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makro have a convection halogen oven in their current mail - it's not nu-wave, but same kind of thing made by PROlectrix... 7 litre capacity... £29.99 +vat.

makro usually give a 12 month exchange / money back guarantee.

You will need one of their trade cards though, or go with someone who has one.

Hi all I am looking for some recipes or a book of recipes to use with my halogen countertop over. It seems to burn things, like the top of a chicken. I would love to know how to use it. the scanty recipe book that came with it is a joke, I was searching around the box looking for the real recipe book. i really need help if I am going to continue with this new way of cooking. h e l p

Hello! I'm an American who absolutely loves my NuWave. I wanted to give Starfire a big thanks for her information on the nuwave recipes link. Thanks!

The booklet that comes with the machine isn't entirely useless, however it isn't as clear as it could be ( heck there is even a typo for "Greamy Eggs" when its supposed to be "Creamy Eggs"...lol). It's a great STARTER booklet ( at least for ideas for recipes), however the times are NOT exact and some of the recipes are not clear. Like MaggieW I tend to jot down my recipe and cooking information in a seperate book.

I've had nothing but success with my machine. My first meal was a 3.5 pound beef roast which I cooked from frozen to cooked in about 90 minutes. I will admit that it was a bit crispy on the outside....however it was so juicy on the inside that the skin was easy to forgive ( not to mention it was my first try with the machine).


To prevent the outside of meats or other foods from being too crispy you can always try cooking it on another sized rack ( I did that for catfish nuggets) or put aluminum foil over the food at some point in the cooking cycle ( it blocks the infrared rays from above but the heat still circulates around in it).


I've made chips, chicken breasts, fish nuggets, a roast, roasted veggies, various fish fillets, dried fruit slices ( apple and banana yum!), mini pizzas, calzones, open faced seafood and open faced grilled cheese sandwhiches and even a pan of mini muffins in my Nuwave. I pretty much use it on a daily basis and only use my stovetop to make sauces or pasta.


For those looking to make bread in it......the booklet advises that the nuwave isn't very good at cooking through anything really dense or anything over 3 inches deep so you would probably want to use your regular oven for any dense or thick breads. I did make a dozen mini muffins ( about the size of a 50 cent piece and only a couple fingers tall) with great success. I haven't really experiemented much with bread products though.


As for replacement parts I found a site that may help you ( replace the power head, the dome, the liners etc). www. nuwave . net I tripped over that by accident. That site also has some recipes that you can look through too.

EddieTwo

I have the opposite problem of the powerhead not working properly.

I have the complete unit and maybe, I'll sell it off as I was trying to find the powerhead somewhere.

I use to use it all the time, but it's not worth getting it repaired in today's cost's.

Thanks

Does anyone have a recipe for a curry using the Halogen Oven?

I have a JML oven and I got a great cookbook specifically for halogen cookers from Book Shop aroun dth Corner - [link]
Just in case anyone is interested!

NuWave Oven, great.
The only drawback seems to be the bowl which cracks after 9months or so.
Anyone know where you can get a replacement?
Best Direct dont do them anymore, although they will credit me for the faulty system.
But I want a new bowl.
Anyone help?

EddieTwo

Me too, must be about 5 years. Used it nearly every day, it is great for preparing a proper meal. I usually put meat in it and then potatoes in a halogen convection oven. That coupled with veg in the microwave, gives me time to sit down and relax while it is all on the go. Dont have to watch it, everything is really moist. The dome started to crack a year ago but it hasnt stopped me using it, just a little more carefully! Today the heating element gave up so I have just ordered anothe one. Dont want to be without one for too long!! I agree they could do with redesigning ie a glass bowl and heating element like the halogen one, and possibly a delay timer so it can be set to come on before I get home then it would be perfect. I think it was £100 when I first bought it so at £59.99 they are even better value for money.

I've had a nu wave oven for 5 years now replaced it with new one last year as the dome had split and the price was about the same to replace the dome as to buy a new one. I've not used a cooker for years. you got to get a nu wave oven. Don't beleive some of the timings in the advert but the food always comes out spot on.

Thanks again Maggie - I need to bake cakes for coffee mornings/fundraising and am hoping that a table top oven will save me cooking time and money on electricity! I also of course want to cook other things as well. I'm almost persuaded to get the NuWave - but after a big disappointment with the Halogen oven I bought, I'm still thinking about it. Thanks again for your help. Regards, Clarksknit

Hi Clarksnit - I have been out all day and realized today that I had made a mistake about the cooking issue with the NuWave. Obviously, the air does circulate around the inside. Is there any reason as to why you are so keen to cook cakes and bread in the NuWave? I obviously don't know where you bought your NuWave from but the customer services where mine came from were very good. There is a forum in America for these type of cookers but unfortunately I can't remember the name. Is it google groups or something like that? If you google NuWave Oven Groups or Flavorwave (American cooker but similar I think) you may have more luck.

Thanks for your reply, Maggie. But you say "the heat ....only comes from above" - I understand that the heating element is above, but isn't one of the main selling points of the NuWave is that is cooks by infrared/convection/conduction so the heat circulates throughout the dome, cooking equally from the inside as well as from the outside - and thus cooks the bottom as well? Sorry to be a pain - but is there anyone out there with a NuWave who has baked cakes and bread please?
Thanks Clarksknit

Hi Clarksnit - whilst you haven't asked this question - could I please assure you and other forum users that I am in no way connected to NuWave oven or the people on TV who sell them. The reason I'm saying this, is because there is a thread on here where I am suspicious that the person may be connected to them. I am a bit of a gadget freak, a foodblogger, love to cook, a normal person and honest!!

