@lljk er... no, it is a fancy easy-bake oven. They go back to 1963 (about the same age as I am).
A 100watt bulb will get an easy bake oven up to about 350degF (I've tested one). Halogens run even hotter, so you might even be able to make a decent pizza in this (at least in theory).
@MehnofLaMehncha the cleaning cycle can also be used for melting things... a whole bunch of things that become possible when that pesky lock is disabled.
@andrewpatrick The majority of 1 star reviewers seem like the people seen in the movie "Idiocracy." Never follow instructions, pan a movie after watching only 5 minutes of it, and complain when cameras have 'big pink blobs' in the image...(their fingers over the lens.)
I just love these!! The husband and kitties just love it when I am cooking a 30lb turkey in this and the house fills with that wonderful aroma! The bulbs never burn out and this is so solid. Thanks again meh!
@jawshark87 These really are not that bad. Had one until I bought a Wisco commercial counter top oven. Broil steaks, chicken, etc. There are various brand names for the same unit.
Finally! An avenue to replenish my stock of good ol' light bulbs. The day I illuminate my bedroom or living room with those darn Commie blue-tinted CFLs or LEDs will be a cold day in Heck!
Got something very similar at a b&m store over a year ago ($25) as a gift for a friend who only has a microwave for cooking. It did such a great job roasting whole chickens, and sweet potatoes, and was quicker and heated up the kitchen less than a grown-up oven, that I ended up getting one for myself. Also very happy with the way it handles frozen fried foods (onion rings, frenched fries, etc). Beautiful top-browning. Haven't tried any cake or bread recipes. Cleaning the big glass bowl is easy. It's a bit noisy and bright(!) but that doesn't bother me.
Probably not worth it. Bulb lasts a year and the replacements cost around $25. Also, you have to disassemble the entire unit head to get at it. Poor design.
I had a similar oven, different brand, that I bought at a yard sale about 20 years ago. It worked well, cooked fast, made great roasted chicken. I'm not sure what ever happened to it; must have gotten lost during a move. It would be nice to have just in case the propane tank for our gas stove ever runs empty unexpectedly, or for holiday cooking when the oven is full. The biggest down side is that it would take up a lot of cabinet space when not in use. I'm probably going to buy one as a surprise gift for the wife; since they seem to be selling slow I'll sleep on it and see if I still want it in the morning.
This was also badged as Sharper Image at one time. I looked into it as it seems to use similar technology as the nuwave oven, but felt sturdier due to the glass.
Thing is, the glass bowl would get very hot. I can imagine how often i'd burn my wrists trying to pull food out of it.
Also, I noted that the timer only seems to go for an hour. There are many roasting scenarios where you'd hate coming back every hour to reset.
@jagorny It does get very hot, and it is sometimes awkward removing food from the hot oven. I use tongs and wrist-covering oven mitts more often than I did with either my toaster oven or conventional oven (which also get very hot, and I have the burn scars to prove it). Cooking, it's not for wimps!
Anthony Bourdain (who probably has never used one of these) after complaining about a burn in Kitchen Confidential:
“'Whachoo want, white boy? Burn cream? A Band-Aid?' Then he raised his own enormous palms to me, brought them up real close so I could see them properly; the hideous constellation of water-filled blisters, angry red welts from grill marks, the old scars, the raw flesh where steam or hot fat had made the skin simply roll off. They looked like the claws of some monstrous science-fiction crustacean, knobby and calloused under wounds old and new. I watched, transfixed, as Tyrone - his eyes never leaving mine - reached slowly under the broiler and, with one naked hand, picked up a glowing-hot sizzle-platter, moved it over to the cutting board, and set it down in front of me. He never flinched.”
I've had a GE Advantium oven for over ten years. They cook with radiant heat from halogens below and above, plus microwave, or any combination of the three.
The single best appliance I've ever bought. How they are not in every kitchen is beyond me. We use it every day for everything from warming coffee to baking chicken and fish. Amazing thing.
@compunaut Not that much. Paid about $900 in 2006, they’re about $1000 now. Still the best appliance choice I ever made. Goes from heating half a cup of coffee to making salmon steamed in foil packets, or burgers, amazing whole chickens. The combination of microwave and convection is very neat.
I have a Viking 36" dual-fuel, but pretty much only use it for baking bread or huge birds a couple of times a year. Still love my Advantium.
@droopus Glad you’re happy with premium cooking units
Checked more into details I saw yesterday - $1000 for the 120V, 925W over-the-range style (13" turntable); $1700 for 120V, 950W wall style (16" turntable); and $2500 for 240V, 950W wall style (16" turntable). All have the same capacity @ 1.7cu.ft but with different geometries.
