Thank you so much for the heads up on these appliances ,we have luckily been given one by Jude's mate at work as she had 2,,,,so far have cooked a whole,chicken,chicken breasts,pizza,French sticks and roasted all manner of veggies....... Very tasty results albeit we are learning our way with our new kitchen toy......you know what ....even though we're short a normal oven I'm not in so much of a hurry to get one fitted whilst we're having fun with other appliances.
Cheers
Gazza
Brilliant, aren't they :toothy10:
We use it, lots more than the big oven. Roast potatoes and veggies are great in it, only putting bigger items and lots of baking into the oven. Also use the pressure cookers lots more, half a ham into it for 1/2 hour, yellow mustard seeds and an onion, ham for slicing and pea soup with the liquid :happy7:
I am ashamed to say we were bought one before Christmas & I haven`t even opened it yet but I shall from tomorrow. Do they cook stews ok not to fast? Any advice would be very welcome Thank you.
brilliant for anything roasted, toasted, chips, grilled etc... but not for stews..
I was just going to post a question about cooking a ham in a pressure cooker Manics! But you have almost answered my question. I bought a one kilo ham fillet this week and was thinking of using the pressure cooker. How long do you think I need to cook it for? My Sicomatic has various inserts, perforated and solid. Which one do you use?
Thanks, Tricia :wave:
Just used the halogen to warm through a fish pie, crisps the top up, too :happy7:
Tricia, we use the perforated one, ours was 1 1/2 lb and we cooked it for 30 minutes, it's beautifully cooked. Stews only take 20 minutes :happy7:
Thanks Manics!
Tricia
Hi Manics - how do you cook a stew in it?? cant work this one out...
When we do hotpots we do it in a casserole dish in the halogen.
Sorry, gavin, I was talking about the pressure cooker for the stew
I unpacked mine to use at Christmas but haven't touched it yet. To be quite honest it looks really complicated to use, The booklet which came with it doesn't seem all that helpful either. Must try and have a go with it.
They are so easy.. but I find the roasts get a touch too well done on the outsides so I put a bit of tin foil on top skewered down with tooth picks to stop it. My favourite is chicken cut in half, smeared with garlic and herbs etc. and cooked for an hour, turning a couple of times whilst cooking. But they are so versatile..
And they use a fraction of the electricity compared to the normal oven...
I got one following all the helpful reviews on here :wave: http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,76999.msg782465.html#msg782465
Have to say it's brilliant, not used it to it's full potential yet but I'm getting there. Fabulous at roasts whether meat or veggies, wicked for homemade oven chips or wedges, grilled bacon yum yum! Chops are a delight and sterilising jam jars and things a doddle.
Yum, like the sound of
Quote from: gavinjconway on March 18, 2014, 22:35:19
My favourite is chicken cut in half, smeared with garlic and herbs etc. and cooked for an hour, turning a couple of times whilst cooking.
JayB you have the same tastes as us with your things you do in it.. :happy7: :happy7: :happy7:
Heating pancakes/crumpets before spreading home made jam and dashing on squeeze cream, toasting hot x buns, baking spuds and sweet spuds - the list is endless.. We use ours every day, sometimes twice a day..
I'm pleased I started this thread now as it's drawing out all the users who get their foody fix from
This Versitile piece of kit.
We had large chicken breasts that I got from Wimborne market in it yesterday ,nothing clever
Just butterflied,smeared with tomato purée and garlic purée then added 2 large slices of
Buffalo mozzarella and wrapped in Parma ham,it's something we've always done under the George foreman cooker but it's equally scrummy cooked in the Halogen cooker.
Please keep adding your meals you've tried in them as it'll add to my things to try plus it'll be fun to do recipes in it once I've got the hang of how best to use it.
Gazza
I was in a real hurry so I pressure cooked chicken and gave potatoes a quick zap in the microwave. Then all into the halogen for a quick brown. Roast chicken in 30 mins very succulent.
Between my halogen and my slow cookers I seldom use the big oven. Even baked a loaf in the slow cooker, so simple no proving , the s.c. does that for you :happy7:
Quote from: macmac on March 19, 2014, 10:48:54
Between my halogen and my slow cookers I seldom use the big oven. Even baked a loaf in the slow cooker, so simple no proving , the s.c. does that for you :happy7:
More info. please!! :happy7:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/slowcookedwonders/search/?query=bread
got my info from this group and
https://www.facebook.com/groups/slowcookersaddos/
Quote from: macmac on March 19, 2014, 10:48:54
Between my halogen and my slow cookers I seldom use the big oven. Even baked a loaf in the slow cooker, so simple no proving , the s.c. does that for you :happy7:
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Quote from: macmac on March 19, 2014, 10:48:54
Between my halogen and my slow cookers I seldom use the big oven. Even baked a loaf in the slow cooker, so simple no proving , the s.c. does that for you :happy7:
More info. please!! :happy7:
Youtube have loads of videos on making bread and cakes in a slow cooker.
