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A halogen oven uses an infra-red element to cook foods completely and quickly like a microwave oven, yet, unlike a microwave oven, browns meat and cooks crusty pastry. Pre-heating is almost instant, and the air-circulator distributes the heat evenly throughout the interior of the oven for defrosting, steaming, roasting and baking.

The unit comes with two racks which allow fats to drain away from the food, a pair of tongs, a Lid Extender, a lid stand, and frying and steaming trays. The unit is very portable, and has a built-in self-cleaning feature.

Here's some sample recipes.

APPLE CRUMBLE
1 apple
2 ounces butter
2 ounces brown sugar
3 ounces plain flour

* Whip the butter to a creamy consistency.
* Mix in the brown sugar and flour to a crumbly consistency.
* Skin and core the apple.
* Chop the apple into small pieces.
* Put the chopped apple pieces in the cooking dish.
* Add sugar to taste.
* Cover with the crumble mixture.
* Bake on the top wire shelf at 190 degrees for 40 minutes.

CHEESY CHICKEN BACON MELTS
- 2 chicken breast fillets
- BBQ sauce, or other sauce of your choice
- Grated parmesan, or crumbled blue cheese
- 4 smoked bacon rashers

* Wash and pat dry the chicken fillets.
* Sprinkle the fillets with salt and pepper.
* Spread sauce liberally all over the fillets.
* Sprinkle cheese on top.
* Wrap bacon rashers around the edges of fillets.
* Cook on a lower rack at 200 degrees for 30 minutes.
* Halfway through the cooking, turn fillets to brown both sides.

ORANGE CAKE
2 tablespoons milk
150 grams sugar
200 grams self-raising flour
150 grams butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon orange essence
Zest and juice of 1 orange
3 tablespoons icing sugar

* Preheat to 180 degrees for three minutes.
* Beat the sugar and melted butter together until mixture becomes creamy.
* Add eggs, and beat the mixture again.
* Mix in milk, flour, orange essence and zest.
* Pour mixture into a greased loaf tin.
* Place the tin on low rack and cook for 30-40 minutes, until cake is firm.
* Place on a cooling rack and let cool.
* Mix orange juice and icing sugar, and pour over the cooled cake.

HALOGEN ROAST CHICKEN
* Create a marinade with soy sauce, BBQ sauce, salt, pepper, and herbs.
* Leave chicken in marinade overnight in a cool place.
* The next day, coat chicken with butter, putting some under the skin.
* Cut up onions and apples, and stuff some into chicken.
* Put the rest of the onions and apples on the roasting surface underneath chicken.
* Cut up garlic and put in, on, and under chicken.
* Coat the skin of chicken with honey.
* Place chicken on the rack breast side down.
* Cook at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
* Turn chicken over and cook another 30-40 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees.

I hope you enjoy cooking these fab meals in your halogen oven!

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Cake Baking Tips - Preparing Your Oven is from other source and this blog just to republish with same information about Cake Baking Tips - Preparing Your Oven , if you are the owner from this article feel free to cantact me

One of the keys to baking a quality cake is having a properly prepped oven. Even the best tasting cake batter can be ruined by an over that is set incorrectly. The following simple steps can help you bake a delicious cake to perfection.

Preheat. Allow plenty of time for your oven to heat before starting to bake your cake. Generally 10-15 minutes is enough time for an oven to reach baking temperature. Follow the recommended temperature listed for your specific recipe.

Double Check the Temperature. An oven may be heated to a different temperature than what the setting indicates and sometimes be off by as much as 75 degrees F. Buy an oven thermometer and check it prior to using the oven to make sure that it has reached the proper temperature.

Adjust Oven Rack. Position your oven rack as close to the center of the oven as possible, and place the baking pan in the center of the rack to help ensure even baking throughout the cake.

Use a Shiny Baking Pan. Metal pans reflect heat and so are best for oven baking.

This prevents the cake from baking unevenly, which could lead to burned edges and an underdone center. If you decide to use glass instead, decrease the recommended baking temperature by 25 degrees F.

Check Before Removing. Check to see if your cake is done before taking it out of the oven. Insert a wooden toothpick (a piece of raw spaghetti works well too) into the center of the cake and make sure it comes out clean. Another indicator that your cake is done is that the sides of the cake should have shrunk away from the sides of the baking pan.

Enjoy!

Following these oven preparation tips consistently can help ensure that your cakes bake thoroughly and evenly every time, saving you from frustrating failed baking attempts and wasted time and money.

For more useful baking tips, visit the extensive cooking website CD Kitchen here.

Joseph Devine

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