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Hi bashir, I also have a combi microwave and the grill is not good. The grill in halogen oven is good. The casserole I cooked in the halogen oven was cooked in a casserole dish, may be if I would cook it directly in the glass dish (as they show it on selly telly) it would work better. I haven't tried it that way.
Kamila

Thank you Kamila and gastrosurf for your response.
Kamila your response is very helpful because i was looking to hear from the personal experience.
I have a combination microwave which is second most used item after Kettle. Its Grill is useless but conventional part of the oven is brilliant. It was also helpful to know that stewing or using liquid based recipes does not come out well in halogen oven.
Thank you once again.

Regards
Bashir

Hi bashir, I have bought halogen oven in November last year and I am delighted with it. It doesn't replace microwave. You can't boil a cup of water in it nor warm up liquid. (I warm up a glass of milk every day for my grandson). The halogen oven will defrost better then microwave. The halogen oven is just a small conventional oven. I use it mainly for grilling and roasting if I have a small piece of meat. If I do whole chicken then I use my big oven. I have tried a stew in my halogen oven but it wasn't successful. The meat was still tough even though I have cooked it longer then I cooked it in my big oven. I have cooked fairy cakes and baked bread in halogen oven and it was a success.
I hope I have answered some of your questions, let me know if you want to know more.
Kamila

If you mean one of these:-

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The concept and design is great, but because they are made so cheaply they tend not to last long - generally a year or two, and parts can be a problem, i.e. either hard to obtain or near the cost of a new unit.

If you intend to give one a try, suggest you take out as long an extended warranty as is available.

Best price is at makro, but you will need a trade card.