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I have access to a halogen oven, can I cook there steaks, chicken thighs, burgers, salmon fillets, pork belly etc? Or they will end up dry? I plan to use disposable foil trays or do you have any other suggestion for mess free cooking?
 
carbolysis said:
I have access to a halogen oven, can I cook there steaks, chicken thighs, burgers, salmon fillets, pork belly etc? Or they will end up dry? I plan to use disposable foil trays or do you have any other suggestion for mess free cooking?
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I don't use an halogen oven, but I do use disposable foil containers, like takeaways come in, and have found them in Poundland at 2 for £1 for the single portion ones an a few less for the double sized ones, including the lids.

Good luck with it.
 
Hi,

Depends on how long you have access to the halogen oven for?
What wattage is this oven?
Is the access you have only every fortnight at weekends? (I had a mate loose out to one when his relationship broke up, along with a carved alabaster God statue given by his mum to them both as a "house warming" present.)

Salmon fillets in a loosely wrapped in sheet foil, with olive oil (the good stuff.) shallot & garlic will cook in a halogen & stay clean with a disposable mess... All this can be prepped at your place. Taken round then cooked...
 
carbolysis said:
I have access to a halogen oven, can I cook there steaks, chicken thighs, burgers, salmon fillets, pork belly etc? Or they will end up dry? I plan to use disposable foil trays or do you have any other suggestion for mess free cooking?
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What do you mean by "access"?

If you mean it's in a shared kitchen, then look for the manual (or search online using the oven model number) Most come with a manual with excellent guidance about cooking methods and timings, and often a number of recipes too.

If by "access", you mean it's your partner's, then that makes it even easier.
 
DCUKMod said:
I don't use an halogen oven, but I do use disposable foil containers, like takeaways come in, and have found them in Poundland at 2 for £1 for the single portion ones an a few less for the double sized ones, including the lids.

Good luck with it.
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Isn't 50p too much for a foil tray for a single cooking of one day?
Are we sure there are no cheaper way? 10p would be more reasonable.
 
Jaylee said:
Hi,

Depends on how long you have access to the halogen oven for?
What wattage is this oven?
Is the access you have only every fortnight at weekends? (I had a mate loose out to one when his relationship broke up, along with a carved alabaster God statue given by his mum to them both as a "house warming" present.)

Salmon fillets in a loosely wrapped in sheet foil, with olive oil (the good stuff.) shallot & garlic will cook in a halogen & stay clean with a disposable mess... All this can be prepped at your place. Taken round then cooked...
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Access means it is available at the home I live and I can use it.

Can I wrap anything (chicken thighs, steaks, burgers) in sheet foil and cook it? I don't want it to become boiled, but closer to grilled (the best that can be done with such oven).
 
carbolysis said:
Isn't 50p too much for a foil tray for a single cooking of one day?
Are we sure there are no cheaper way? 10p would be more reasonable.
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You could offset the foil cost incurred against the savings on not using a conventional oven?
 
carbolysis said:
Access means it is available at the home I live and I can use it.

Can I wrap anything (chicken thighs, steaks, burgers) in sheet foil and cook it? I don't want it to become boiled, but closer to grilled (the best that can be done with such oven).
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Ah, I see. If you wish a more grilled dish? You could use a grill & catch any mess lining the base with tin foil..
 
carbolysis said:
Isn't 50p too much for a foil tray for a single cooking of one day?
Are we sure there are no cheaper way? 10p would be more reasonable.
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Apologies, there's a typo there. It is 12 for £1, so under 9p per tray. If you're careful you could wash the trays, although the lids would wilt a bit, being cardboard backed, but the tray could be covered in foil second time around.

I mainly use them for freezing meals.
 
carbolysis said:
Access means it is available at the home I live and I can use it.

Can I wrap anything (chicken thighs, steaks, burgers) in sheet foil and cook it? I don't want it to become boiled, but closer to grilled (the best that can be done with such oven).
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If you wrap it in foil it's more likely to be 'steamed' than grilled.

Is there not a manual with the oven?

If you want a grilled effect, why don't you use a grill?
 
azure said:
If you wrap it in foil it's more likely to be 'steamed' than grilled.

Is there not a manual with the oven?

If you want a grilled effect, why don't you use a grill?
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I think (I can't be utterly certain, as I don't have a halogen oven) that if whatever is in it isn't covered, so maybe a tray, but no lid, it'd grill. YouTube seems to have loads on cooking, including grilling, with halogen ovens

I gather they're clever things, but I have waaaaaay too many kitchen gadgets already to indulge myself.
 
DCUKMod said:
I gather they're clever things, but I have waaaaaay too many kitchen gadgets already to indulge myself.
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Go on, you know you really want one...
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DCUKMod said:
Apologies, there's a typo there. It is 12 for £1, so under 9p per tray. If you're careful you could wash the trays, although the lids would wilt a bit, being cardboard backed, but the tray could be covered in foil second time around.

I mainly use them for freezing meals.
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I think it's actually 2 per £1.
http://www.poundland.co.uk/foil-roasting-trays-2-pack

It's normal price in supermarkets for such items. And the cheaper are usually very small to fit 3 chicken thighs.
http://www.poundland.co.uk/bbq-grill-trays-6-pack
 
DCUKMod said:
I think (I can't be utterly certain, as I don't have a halogen oven) that if whatever is in it isn't covered, so maybe a tray, but no lid, it'd grill. YouTube seems to have loads on cooking, including grilling, with halogen ovens

I gather they're clever things, but I have waaaaaay too many kitchen gadgets already to indulge myself.
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I do t have one either but I have used one, cooking at a friend's house. We cooked chicken and a cake. Both came out really well.

But my point was that wrapping something moist in foil isn't going to,grill it - whatever kind of oven it's in.
 
carbolysis said:
I think it's actually 2 per £1.
http://www.poundland.co.uk/foil-roasting-trays-2-pack

It's normal price in supermarkets for such items. And the cheaper are usually very small to fit 3 chicken thighs.
http://www.poundland.co.uk/bbq-grill-trays-6-pack
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Without being a pedant, the ones I bought are here: http://www.poundland.co.uk/foil-containers-with-lids-10-pack-3 , although there were 12 in the pack. These would take 2 chicken thighs. For 3, I might tend to go for these, which would certainly hold 5 thighs: http://www.poundland.co.uk/foil-containers-with-lids-10-pack-2

I can assure you mine had 12 containers, because I've just gone and checked a sealed package.
 
I get 1 litre plastic take away containers at a good price from my friendly chef at the bowls club to use in the microwave.
 
Make a tray from a piece cooking foil by folding the sides up - I do this all the time in my ordinary oven so I can cook several different things on one baking tray works fine. Yesterday I did sausages for me a chicken Kiev for my son and a piece of salmon for hubby - no crossing over of flavours or juices and less washing up
 
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