Family Size Halogen Oven Plus Extras

This halogen oven is a replacement for a similar one I had that stopped working. It is easy to use and very easy to clean. The meat I have cooked is tasty and moist.

The unit came quickly via UPS and all appeared to be OK. I unpacked it, washed what I was supposed to wash, and tried to start cooking. The light come on and the fan goes whirrrrr, but no heat.The instruction manual had both a toll free number and an email address for Midwestern Trading Group out of the Chicago area. I called them, and the first time they wanted more info on where I got it than I had in front of me, so I hung up, got a printout of the Amazon sales receipt, and called back. This time I got Voice mail and left a message with a call back number, as instructed. For good measure I sent an email message to the address in the instruction manual, attaching a copy of the sales transaction. So far two voice mail messages and one email response, and NO RESPONSE!I then went to Amazon to return it as defective, and found out I could order another while I am sending the first one back for free. I am giving the product one more chance because I want one, but I have trepidation about anything involving Midwest.So i will try one more time on my faith in Amazon alone.Update: Second unit worked. Sent curry one back for free-

I got my Infra Chef Oven about 3 months ago and like my title says, "It was good while it lasted".I cooked just about everything I could think of from burgers to chicken to toasting english muffins for breakfast. The Infra Chef did a good job with just about everything I threw at it, but the oven just didn't last.The first thing to go was the timer. It didn't go back the the "0" mark and by not doing so it kept the oven on. Later on it would do the opposite. The timer would reach "0" and the oven would yet still be on!After a while I got use to checking the food more often, but it was still annoying having to do so.Later, the heating ring (I think that's what they call it) lit up much darker than usual one day. It still gave off heat so I just thought it was dirty from cooking and I could find a way to clean it later. I didn't give it much attention but as it turned out, it was a sign that it was about to go. Days later the ring just shorted out right in front of me. No light, no heat, nothing!I didn't pay much for the oven, $50 dollars, so I wasn't too upset and repairing it would've been pointless (to me anyway) if the only thing they could do was to put that same type heating ring in place again. So I kept the bowl and toast rack and threw the rest away.I had a Nuwave oven before this one, but the dome began to crack so I got the Infra Chef. Too bad it didn't have the quality to last because the food tasted pretty good.

I think I had this oven for about a year when it stopped working. Since then I've purchased another one from Crofton. Have had this one since February. Will see how long this one will work. I use mine a lot and really like how things get done faster even from frozen. If I didn't think they were great machines I wouldn't be on my third one. Just wish they'd make them to last longer. I would recommend this to a friend, and already have.

My oven went out and I had an air fryer but it was not big enough for everything as I bake most of my food. I use my air fryer and my new Halogen oven that I got new on eBay I bid and got it for around $49. I cook almost everything in them some things go on the stovetop. Have made steaks, chops, chicken, and shrimp. steak fries sweet potatoes, if I think something will get too dark I just wrap it in foil like with the regular oven. I have not figured out the racks yet but for $49 it was well worth it.

It's perfect for the camper, to cook every thing in one unit, couldn't get any better.To my fellow campers, this is a must have, just one bowl to clean.

I use this little oven practically every day, knowing I am cutting down on my gas & electric bill. It does a great job with most things.Baking can be a problem, however, as the tops tend to burn. and the bottoms are undercooked. Takes a few experiments to get it right.

After less than a year the element burned out. Not real big on poor quality. Will NOT be replacing it.This is a revised review It WAS great while it lasted.