The best I can gather from a variety of on-line sources/comments, the cheaper two are more like a medium-size microwave with integrated convection oven features, while the most expensive is a small convection oven with integrated microwave features. The extra (conventional) heating capacity of the 240V unit supposedly results in superior results in less time.
I’m sure I paid less than $300 together for both Panasonic 1250W, 2.2cu.ft microwave and FlashXpress infrared oven.
This is an excellent convection oven, we have one and it gets used all the time specially during warm weather because it does not heat the entire kitchen. It is not as fast as a microwave but it does not dry out foods. Poultry comes out crispy on the outside and moist in the inside. We have even cooked a small turkey. It comes with an extension ring so you can fit larger size birds. The price is great, I am tempted to order it just to have it as a backup unit.
@ekw Food dehydrators are maybe 30 or 40 bucks and you get a whole bunch of drying racks. I play with mine on occasion- they do apples nicely. Maybe @Jdub picked up a pile of those at a convention and they're coming up?
@ekw I bet this would be fine and actually pretty good without the convection feature on but only one layer at a time and it's tiny. Is your "garden" in a pot? If so, awesome. If not, I foresee lots of cooking batches.
YES!! Takes care of my wife for Mother's Day. Yeah I know, it's like buying her a vacuum cleaner or something, but she saw this while I was checking Meh and said she wanted it. Score! Now I just have to take care of Moms. Thanks Meh.
This is far from an ez bake oven. I have a similar brand, and it's fantastic--cooks a whole 6 lb chicken from frozen in about 2.5 hours. It's moist--it's crispy--it's delicious. I put potatoes on the bottom, and they roast perfectly. Pretty easy to clean, too. Also, this is glass, not plastic, so you're not screwing up your hormones. The Nuwave is plastic. Please don't cook with plastic.
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I saw an episode of cutthroat kitchen one time where they made a guy cook on a halogen work light. He lost.
So this is basically a countertop Advantium oven, without the microwave part. I'm intrigued...
Well, this is definitely new.
@lljk er... no, it is a fancy easy-bake oven. They go back to 1963 (about the same age as I am).
A 100watt bulb will get an easy bake oven up to about 350degF (I've tested one). Halogens run even hotter, so you might even be able to make a decent pizza in this (at least in theory).
@baqui63
You know how to make your oven into a 900° pizza oven, yeah?
Disassemble the door and remove the lock.
Then set the oven to "self clean."
Takes about 15 minutes to get up to 900°, then you can bake a pizza in about 5
@lljk
Tell Jack Donaghy, we've found the third heat
@MehnofLaMehncha the cleaning cycle can also be used for melting things... a whole bunch of things that become possible when that pesky lock is disabled.
Easy-bake for grownups still living the dream?
@mike808 Dang it. You beat me to it.
@mike808 Same thought here. But this one has a fan!
@mike808 so it's like an oven?
@Kevin Yes, its like a sous vide water oven, except with light as the heat source.
Meh
fifth
At least it's not a speaker of some kind!
No
Meh oven--this deal is a "hot one" well it is if it's turned on !!
Stick a fork in it.
Whadaya know, an apodment is a thing.
@tartanknickers I also just finished googling it.
Good heavens. Total meh... Wait, wtf? Is that an easy bake oven for adults?
I think I'd rather buy a speaker duck.
Does it have Bluetooth?
@PenguinOnTheRox No. It has hdmi, though.
Lovin' the oven!
Is that an R2 unit? Does it speak Bocci?
These are not the Droids you're looking for.
Is anyone else alarmed how many 1-star reviews are on Amazon?
@andrewpatrick
Alarmed? Only if I was dumb enough to buy one of these. Try "mildly amused but not surprised."
@andrewpatrick most of the reviews seem to be 5-6 years old.
@andrewpatrick The majority of 1 star reviewers seem like the people seen in the movie "Idiocracy." Never follow instructions, pan a movie after watching only 5 minutes of it, and complain when cameras have 'big pink blobs' in the image...(their fingers over the lens.)
I wanna click "Meh," I really do.
But … I also kinda want it.
@haydesigner
You're allowed to do both
Or neither
@MehnofLaMehncha, eh I'm one of those silly people who actually only clicks "Meh" when I actually think it is meh.
@haydesigner
@haydesigner Well that's just silly.
@haydesigner same here
Nah, this doesn't look anything like a fire hazard.
I lack sufficient mehs to describe my feelings about this.
I just love these!! The husband and kitties just love it when I am cooking a 30lb turkey in this and the house fills with that wonderful aroma! The bulbs never burn out and this is so solid. Thanks again meh!
A really good deal but too late, already wasted my money on retail for the sake of my continued existence and for my better half of course.
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else notice a resemblance here?
@heartny I see more of a smug crocodile with dwarfism.
@heartny (should clarify, I'm referring to the oven)
"I can cook anything, including your delicious children."
@awk I see a turtle holding in laughter.
This is a crumb-meh deal and I knead to save my dough.
@gyozilla
Closer to the top and that's a 5 star pun, easy
As a rising college sophomore without a kitchen next year, I'm tempted.
@jawshark87 These really are not that bad. Had one until I bought a Wisco commercial counter top oven. Broil steaks, chicken, etc. There are various brand names for the same unit.
Finally! An avenue to replenish my stock of good ol' light bulbs. The day I illuminate my bedroom or living room with those darn Commie blue-tinted CFLs or LEDs will be a cold day in Heck!
thanks to the refund I got on the coffee maker, I got this for free. I can't wait to try it out.
@wnovak why a refund?
@wnovak my coffee maker is still working flawlessly
@wnovak Meh sent out an e-mail stating that since the coffee expiration was March 31st (use by date)
These will be in the next Fuku.
same thing over on eBay with free shipping. other similar products for less too. very meh.
But will it BLEND??
@DeepThots put it in one and see if it will. Phones will so why not this glass and plastic?
I'm assuming this uses a lot less energy than a regular oven and won't kill me during the summer in my un-airconditioned apartment. Very tempting...
Used the bottom of a dead one for a cat box.
Got something very similar at a b&m store over a year ago ($25) as a gift for a friend who only has a microwave for cooking. It did such a great job roasting whole chickens, and sweet potatoes, and was quicker and heated up the kitchen less than a grown-up oven, that I ended up getting one for myself. Also very happy with the way it handles frozen fried foods (onion rings, frenched fries, etc). Beautiful top-browning. Haven't tried any cake or bread recipes. Cleaning the big glass bowl is easy. It's a bit noisy and bright(!) but that doesn't bother me.
Fagor, the Hunter from the Future
@notrobocop no. Clearly he's a gay Warcraft character. Fagor the wise.
Probably not worth it. Bulb lasts a year and the replacements cost around $25. Also, you have to disassemble the entire unit head to get at it. Poor design.
I had a similar oven, different brand, that I bought at a yard sale about 20 years ago. It worked well, cooked fast, made great roasted chicken. I'm not sure what ever happened to it; must have gotten lost during a move. It would be nice to have just in case the propane tank for our gas stove ever runs empty unexpectedly, or for holiday cooking when the oven is full.
The biggest down side is that it would take up a lot of cabinet space when not in use.
I'm probably going to buy one as a surprise gift for the wife; since they seem to be selling slow I'll sleep on it and see if I still want it in the morning.
This was also badged as Sharper Image at one time. I looked into it as it seems to use similar technology as the nuwave oven, but felt sturdier due to the glass.
Thing is, the glass bowl would get very hot. I can imagine how often i'd burn my wrists trying to pull food out of it.
Also, I noted that the timer only seems to go for an hour. There are many roasting scenarios where you'd hate coming back every hour to reset.
@jagorny It does get very hot, and it is sometimes awkward removing food from the hot oven. I use tongs and wrist-covering oven mitts more often than I did with either my toaster oven or conventional oven (which also get very hot, and I have the burn scars to prove it). Cooking, it's not for wimps!
Anthony Bourdain (who probably has never used one of these) after complaining about a burn in Kitchen Confidential:
“'Whachoo want, white boy? Burn cream? A Band-Aid?' Then he raised his own enormous palms to me, brought them up real close so I could see them properly; the hideous constellation of water-filled blisters, angry red welts from grill marks, the old scars, the raw flesh where steam or hot fat had made the skin simply roll off. They looked like the claws of some monstrous science-fiction crustacean, knobby and calloused under wounds old and new. I watched, transfixed, as Tyrone - his eyes never leaving mine - reached slowly under the broiler and, with one naked hand, picked up a glowing-hot sizzle-platter, moved it over to the cutting board, and set it down in front of me. He never flinched.”
@Alien There is no nerf oven.
@Alien I’m not convinced he can cook, but if he thought that up himself he can write.
I've had a GE Advantium oven for over ten years. They cook with radiant heat from halogens below and above, plus microwave, or any combination of the three.
The single best appliance I've ever bought. How they are not in every kitchen is beyond me. We use it every day for everything from warming coffee to baking chicken and fish. Amazing thing.
@droopus Maybe the price? This is around $40 and you can put it in a cupboard.
@droopus A real trivection oven?!
@droopus @radi0john Advantium costs roughly 10X what a std microwave costs
@compunaut Not that much. Paid about $900 in 2006, they’re about $1000 now. Still the best appliance choice I ever made. Goes from heating half a cup of coffee to making salmon steamed in foil packets, or burgers, amazing whole chickens. The combination of microwave and convection is very neat.
I have a Viking 36" dual-fuel, but pretty much only use it for baking bread or huge birds a couple of times a year. Still love my Advantium.
@droopus Glad you’re happy with premium cooking units
Checked more into details I saw yesterday - $1000 for the 120V, 925W over-the-range style (13" turntable); $1700 for 120V, 950W wall style (16" turntable); and $2500 for 240V, 950W wall style (16" turntable). All have the same capacity @ 1.7cu.ft but with different geometries.
The best I can gather from a variety of on-line sources/comments, the cheaper two are more like a medium-size microwave with integrated convection oven features, while the most expensive is a small convection oven with integrated microwave features. The extra (conventional) heating capacity of the 240V unit supposedly results in superior results in less time.
I’m sure I paid less than $300 together for both Panasonic 1250W, 2.2cu.ft microwave and FlashXpress infrared oven.
Couldn't wait to see what meh had cooking, but this half-baked deal simply left me high and dry.
This is an excellent convection oven, we have one and it gets used all the time specially during warm weather because it does not heat the entire kitchen.
It is not as fast as a microwave but it does not dry out foods. Poultry comes out crispy on the outside and moist in the inside. We have even cooked a small turkey. It comes with an extension ring so you can fit larger size birds. The price is great, I am tempted to order it just to have it as a backup unit.
@arosemena How is the bulb life in these? Are they hard to source/replace?
This seems bad.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3SCFAVU5P7R7P/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0030EG016
@SPRUNT Ignore the 74% 5 and 4 star reviews, wadda they know?
send to home adress
(personal information redacted ~TC)
@abelgarza Certainly, I'll just need your credit card number.
@abelgarza @thumperchick You may want to fix this before poor abelgarza starts receiving glitter bombs.
@sammydog01 thanks for the tag.
@abelgarza you can order from the main page (meh.com) by clicking the btton thst says "Buy It."
@sammydog01 @Thumperchick perhaps that was @abelgarza having some fun with an adversary's home address. Notice the 13 hours of silence so far.
@RedOak Maybe we should have left it.
Warning! Do not look directly at oven with remaining good eye.
$114 @Kohl's. Limit 5.
http://m.kohls.com/product/prd-782541/product.jsp
@mike808 limit 5? WTF? Do they thing people want one in every room?
@jzmacdaddy imagine being able to cook another batch of chicken nuggets while taking a crap...
wondering if this would be worthwhile for drying hot peppers from my garden.
@ekw no. It's not a dehydrator.
@radi0j0hn the write up says it can be used as a dehydrator.
@ekw Food dehydrators are maybe 30 or 40 bucks and you get a whole bunch of drying racks. I play with mine on occasion- they do apples nicely. Maybe @Jdub picked up a pile of those at a convention and they're coming up?
@ekw I bet this would be fine and actually pretty good without the convection feature on but only one layer at a time and it's tiny. Is your "garden" in a pot? If so, awesome. If not, I foresee lots of cooking batches.
@5665150 no, it's about 15' x 15', but not all peppers, lol. we usually just dry the cayennes on wire racks on the dining room table.
@Thumperchick thanks. I'm not crazy after all! ;-)
Can you fit a bowling ball in this thing? What is the temperature range, can you get it as low as 130?
YES!! Takes care of my wife for Mother's Day. Yeah I know, it's like buying her a vacuum cleaner or something, but she saw this while I was checking Meh and said she wanted it. Score! Now I just have to take care of Moms. Thanks Meh.
@InspectorGadget get two
This is far from an ez bake oven. I have a similar brand, and it's fantastic--cooks a whole 6 lb chicken from frozen in about 2.5 hours. It's moist--it's crispy--it's delicious. I put potatoes on the bottom, and they roast perfectly. Pretty easy to clean, too. Also, this is glass, not plastic, so you're not screwing up your hormones. The Nuwave is plastic. Please don't cook with plastic.
Alton Brown believes in cooking with light:
This was glorious to behold in person.
I actually like this oven. I'm not a good cook but this is easy.