Advantages: Quick cooking times , tasty food, saves energy, convenient Disadvantages: Needs a better instruction book and a recipe book, no lid holder
...My mum bought the JML Halogen Oven after our main oven decided to give up the ghost. We'd seen infomercials about the Halogen Oven and it was something we were thinking of getting at some point. I liked the idea of having a counter top oven, and something that would cook food quickly but retained flavour. We did look at a similar product, but it was out of our price range.
==HOW MY MUM BOUGHT THE PRODUCT==
IMy mum bought her Halogen Oven over the ... ...JML website at www.jmldirect.com, and by Mail Order.
The Halogen Oven cost £59.99 and the delivery charge was £4.95. My mum ordered the oven on a Tuesday evening, and the oven was delivered on the Friday. ==WHO IS JML?==
JML (or John Mills Ltd) has been trading for around 40 years. The company operates a raft of shopping channels including JML Cookshop, Shop Now and JML. It offers a variety of household goods including the Power Blitzer and the ...
Munchkin2009 17.07.2009
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Advantages: Cooks faster than a traditional oven, uses less power Disadvantages: Not as quite as fast as a microwave
........" Introducing the JML Halogen Mini-Oven - this is a compact table top unit which is ideal for cooking entire meals faster than a conventional oven and using less power. How do they manage to do that you may well wonder and hopefully, in the course of this review, I will be able to explain it to you.
Try to forget about those awful JML adverts for a moment - they may well irritate (they do as far as I am concerned) - but the company behind them, ... ...revised my view!
The JML Halogen Oven is basically a huge glass container with a heating element built into the lid. It also has a powerful fan that distributes heat quickly and evenly throughout the oven. It comes complete with two removable cooking racks so that any fat produced simply drains away, making meat products healthier than with some other cooking methods.
In addition the Halogen Oven has a self-cleaning function and a thaw option making ...
laramax 07.02.2007
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Advantages: Fast, efficient, clean Disadvantages: gets hot
...So, when I saw the JML version on TV I decided to buy one. It cost me £49 which is £10 off the current full price, less a little bit for the VAT reduction.
It arrived very well packed and I soon set up my gleaming new machine. The bowl stands on a heatproof stand and the unit that has the halogen bulb fits on the top of the bowl. Tongs and two racks of different heights are provided and there is an instruction book.
The first hing I noticed was ... ...the correct temperature.
The JML Halogen Oven is available from JML (John Mills Ltd) and can be purchased via their TV Channel, online, or in stores that stock JML Goods.
My favourite function is the 'wash' because it keeps the unit looking sparkling clean without much effort and I like the 'thaw' facility. Things like chicken breasts and sausages thaw much better than they do in the microwave and they don't come out looking half cooked around ...
jan007 12.12.2008
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Advantages: Roomy, cooks to perfection, cooks in half the time, self-cleans. Disadvantages: So far, I can honestly say I haven't found any.
I purchased a JML Halogen Oven just a couple of weeks ago and so far it's been perfect in every way! I've cooked meals for one person through to five people and each one has come out perfectly. It's fantastic for cooking for one, no fuss, no mess, just pop your food in, set the timer and check on it every now and then to see how its going. I can finally grill without the smoke alarms going off if a corner of whatever is under it over cooks and it ... ...say that!! The JML Halogen Oven coped with Christmas dinner perfectly, there were just two of us and the bird and the roast potatoes fit in with loads of room to spare on the low rack - it cooked to perfection in just over an hour and the bird came out moist and tender yet browned superbly. The meat was so tender the legs barely needed any help being removed for serving as they just slipped off the bone, yet unlike Christmas birds cooked in my main ...
WYDSIWYG 04.01.2009
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Advantages: Economy, ease of use, short cooking times, perfect results Disadvantages: I would like to see a stand for the lid. Finding a place to lay a hot lid can be tricky!