You haven't said if your oven is a NuWave - I'm assuming it is.
I haven't baked cakes, cookies or bread in it. I think, perhaps, they are pushing it a bit on some of their claims, but without having tried them, who am I to say. I don't understand how it can cook a cake when it only cooks from above and doesn't have any heat at the bottom.
The books that come with the NuWave, are in my opinion, totally useless. The cooking guide is very useful and a good starting point.
I keep a book to refer back to and use this for everything I have cooked in the NuWave to include timings etc. and if it has been successful.
A selection of successes are as follows: Baked apples, apples and blackberries, asparagus, sirloin beef joints (yes excellent, wouldn't cook it any other way), Finger Lickin' chicken (see Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express), cod and cherry tomatoes, cottage pie, cheese on toast, the best Jacket Potatoes, pineapple, pork joint - salmon etc. etc.
You see it can be done!! Is this of any help to you?
When I was doing my research prior to buying the person in customer services told me to only use it for what it does best and not to try to make it do things that can be done better another way. For example don't try to cook pasta etc. in it. This proved to be very sound advice.

Hi Maggie W - I've been reading the comments and questions about the Nu-Wave Oven - you seem to be the most experienced at using your oven - you made a comment that "cakes are better in the conventional oven" - have you had lack of success with cakes/bread etc in the Nu-Wave? What was the problem? I've just bought a halogen oven but am sending it back - it might be great but there is hardly any instruction and what guidance there is, is very contradictory - I burnt a cake beautifully in less than 10 minutes so obviously had the temperature far too high - but there is no guidance as to what temperature to use and I can't afford the time and ingredients to keep trying and then throwing eveything away until eventually I might succeed. The Nu-Wave ad emphasises how good it is for meat etc - but doesn't demonstrate baking at all. I'd appreciate sharing your experiences. Many thanks Clarksknit

Hi hna1939 - I have had my Nuwave for a couple of years now and haven't had any problems regarding the quality. It doesn't look cheap and tacky. The Nuwave is a lot cheaper now than when I bought mine. I would even go so far as to say I would buy again. Hope this helps.

I've read reviews on other sites. Several complained about the plastic cover cracking and the coating coming off of the pan and rack. Please comment on the reliability and the qualty of the product. I've read all the reviews about how great the NuWave cooks when it cooks.

have just bought one of the ellitech halogen cookers - which seem very similar to whats above - problems no recipe instructions in the pack - but have managed to cook a chicken on it with rosemary and marjoram underneath - i spatchcocked the chicken so it was flat and it cooked it lovely

currently have a cake cooking

but it is fustrating the lack of recipes - maybe ukfood can start producing some

Hi thumper3 - obviously I don't know which channel you bought yours from. Before I purchased mine I had lots of emails with customer services to make sure I would be happy. They were unbelieveably helpful. Your settings seem to be different from mine. Have you gone to their website. If it is the same channel as mine you can download the manual, but that manual relates to the model that I have. Maybe you have a problem with your oven. Honestly, I use mine quite a lot and in the summer its a great help because I don't have a build up of heat from the big oven. I've even put it outside on the patio!

Hi again

I bought it from tv channel,I always cook from fresh on the 1 inch rack. Should I try a mid range setting and see what happens ?
I cant work out what is going on, it either cooks too much on the outside and not enough in middle or nearly perfect on the outside and raw in the middle and it takes ages to get it cooked.
HELP HELP HELP

Hi thumper3 - oh dear, oh dear! Can I ask if you bought your oven from a TV channel. That's where mine came from. Your power level 1 is different from mine. I've had my oven for over a year now and I am very pleased with it. Something doesn't stack up. You have now used three chickens and a piece of beef and that's getting expensive! Are you cooking from fresh or frozen? The beef needs to be cooked on the 1" wire rack. I use sirloin and its always really good. I only use tender cuts because I think some things wouldn't be very good.

Hi Maggie W
it is a nuwave pro as for the temp. settings, according to the book power level 1 is 195F/90C is this wrong? I did try cooking a joint of beef on the default setting and all I got was a burnt joint and raw in the middle,what am I doing wrong ???
I will try a chicken on default power and see how it turns out and let you know.

Hi thumper3 - is your oven called a Nuwave? If it is, power level 1 is the lowest temperature setting (125F/50C), it needs to be on Power Level 10 (HI) which is the default setting. This is the equivalent conventional oven setting of 350F or 177C. Are you really, really sure you have set it to the correct power setting!

again i have just cooked another whole fresh chicken,i cooked breast side down first on high for 20 minutes then turned over and cooked for a further 20 mins per pound,on setting p1, which worked out to be hour and three quarters,so,after this time elapsed i cut the chicken and what a surprise it was still uncooked in the middle.I cooked it for another 25 mins on full power and it was still not done so i had to finish it off in the oven,well worth the time.NOT.

I cook my whole chicken on Hi on the 1" stand. Cook breast side down for 20 minutes per lb. Sprinkle with black pepper. Turn half way through cooking. Again sprinkle with black pepper and put some streaky bacon on the breast (if you wish). Check for doneness half way through cooking time, as it may be cooked. Hope this helps. My chicken was superb.
I found the book supplied with the Nuwave not brilliant but the cooking times chart not too bad. I keep a book and write in it everything I cook in the Nuwave and how long it took and then it is easy to refer back to it.

i have recently brought one of these ovens and have noticed that most of the guidelines for cooking ie temp. are lower than the oven goes down to,also it seems to take ages to cook most things i cooked a chicken for over 3 hours and there was still blood in the middle!! does anyone else have this problem ?