Andrew James Halogen Oven Cooker 12l – 17l 1400W, Glass Air Fryer with Turbo Wash and Included Accessories, Halogen Oven Cooker with Extender Ring & Replacement bulb (WHITE)

In this review I'm going to write about one small negative first...then go onto a truck load of positives. The "lid stand" for all makes of Halogen Ovens, seem to be constructed in the same way. You slide the lid in between two formed , shaped legs, not easy when you first try, but you do sort of get used to it. This is the third Halogen Oven I have bought. The first was so noisy I needed to wear ear defenders...the second got so hot it sprayed metal filings from the fan down into the food...neither should have made it pass the manufactures back door, needless to say they were promptly sent back... I now own one of Thee Best additions to the kitchen...!!! The Andrew James Halogen Oven... to say I'm really, really pleased with it, is an understatement. I Love it ... Not only does the contemporary design look great on my kitchen worktop...it does exactly what it says on the box...it's so simple and convenient to use...It's so quick to heat up...so easy to clean...it puts the fun back into your cooking...just watch as your sausage's brown...you can even watch as your cakes rise...! With This model you get a whole host of accessories...including.....lifting tongs...steam tray...baking tray...lid holder which is very handy for placing the lid onto when hot...the instruction/recipe booklet from the manufacture is very basic...an Andrew James recipe book is also thrown in...this one is much better...with loads of tips and recipe's in it. I think I'm right in saying this is the only oven that comes with a spare heating element... For me one of the best accessory's, is the extender ring. this gives you extra hight to the oven, for cooking those slightly bigger chickens ect...simply place the extender ring on top of the glass bowl the lid then fits onto the top of the metal extender ring...Simple...! having used this extender ring, I would not want to be without it...all of the above is included in the price...when you consider you have to pay extra for most of the above with other makes of oven...this one...really is...great value for money...! So far...I have cooked...medium size Roast Chicken...Roast Potato's...Sausages... "STEAMED" Carrots/Potato's/Cabbage/Peas/Green beans/....."BAKED" Potato's/Vanilla Sponge/Cup Cakes/Carrot Cake/Cheese Scones/...All with Great Success...!!! it steams vegetables beautifully...just place your veg in some tin foil then drop in a table spoon or so of water close the foil up tightly and in about 20 minutes eat and enjoy...! some foods...but not all...cook faster in a Halogen Oven than they do in a conventional one... the best advise is...a little trial and error will have you using this oven like a pro in no time...Like anything new, it will take you a little time to get used to it...but when you do...you will not want to stop cooking with it...!!! it's the best thing since sliced bread... oh by the way...I'm going to try some of that next...!!! To sum up the Andrew James Halogen Oven.....it's Brilliant !!!...dose exactly what says on the box...I'm giving it a big...9 out of 10...if the "lid holder" had been better designed it would have got full marks...but don't let one little minor point put you off buying this Extremely Versatile Multi Functional kitchen appliance...because it dose come Highly Recommended...I now have a conventional oven for sale...if any one is interested...!!! osie...

I first seen a Halogen oven about 10 years ago and liked the idea of it, unfortunately there where several hundred pounds for the oven only, no accessories and I did not think it would be worth it. I was given a gift voucher for Christmas and I had already picked what I wanted, but I was just looking for things to buy with it to use the full amount at once, I stumbled across this while looking at pasta machines. I did not know Amazon sold Halogen ovens and could not believe that this one was only £39.95 including a whole load of accessories. I read a lot of the reviews, and was worried about buying it as some of the reviews where really bad. I decided to take the risk anyway as I believed it was excellent value and a gift voucher was paying for it. I have been using it now for almost 4 months, and I must say I had no reason to be worried. It is used every single day in my house, cooks everything extremely fast and to perfection. I have not used my gas oven (which cooks so unevenly) or my microwave since I have had it. I seen reviews where a large number of people where saying that its difficult to figure out how long to cook it for. I have not had this problem. I put everything in for half the recommended time at the temp specified for a fan oven and it is usually right on, somethings I have had to leave in a wee bit longer. The benefit of having the glass bowl is that you can watch it cook and you can usually tell if something is cooked or not! Don't forget it has a timer too, so no accidentally forgetting about it and coming back to burnt food either!! The only kind of downside to it is cleaning it, it does have a self clean feature, but if you manage to get it very dirty it doesn't properly clean the bowl, but its easy to just take the bowel to the sink (as its not dishwasher safe) and give it a good wipe inside. Its definitely easier than cleaning a gas oven so who am I to complain!! I do agree however that the instruction booklet could be better, but its not rocket science to figure out! Overall this is excellent value for money, and I'm so glad I bought it.