I bought the oven with some trepidation. I'd seen it being demonstrated on one of the TV Shopping Channels and was impressed. It arrived very quickly and after a brief look through the instruction booklet, decided to give it a try. My wife sifted through the 'fridge and we settled for a couple of chicken thighs. We placed the portions on the metal grid inside the glass bowl, fitted the lid, set the temperature to about 200 degrees, the timer for ... ...chicken! And that was the start of our love affair with the halogen oven. Since that first day we've used it regularly. Fish steaks are particularly good as are pork chops, grilled bacon, sausages, tomatoes, roast and baked potatoes and we've even cooked (to perfection) a roast joint of pork. The crackling is great! At first I thought the supplied recipe booklet was a bit of a let down. I suppose I expected a complete cookery book. I later realized ...
trackrod 04.09.2009 (05.09.2009)
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Advantages: Don't know as did not work Disadvantages: Does not work and Customer Services are not good.
Firstly, I would not buy from this company ever again had such a nightmare I can tell you.
1. Ordered the oven. Asked and paid for next day delivery. which was to be delivered on the Wednesday.
2. Did not receive oven until 8.30pm on the Friday evening. Which if we were pensioners I would advise not to open the door after 6pm so this was not good at all. Did give me a refund though on delivery charges and a hamper of 4 goods.
3. The hamper did ... ...the box, goods were just rolling around in it. Also there was no proper label on or postal code.
4. After receiving the oven on the Friday. The Saturday night we put a full chicken in and vegetables and it did not work - we were still cooking this chicken 5 hours later and we were starving. Had to have a frozen pizza instead. 5. Then sent this back. Had problems with incompetent Customer Service Advisors who spoke to me and my husband like we were ...
suepeke 24.10.2008
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Advantages: good product Disadvantages: customer service and back up very poor
...and will never buy from jml again as there products are available on other sites have informed everyone i know to not buy from this site any one wishing to get this product go onto e bay as there are companys who will sell you this product and it is delivered promptly i do wish i had checked out th reviews before i bought not after ...
Advantages: Easy, clean, simple to use and well built. Disadvantages: Not big enough to feed a large number of people.
Now being a person that is always on the move often the hassle of a conventional oven is not attractive and in the same stroke the quality of microwave food is not that appealing so when this latest cooking gadget came on the market it naturally caught my attention. Now straight to the important stuff:
It does what it claims to:
I have had this item for a couple of months now and have had no problems whatsoever. I have grilled, roasted, baked, ... ...The instruction manual is easy to follow and accurate. It is built sturdily.
My favourite attributes of this item:
The ease of cleaning which is far easier than a conventional oven, you just fill it up with water squirt in some washing up liquid and set to wash or just do what I do most of the time and wash it up like you would a large bowl.
How portable it is. I love the fact I can plug it in anywhere so I can be working on the computer or doing ...
devsta 08.06.2009
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Advantages: Quicker cooking Disadvantages: The lid h
Well after a year of using a rubbish old electric cooker that would take nearly 45 minutes to heat the oven, this halogen oven was a miracle for me. My Dad bought me one for my birthday but it lay in my room for 2 month collecting dust. One day i decided to use it for a couple of chicken kievs and they turned out amazing, Absolutely perfect cooked all the way through. I havnt used my electric cooker ever since. The halogen oven is so easy to use, ... ...wot heat u want, set the time, fling your roast chicken in there and some vegetables and let it do the work. When the time that you set runs out the machine switches itself off and stops it from been
burnt to death if you forget about it. Also you can look in to see how its getting on without letting heat out. Its alot quicker than any normal cooker and safer at the same time. Only thing that bothers me about it is that the lid has to be lifted ...
Daz2149 09.01.2009
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Advantages: Powerful, cheap to run, watch as it cooks, timer - cannot overcook Disadvantages: None for my purposes
I was, as always, concerned when buying something by mail order without being able to try it. I need not have worried. This is one of the best buys I have ever made. It works superbly. Everything I have cooked in it turns out perfectly. Last night we had roast chicken and roast potatoes all cooked together in the Halogen oven, with gravy from the juices collected in the bottom and it was as superbly cooked as you would get in the best restaurant.
