One more kitchen appliance in my kitchen. Usha Halogen oven. Here is a non sponsored short review for new users. Hope this helps.
A halogen oven, halogen convection oven, or halogen cooking pot is a type of oven that utilizes a halogen lamp as its heating element. It is used primarily for cooking. Halogen ovens are often noted for being more energy-efficient than a conventional oven due to their use of a halogen lamp reducing the cooking time usually needed in a conventional oven.
Source- Wikipedia
Anniversary gift from my brother. At first little confused what to do with it 😀
Googled and yes there are some videos.
Heavy but small and cute. You can adjust it easily in your kitchen. Small but you can roast a whole chicken in it. Now I don’t have to use my OTG or microwave to roast or bake for our everyday breakfast.
First I have tried a recipe from it’s cookbook. Choco chips cookies. Believe me its just awesome. Crispy and delicious. I didn’t roll out the dough. Just made these pressing with hands. But I will make these cookies again properly by rolling out to get proper shape.
Fried potatoes in just one teaspoon oil. Perfect crispy and feeling very happy to get a healthy option for frying in very little oil. Here are some pictures to show how its looks.
I have made pan fried cutlets or aloo tikki in it. Placed the cutlets on oil greased tray. And sprayed little oil over it. Look how its turns out.
You can make stuffed brinjal in 8 – 10 minutes. Just spray little oil and set the oven at 200°. You don’t need to flip. Look how its turns out.
Do you love kurkuri bhindi or crispy ladyfingers or okra? I have made it with only 1 teaspoon oil. It was really yummy.
Hard boiled eggs without water. Seems impossible isn’t it? Yes you can boil eggs in it without water. You will get perfect hard boiled eggs. But be careful eggs shouldn’t be cracked.
You can toast your bread in it. But it makes the bread brown from upside. You have to toast for few minutes more after turn the breads upside down.
Hope this post will help you if you are a new user of this oven or planing to buy.
I would love to hear from you. If you have some suggestions or queries please write in comment or mail me at sujata.roy24@gmail.com
Renu Agrawal Dongre says
Never used an Halogen oven, but this looks quite good, and as said it is good for less amount of things. Love the potato fries and kurkuri bhindi
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so much Renu. One can roast whole chicken in it 😊 😊
Priya Suresh says
Interesting write up about the Halogen oven, its quite useful for many of us. Havent used Halogen oven but now i know where to check if i get one at home.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Priya 😍
Shobha Keshwani says
I had sen the demo of this in a video posted by some blogger. Looks interesting.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks Shobha 😊 😊
Uma Srinivas says
Today I learned new, that is about your Halogen oven. Sounds like easy procedure. Thanks for sharing with us.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so much Uma. Yes procedure is very easy and fast 😍
Pavani says
Wow, that sure looks a very nifty kitchen tool to have — from crisp fried okra to boiled eggs 🙂 I would love to have this in my kitchen 🙂
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Pavani dear 😍
poonampagar says
Very informative post on Halogen oven di..useful for new users. Lovely share !
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so much Poonam 😍
mayurisjikoni says
I’ve not seen a halogen oven but this equipment does so much. A very handy oven to have in the kitchen, especially if it makes kurkure bhindi without much oil.
Batter Up With Sujata says
You are absolutely right. Or if you want to grill anything quickly 😊
Freda @ Aromatic essence says
Great review di, seems like an awesome appliance to have in the kitchen 🙂
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks Freda. Yes dear I just love it 😊 😊
Priya Satheesh says
Thanks for sharing such an interesting and detailed review.. Nice to know about Halogen oven.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so much Priya 😍
theyellowdaal says
Wow, this is an.awesome post for anyone who wants to but halogen oven. Lovely share dear😋
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Avin 😍
code2cook says
Great, I did not know about halogen oven. So detailed and looks like a great utility to have.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so much 😊 😊
jayashreetrao says
Do ned to check this one, thanks for sharing with us.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thanks a lot Jayashree 😊 😊
Sasmita Sahoo Samanta says
Wow, first time I have come across this variety ….very informative post di . Lovely share !!
Batter Up With Sujata says
Thank you so much Sasmita 😊 😊
Seema Doraiswamy Sriram says
Super cool gadget, My grand mom had a halogen lamp for her back and our best prank was to make toasties by switching it on… you brought back those memories with tons more doable recipes
Jagruti says
I’ve never seen this oven, interesting! You can prepare so many dishes.
Batter Up With Sujata says
Yes its all in one. Thanks Jagruti 😊 😊
Victor Janovsek says
This blog was… how do I say it? Relevant!! Finally I’ve found something that helped me. Thanks!
Shalon Belfy says
I enjoy reading through a post that will make people think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!