Can a halogen oven make life easier?
We are always looking for faster ways to accomplish our daily goals, cooking included. Hearthware, the makers of the Nuwave cookware products have developed a kitchen appliance that can make cooking faster and more energy-saving. If you’re still using an oven toaster or a microwave oven to heat, dry and bake foods, then it’s time for you to switch to a better cooking appliance – the halogen oven. The halogen oven combines the best technology in the world of cookery.
How Does A Halogen Oven Work?
A halogen oven gains its advantage over conventional ovens through the use of three different energy sources.
- Conduction which is the heat applied directly to the food.
- Convection is the hot air produced by a specially designed fan. This circulates the air and allows for a more even heat distribution which cooks the food faster and browns the food evenly.
- Far Infrared is simply a form of gentle, invisible radiant heat. It penetrates the inside of foods while also cooking from the outside, leaving foods moist and full of flavor. This concept is similar to the warmth of the sun’s rays felt on our skin. As a matter of fact 80% of the sun’s rays consist of these infrared rays. The same principle applies to the Halogen Oven, only on a smaller scale. Restaurants have been using this technology for years to keep foods warm.
Why Should I Use a Halogen Oven?
Many cooking appliances have really good and useful functions but a halogen oven combines all of those functions into a single home appliance. Talk about convenience. Aside from that, there are several other benefits of using a halogen oven. Here’s a list:
- Cooking time is significantly reduced with a Halogen oven
- The glass container is spacious. You can cook up to about 8lbs of meat and with an Extender Ring, cooking 16lbs of meat is possible.
- Portability and space are not an issue. A halogen oven is smaller, lighter and more compact than conventional ovens so storage won’t be a problem. Because of its size and weight you can easily bring it to gatherings.
- It is energy-saving. Compared to conventional ovens, a halogen oven uses 75% less energy to cook foods. Also, you can conserve energy because of the lessened cooking time.
- No need to defrost foods. Foods can be cooked in a halogen oven directly from the freezer.
- Cooking is smokeless and won’t heat up the whole kitchen.
- Reasonably priced. Compared with some conventional microwave and infrared ovens, a halogen oven costs are relatively low and even cheaper than other cooking appliances considering its versatility.
People always find ways to make their lives easier. We search for the most convenient ways to accomplish our daily goals, cooking included. Cookware producers have developed a kitchen appliance that can make cooking faster and more energy-saving. If you’re still using an oven toaster or a microwave oven to heat, dry and bake foods, then it’s time for you to switch to a better cooking appliance – the halogen oven. The technology behind it is a breakthrough in the world of cookery.
In future articles we will review the popular choices of halogen ovens currently on the market. We will provide you with information from great resources such as Consumer Reports and the best places to purchase halogen ovens. We are going to be experimenting with and reviewing recipes which we will pass on to you. You can probably guess I’m a big fan of halogen ovens. I particularly like the way you can see the food cooking so clearly through the glass bowl, allowing you to cook your food to your required taste & less chance of burning. Don’t be mistaken by its size. Although the appliance is small enough to fit into a cupboard it will easily cook a family meal in the 12 litre oven bowl.
Owning a halogen oven will change the way you cook forever. It saves you time & money, takes the stress out of cooking & even cleans itself. With most retailing at less than half the price of a large conventional oven there’s no reason not to own one.