... ...before my wife virtually banned them because of the smoke and smell in the kitchen if grilled and the cleaning afterwards if cooked in the oven. Now I just put one in the Halogen oven, cook it to perfection and let it self-clean - no smell, no smoke, no washing up, no fuss. Wonderful!
I have cooked many things at different levels of complexity and always they came out perfectly. You have to start on known things and watch through the glass now and ...
adomac 29.05.2007
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Advantages: Speedy, versatile and excellent results Disadvantages: Not available in the shops
...Unlike a microwave it browns food. Considering the fact that it can roast, grill and bake all for less than £50 and there is no better value kitchen appliance. Only available from JML on-line or by TV adverts. If you buy 2 you save £20 !!
Ideal for a present. ...
cowmobell 15.07.2008
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Advantages: Simple to use, perfect food every time. Disadvantages: None
Halogen Oven.
We have had the slow cooker, the microwave, the George Foreman Grill and now the HALOGEN OVEN.
This is a MUST HAVE for any household serious about cooking.
From the day we took it out of the box, we have used it for all of our meals.
It is simplicity to use itself and all you have at the end is one glass bowl to wash/clean.
Because the heat is from the top and fan circulated, all of the food gets cooked at the same rate. Notice ... ...oven cooks quicker than the food at the front. When you are cooking itmes like yorkshire puddings, you cannot open the oven to turn them around as the change in temperature makes them drop. Not so with the Halogen oven, all round cooking, perfect food every time.
Cakes are larger and lighter and roast potatoes are to die for.
I do not know why this piece of equipment is not more popular, but I would imagine that the marketing rights are owned by ...
awb714 20.01.2009
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Advantages: Easy to use and so far, seems economical Disadvantages: Dratted recipe book and size for storing.
I shall not go to lengths to explain the halogen cooker, as I see others have already described it in good detail.
I purchased mine from Home Shopping Direct for £39.99p, as part of my 'save energy' drive!
I thought it was going to be just another gadget and hummed and haaed for ages before taking the plunge and buying one.
I'm glad I did.
It is so easy to use, cooks food nicely (although not as quickly as I thought, a 2kg joint of pork took ... ...enough for a family of four. (Like mine).
It cleans very easily, although to be honest I don't bother with the self clean function as it easy to wash by hand. The lid (which contains the heating element) takes just a wipe over.
The thing that got my goat was the recipe book that came with it. Obviously not written in England, the spelling mistakes are dreadful and you have to use your common sense to work out what it means.
Example: oil instead ...
droopinlily 21.10.2008
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...Be Getting The Norm, Sell things & Forget Them, JML Customer Service / After Sales ??
Its A Farse, How Much Longer Will ENGLAND Survive??
Whith The Attitude & Lack Of Communication To Customers
No Wonder More & More Are Buying From Abroad
Disgusted & Angry, Just Another Dust Collector ...
georgetid 25.09.2007
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Advantages: Cooks beautifully, easy to clean, easy to understand the controls Disadvantages: The light from it is a bit bright
...been planning to buy a JML Halogen cooker for some time due to the praise given by my daughter, but when our microwave packed in it had to be a new one or opt for the JML Halogen, as we only use the M/W for de-frosting and warming up a cup of milk occasionally, I bought the JML. Our cooker duly arrived in less than a week, and was promptly sent back the same day, the fan did not work, however a replacement arrived in a few short days, (brilliant ... ...too small cook book from JML I would have noticed a fruit cake should have had a temp. of 140 deg. c. so I baked another, this was fantastic, my opinion of this cooker from JML is, it is an absolute bargain at the price, it does a wonderfull job, in a very clean way, and good riddance to the microwave, but as someone else said the light from the cooker is rather bright. ...
tomstecar 23.09.2008 (22.09.2008)
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