.  
Ok, It won't do the Crimbo 5 stone Turkey, but it'll do a fair sized chicken with ease. Cooking times are significantly reduced. No pre-heating the oven. It starts cooking as soon as it's turned on.  

[TheBoy]

Oddly, as our cooker is 10-15yrs old now, we looked at replacing it, but nobody seems to do halogen hobs now, or if they do, only 1 or 2 out of the 4 being halogen, rest ceramic

[Marks DTM Calib]

2) Extended cooking times, its insulation is practicaly zeero unlike modern ovens which stay hot for bloody hours!

To me, its just another bloody gimmick to try and store in the kitchen!

I also thought "Just a gimmick" but it's not, honestly !  I'm as big a sceptic as any when it comes to things advertised on these shopping channels.  
Ok, It won't do the Crimbo 5 stone Turkey, but it'll do a fair sized chicken with ease. Cooking times are significantly reduced. No pre-heating the oven. It starts cooking as soon as it's turned on.  

Quite possibly but, for extended cooking times it will use moe energy.....a modern oven, once upto temp, hardly ever comes on again....that thing will need to run fairly falt out for the full period.

So in reality

You gain slightly faster heatup times (5mins on say a modern oven)
Higher electric bils for anything over say 30-40 mins cooking time.

Got to give them thier dues, its well marketed!