The Everyday Halogen Oven Cookbook: Quick, Easy And Nutritious Recipes For All The Family Paperback – Import, 27 Aug. 2010

To use a Halogen cooker you need to know how to cook with it. The instructions which come with these items are woeful in their information and basic instruction. They leave you with more questions than they answer. When this happens however it is now both possible and in my opinion essential to reach for this cook book. Not only is it a very good price it also talks about Halogens, how they work, what to get and not get and explains what none of the instructions which come with these cookers EVER do!. It is additionally a book which is crammed full of sensible every day cooking recipes and tips and tricks which which when applied suddenly made this new spaceship like gadget worth the investment. Halogen cooking is quicker and much much cheaper than conventional oven cooking and you can cook ANYTHING in a Halogen once you know how. I didn't until I got this book just before Christmas. Prior to having It I had cooked with my Halogen just 3 times and each time as a complete disaster. It was gathering dust and I wondered whether to keep it as I was somewhat afraid and very unsure about how to use it. Having stumbled on this book by chance I now am confident in using the cooker and I do use it almost every day and with total success. I have also tried her recipes and they work very well. Sarah Flower has written a number of these books, I only have this one as it does all I need. Should I decide I want more then her s are the books I shall be buying. Highly recommmended.

I realize this review is meant to be for the Everyday Halogen Oven Cookbook, but I just had to include a review of the Cookworks Halogen Oven because of the great results it gave me.I used it with this cookbook, it is very good at what it was designed for.I cooked sausages on the lower tray at 200 degrees for 20 minutes without turning them and they were superbly done, nice and brown all over and well cooked internally.Oven chips are a breeze to do and always cook well and are slightly crispy on the outside and soft in the inside if cooked for 15 minutes at 190 degrees.Pizzas are done in just 10 minutes and come out perfectly, not too hard on the base and the topping is just cooked to perfection.Chickens are a little harder to get great results with, but with experimentation of cooking temperature and turning at the right time can give very good results, can take up to one and a half hours though.The digital electronic controls and digital LED display are easy to use and are way better than the control knobs on some halogen ovens, they will also last much longer.Overall I give this Cookworks halogen oven 5 stars for ease of use, cooking capability, and value for money at just £69.95 from Argos.The Everyday Halogen Oven Cookbook by Sarah Flower is very well presented and gives easy to follow instructions and recipes, it gives you all the information you need to get the best results from of your halogen oven, so I give it 5 stars also, and at £6.49 is excellent value for money.

Like many others, I am sure, my brand new halogen oven sat lonely and ignored in a cupboard for months before I finally plucked up the courage to use it: although there was a start up leaflet with the flying saucer looking device, it was very scanty of the what and how to cook references. but after my first tentative venture (just oven chips) I wanted to do more. So I bought this book.Simply written it explains the 'how's and provides a quantity of basic recipes, from breakfast suggestions - who knew the halogen oven/air fryer will even cook cheese on toast of boil an egg? - through fish, meat and veggie recipes, plus desserts (I especially like the sound of her will and cinnamon cobbler and the apple and date bread and butter pudding) and baking - cakes, scones and muffins. There are even suggested meal planners with different taste options complete with shopping lists. Finally, at the end, the all important interactive menu for easy funding of any given recipe.Altogether, this book is well designed, informative, simple to use and quick to read. Just rather basic in its recipes.But a perfect started book for anyone about to purchase a halogen over/ air fryer, or has one sitting, unused in a dark corner just waiting to be released.

Wells laid out and clear instructions.

Still nothing to beat peeling potatoes, chipping and frying in oil on hob, of course all depends on type of potato used.

I don't normally write a review for every book I order, as I order ebooks by the score!! But this particular book deserves as much recognition as it can get. My husband and I bought a nice halogen oven about a year ago, thinking it would save us lots of money and be healthier cooking. As so many other folks have done, we took it out of the box, and put it in a cupboard 'temporarily'. Sound familiar? A week ago, my husband, who is the real cook here, discovered it gathering dust on a shelf. He got fired up with it, wiped off the dust, and placed it on the counter top. It either didn't come with a cookbook, or had been misplaced, so I searched the Kindle ebook store, and found this one! Hallelujah!!! Even I can understand and use this one, and the recipes are superb. It has so many different ways to use the oven, and the pictures give you an idea of what you'll end up with. Also the author will send you out a newsletter which has informative things in it...you just sign up with your email.So, if you want to start using that wonderful piece of gear that's gathering dust in your kitchen cupboard, then I highly recommend purchasing this cookbook. You'll be glad you did!!!

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