Advantages: Cheap to have on heats room nicely
Disadvantages: None

...This halogen heater is great and it is cheap to buy. I bought this heater when it had just started coming out and it cost me £14.99 (you could get them cheaper now) when you have the heater on it only uses about 4p an hour so you are saving a bit on your electricity. This halogen heater is 1200 watts and it is great youu have 3 buttons that operate the wattage one of which is also your on off switch and is one bar. The other 2 put it on 2 and the 3 bars but usually you only need it on 1 bar because it soon gets warm. There is a 4th button which if you press it it rotates the fire. With the heater if it falls over it shuts itself off so it doesn't set your property on fire. When i have my heater on it is that bright that i don't need to put my main light on to watch the telly. The halogen heater heats the room up well nd it is a very good... Read review

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Advantages: Speedy, versatile and excellent results
Disadvantages: Not available in the shops

...Faster than a conventional oven, 360 degree visibility without having to open a door. Amazing how much room there is, it can cook a large item of poultry and vegetables. Reduces the cooking tilme with a powerful fan assisted halogen heat. Food doesn't dry out and everything we have tried in it tastes better than a micrwave and even a conventional oven. Add to that the fact that it's rack system manages to ensure that food is never left to cook in fat and there is a self clean facility that removes any stuck on crumbs or fat. 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.... Read review

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Advantages: Cost effective stylish heating
Disadvantages: None at all

...In my continuing quest for heat a visit to Buyology led me to yet another halogen heater. All my previous heaters had been rotating ones. This little baby is a fixed position one, it's fixed its safe, and its incredibly easy to use. The GET NTS is a smaller than usual Halogen heater, it sits approximately one and a half feet high by about a foot wide. The heater is made mainly of plastic, with a gazed area containing the halogen tubes. It has three halogen tubes in it, each one gives out 400 watts of heat. As well as giving out great heating you also get great cosy lighting, kind of reminiscent of a flaming coal fire without the flickering. One of these heater will provide a room of up to 20 feet long by 11 feet wide with really great heating, I know this as we used it in a room of these dimensions. However a room slightly larger... Read review

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Advantages: Illiminates the need for gas central heating and lighting
Disadvantages: None

...Seems like only a week ago we were all roasting and preparing for another heatwave, now its got a bit gloomier and people are getting a bit more "dressed". Now is the time to start thinking about the winter ahead, this time last year this is exactly what I was doing. The previous winter in our pretty isolated Cornish home the gas bill had been over £490 for just three months heating. So last year I had sought out a more economical option of heating our home. With the arrival of Halogen heaters on the market the year before and a lot of good reports about how economical they are; I decided that a halogen heater was the best option. Having looked around for as few weeks at a few different styles I found the Focus Halogen HEAT in a small Cornish DIY shop, the price a rather nifty £17.99. There were cheaper models around but this had... Read review

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Advantages: good finish
Disadvantages: fairly pricy

...Hob brite…………….. Before packing my kitchen away while building works in progress I gave my hob and oven a good clean. I shall want to do so when it is being reinstalled.(about 2-3 weeks time) I cleaned it with hob brite Hob brite is recommended for ceramic and halogen hobs. I have a halogen hob on my cooker. This cleaner is easy to use. And you only need a little. I needed to turn my hob off and I applied the cleaner with a clean cloth. I did not need to rub the glass hard and any marks came off easily . It is suggested that a razor scraper is used for any stubborn burnt on stains. I rinsed the surface of my hob and then dried it with a different cloth my hob came up clean and bright. Caution notes do not get in eyes if you do rinse and flush eye with water and contact DR if you get an irritation... Read review

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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. I cook proper home-made hamburgers at will now where 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... Read review

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Advantages: Styling, Cost, Lovely Hob.
Disadvantages: Fan oven a bit over enthusiastic.

...This is by no means a cheap cooker, but everything on it oozes quality. All the buttons and dials switch and turn positively, with no play in them at all. Visually the cooker looks stunning, with halogen hobs, and the usual array of sizes and half /full rings. The cooker has a top and a bottom oven. The top oven doubles as a grill, and both have the benefits of a backlight and fan operation. The Zanussi cooks quickly and evenly; in fact it is so efficient especially with the fan oven that you may need to take about 10% the cooking times. The purchase cost was £600 including a good deal on a 5-year warranty thrown in for free.... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish Design
Disadvantages: A twisted metal and glass deathtrap

...When it comes to Halogen heaters I strongly recommend pretty much any one of them. We had 3 different makes in our house in total Focus, Connect, and Crown each one was good. They are a cheap and very efficient form of heating and generally very safe. And while I still praise Halogen heaters a recent experience has left me as cold as stone. We purchased a Challenge Halogen heater in preparation for an upcoming move, having decided that we want to stay in Cheltenham we decided to buy a house. The house we are buying has more rooms than we are used too and I decided it would be a good time to buy a few more heaters, the reason I think now is a good time is that generally they are considerable lower in price this time of year as heaters are often the last thing on your mind. Luckily I bought just one of these stylish Challenge heaters... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of cooool gadgets
Disadvantages: Not enough money

...I have always been an avid supporter of the Gadget Shop. Even before I knew it existed I always thought how cool it would be for a shop to sell lots of different, exciting and interesting things. And lo, I was introduced to the Gadget Shop. Since discovering it's existance I have spent far too much time and money there and since they released their web site (oddly enough it's www.thegadgetshop.co.uk) I just can't get away from it. Recent purchases include a desktop halogen lamp and a water bubble lamp (one of those cool ones with the tacky fish - I got rid of the fish). Without a doubt one of the most ingenious and brilliant shops there is. I wish I'd thought of that...... Read review

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Advantages: produces instant heat, lightweight, low energy costs, safe
Disadvantages: the plastic finish does look a bit cheap

...In the interim period after moving into our new home and the installation of a new gas central heating system we found that the house would drop to sub-zero temperatures resulting in many layers of clothes, hugging like penguins and inevitably running frost bitten noses. As a solution we looked at oil filled radiators that could be plugged in as well as conventional fan heaters that blow out air warmed by a filament. Both of these solutions proved to be considerably more expensive than a Halogen solution, and the purchase of three Igenix 1.2 KW Halogen Heaters were purchased from Wilkinsons for only £8.99 each. Bought online they retail for around £20 each so a real saving was made and it worked out at around £75 cheaper than using oil filled radiators. Standing 60cm high and 30cm wide the heater produces thermal energy from three strip... Read review

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