I am so pleased that you now have a halogen cooker, Gazza and that you now find it useful.
I mainly use mine for grilling as it is more economical than my electric oven grill and certainly easier to clean. I don't think I have yet explored it to the full. I haven't made cakes in it yet. My OH does most of the cooking and he tends to use the main oven or grill, mainly because that is what he is used to. However, as time goes on he is using it a bit more.
In the future it will be interesting to read any recipes that you cook in your halogen, especially when you have been fishing and returned home with with your catch.
Cooking part baked rolls and garlic baguettes... soo quick and easy.
As you know I like the odd fish and having caught a tasty sole and 2 fat plaice today I wondered if any of you had cooked Whole fish in the halogen oven. .....?
I was going to cook it in parchment paper wrapped in foil but wasn't certain what temp and timing to cook it......I'm guessing the same as a conventional fan oven 180 for 15 ish mins but just wanted to make sure as I don't want to over cook them.
Cheers
Gazza
That should do it Gazza...
Macmac- couldn't get link to work but got the idea about using slow cooker and goggled it- Thank you
Gavin- you mention Jacket spuds- does it do really nice ones- firm and crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.................Just a ***** of butter needed :icon_cheers:
Quote from: pumpkinlover on March 22, 2014, 08:12:16
Macmac- couldn't get link to work but got the idea about using slow cooker and goggled it- Thank you
Gavin- you mention Jacket spuds- does it do really nice ones- firm and crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.................Just a ***** of butter needed :icon_cheers:
you mean...'thingy' of butter... :icon_cheers:
Quote from: gazza1960 on March 20, 2014, 18:17:55
As you know I like the odd fish and having caught a tasty sole and 2 fat plaice today I wondered if any of you had cooked Whole fish in the halogen oven. .....?
I was going to cook it in parchment paper wrapped in foil but wasn't certain what temp and timing to cook it......I'm guessing the same as a conventional fan oven 180 for 15 ish mins but just wanted to make sure as I don't want to over cook them.
Cheers
Gazza
I have cooked trout in mine but have used it as a grill. I put foil over the tray, lay the prepared fish on it, then place it on the tall grill which brings it nearer the heat source. I usually cook about 180° and keep an eye on it, brushing it with more olive oil and lemon juice periodically. When cooked, I tip some flaked almonds on them and wait a minute or so until they turn brown. I have also cooked breaded fish in my halogen using the grilling method.
If you want to wrap your fish in foil, replace the tall grill with the smaller one. 180° seems about the right temperature. Try cooking it for 15 mins and then have a look at it. The beauty of the halogen is the timer because if set low enough, the heat will turn off and food will not get burnt or overcooked as it can do in a conventional oven. As you got your halogen from someone Jude knows, did it include special tongs for lifting the hot tray out of the oven? What make is your halogen, Gazza?
You may be interested in some of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=halogen+cook+book
It's a BVG Airflow 1200w version Pauline,seems to do what it says on the tin.
It has 2 racks ,lower and upper,and a another bit of wire I'm assuming you use to stand the lid with.
No,....it didn't come with any tongs,or steamer trays etc,I've got plenty of foil so have been using that for last nights dinner.....
Which was.......
1 skate wing,flesh taken off the bone seasoned then dunked in egg and breadcrumbed , I laid the gujons on the foil in the bottom of the oven and cooked them on 180 for about 12 mins ish...must say the halogen cooker made a tasty job of them.
I skinned and filleted the sole and plaice I caught and dredged them the same,slight
Ly less cooking time resulted in some fine fish for supper,mum Jude and I enjoyed.
Gazza
Quote from: pumpkinlover on March 22, 2014, 08:12:16
Macmac- couldn't get link to work but got the idea about using slow cooker and goggled it- Thank you
Gavin- you mention Jacket spuds- does it do really nice ones- firm and crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.................Just a ***** of butter needed :icon_cheers:
Yeah it makes great jackets.. and jacket sweet potatoes as well... but not as long time required in the cooker..
Oh and I also gouge a hole/core out the spud with a potato peeler and shove chopped garlic in and replace the core to keep the garlic in whilst cooking... Mmmmm delicious.... I also brush them with oil sometimes...
Well we have been trying to decide all week, main problem is my kitchen is tiny.
Any way the deep fat fryer has just died (probably through over work - we like our chips!) so I have just ordered one with the air fryer ( through the forum Amazon link!) :toothy10: