!44: Countertop Halogen Oven Brands and Benefits

!±8± Countertop Halogen Oven Brands and Benefits

Cooking has as much to do with the appliances used as with the ingredients used in the foods. Traditional stoves and ovens tend to heat up the whole house and use up a lot of valuable energy.

There is a better way to cook great meals without heating things up in the kitchen that will also save space, energy, time and money. This is all done through the use of the halogen oven. These space-saving countertop style ovens use halogen bulbs/heaters and high speed convection fans that circulate heat evenly to make cooking faster and healthier. Halogen bulbs are energy efficient which conserves energy and energy costs.

There are typically three types of cooking heat used in these kinds of small countertop ovens.

Conduction - Concentrates the heat to cook the food. Convection - Circulates air (very quiet) via a specially designed fan to provide even distribution of the heat which makes it cook fast and allows for browning. Infrared - Halogen bulbs are used in infrared ovens to provide invisible and gentle radiant heat that allows cooking from the inside and outside to retain moisture.

These combined cooking technologies allow food to retain its rich flavor while cooking it quickly and thoroughly. Another feature of the halogen oven is that it drains from the rack and catches the fat from meats which helps with healthier cooking.

Brand Names In Small Infrared Countertop Ovens:

Fagor - The Fagor Halogen Tabletop Oven #670040380 saves 75% more energy than a traditional oven and cooks up to about 50% faster. It includes two cooking racks (one upper and one lower), stainless steel extender ring for cooking larger birds or pieces of meat, non-stick lower pan, lid and tongs to lift hot racks. Morningware - The Morningware Halo Oven cooks with a four way Halovection technology which includes instant halogen heat, convection, infrared and conduction. It uses 85% less energy than conventional ovens and seals in natural juices of the foods it cooks without burning or scorching the outside. Sunpentown - The Sunpentown brand makes 4 different kinds of convection type ovens including their SO-2007 model which uses a far infrared and nan-carbon fiber heating element, and convection air to provide even heating and quick cooking. This particular model is different in that it has a wok as the catching tray that can also be used as a wok on the stovetop.

These small countertop ovens range in price from about - 0 depending on the brand and the accessories with them. There are many benefits from using halogen ovens including the ability to cook food without defrosting, saving on energy costs, not heating up the kitchen, saving time on cooking meals, healthy cooking and saving countertop space.