If I were you, skip this... Get the one with the hinge if you absolutely have to own one.
COMARANTZ
8 Aug 17#26
NOW £49.99.
Christy.Craig
7 Aug 17#25
I had an actifry - it died after 4 years so got this to replace I like this even more as its easier to clean the large glass bowl and somehow it doesnt dry food out 2 pizzas for kids (from frozen or sometimes make our own from scratch) goujons frozen oven chips for the kids sausages bacon the wife likes quiche done in it chicken / fish wrapped in foil with seasoning if we're making a sunday dinner we just fill the large oven with enough for 3 dinners then cover in fridge reheat roasties, veg, meat in the halogen oven and its just as nice I'll admit the "chips" from the actifry cant be replicated in this but i never cared much for them anyway - i like my chips deep fried - all in or dont bother
0scar222
6 Aug 17#24
Lots of halogen ovens about for £29 or less there ok but not very even cooking philips airfryer or one of the cheaper copy,s are loads better than these We have one and old halogen oven will end up been chucked out
illium
6 Aug 17#23
3 years seems to be the standard Tower guarantee(watch the video on Amazon).
RayB
6 Aug 17#17
Any halogen oven under £30 is a good buy and can do what an air fryer can. Though I doubt you can cook a whole chicken/turkey from frozen and if you can, it would take as long as any convection oven cooks a fresh bird, which would defeat the saving on time and fuel which you normally save with these fantastic halogen ovens. Recommend to anyone. Heat added.
gazdoubleu to RayB
6 Aug 17#20
That's just like saying your conventional oven can do anything an air fryer can which is true but more inconvenient re. turning the food to make sure its evenly cooked and coating each item individually with oil or spices by hand. When I make potato wedges or roasted veggies in my tefal air fryer I chuck the prepared food in in, add a bit of oil and spices/seasoning, then that's it until the beeper says its ready. This doesn't have that level of convenience at all.
turbo_c to gazdoubleu
6 Aug 17#22
Thanks, was tempted, but your explanation has saved me wasting my money / time. :raised_hand:
Misslovely
6 Aug 17#10
That chicken looks lovely. Has anyone actually made some?
madarhin to Misslovely
6 Aug 17#21
The chicken looks fine but those chips are gonna be soaked in chicken fat!
rachelkajese
6 Aug 17#19
I have a halogen oven,best buy ever,would not be without one
lucyferror
6 Aug 17#6
Better get from aldi when on offer because of 3 year warranty
Gazz59 to lucyferror
6 Aug 17#11
And (as a bonus) consider the TIME and MONEY you will save, as (for example) when it comes to cooking frozen items, where you would normally have to PRE HEAT? With the Halogen, you don't :grin: and so, often your food is ready B4 your "Normal" Oven will have.
Also, in Aldi's case, the 3 year warranty? VERY handy. I've found the PLASTIC parts on these can be weak. The cradle, and timer switch in my case.
My 1st Oven was returned to the retailer Robert Dyas, as I snapped the cradle as I removed it from the box...from new, via the handle, and the 2nd was replaced without any fuss, some 18 months out of warranty, by the supplier (Ultimate Products...A1 to deal with) when the timer switch split. The exact same looking Oven (Many "brand names", many different prices, but often the same oven)
Pateo to lucyferror
6 Aug 17#18
It already comes with a 3 year warranty from tower, the guy in the tower promo video on Amazon says so!
Limara
6 Aug 17#16
They have been £39.99 for several months now, so ten quid cheaper but 99 quid lol maybe when they first came out many many years ago! This DOES HAVE A 3 YEAR warranty you have to register with tower within 28 days of purchase to extend the warranty. When they first brought out these " halogen oven" air fryers the only thing that made then a fryer was the tiny mesh trays which were very expensive to purchase alone at the time. As far as frying chips go well I don't think anything will ever replace oil fried proper chips. I often have to reheat proper fried chips for hubby that is not in at dinner time and the halogen can reheat them with no loss to quality at all where as microwave goes soggy and oven dries them out! For other items such as scampi, fish fingers chicken nuggets etc these work a lot better than conventional oven as they go crispy but don't tend to dry out. I hardly ever use my oven now and wouldnt be without mine.
Frank30uk
6 Aug 17#15
Nice find Vas, have some more heat :grin:
vassy1
6 Aug 17#1
Gazz59 to vassy1
6 Aug 17#14
Just CLICK on the box "No Image Available" to be taken to the Robert Dyas Site, and the product details...so I found :thumbsup:
These offer no real benefit except if you have a gas oven/very old electric oven or cook in small batches (single person/couple with sparrow appetite). Good price though for those that will benefit from it.
talksalot81
6 Aug 17#12
Whilst 99 is an utter joke, we got one of these a few years ago as a present. Initially we thought it was a crap gift but we use it a lot now. It is so handy to do small amounts when it doesn't make sense to put the oven on.
blue0000
6 Aug 17#9
This is not an air fryer just a halogen oven.
gazdoubleu
6 Aug 17#8
Described as an 'Air Fryer' but really just another halogen oven
Darzen
6 Aug 17#5
Was £99 Lmao
These are always around this price, lots on eBay cheaper.
vassy1 to Darzen
6 Aug 17#7
I agree RRP is a joke but don't see it at £29.99 as per 3camels in comment #1
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I like this even more as its easier to clean the large glass bowl and somehow it doesnt dry food out
2 pizzas for kids (from frozen or sometimes make our own from scratch)
goujons
frozen oven chips for the kids
sausages
bacon
the wife likes quiche done in it
chicken / fish wrapped in foil with seasoning
if we're making a sunday dinner we just fill the large oven with enough for 3 dinners then cover in fridge
reheat roasties, veg, meat in the halogen oven and its just as nice
I'll admit the "chips" from the actifry cant be replicated in this but i never cared much for them anyway - i like my chips deep fried - all in or dont bother
philips airfryer or one of the cheaper copy,s are loads better than these
We have one and old halogen oven will end up been chucked out
Has anyone actually made some?
Also, in Aldi's case, the 3 year warranty? VERY handy. I've found the PLASTIC parts on these can be weak. The cradle, and timer switch in my case.
My 1st Oven was returned to the retailer Robert Dyas, as I snapped the cradle as I removed it from the box...from new, via the handle, and the 2nd was replaced without any fuss, some 18 months out of warranty, by the supplier (Ultimate Products...A1 to deal with) when the timer switch split. The exact same looking Oven (Many "brand names", many different prices, but often the same oven)
These are always around this price, lots on eBay cheaper.