Fagor America Fagor Halogen Tabletop Oven, Red

I enjoy cooking and I enjoy cooking, I like making oven fried chicken wings but they splatter in the oven. Problem solved, I made my wings, I roasted a whole chicken, made pork chops, sweet potato fries, and I'm not done yet. There aren't as many recipes online but its not hard to convert the recipes and you can see them cooking. There's also a quasi-self cleaning aspect that helps soften any baked on food. Good buy, fair price.UPDATE ON PRODUCT: Great buy, more than fair price. I even broil NY Strips, T-bones, lamb chops, salmon fillets. Any recipe can be easily adapted to this product. The bonus is that it cooks meat from frozen to table, healthier because the fat drips away with the meat remaining moist and juicy. I use this a lot and the handle has slipped out of its socket a few times but it's not broken it just pops back in. The lid stand isn't as stable as I'd like but still not a detractor to the product. Clean up is still easy, all the fat drips away so you can make gravy, au jus or toss it. Still a great appliance. A few of my family members will be getting this as a gift.

This was a good buy for me. It arrived sooner than I thought it would, and everything was in tact. Cooking on it is somewhat trial and error. There is a guild book, but the cooking times may vary because of the size and the amount of whatever it is you"re cooking. But the oven works really well. You just have to figure out the time once, then you know the next time you cook the same stuff. The timer and temperature dials work really well also. So far I like the seafood the best. I've done wings, but I put the wrong time on them, and had to add time to get them done. That was my fault for not reading the instructions. Overall, this was a very good purchase for me at a very good price. I"m Happy.

I am rating this 3 stars because it cooks very well, crisps the outside of foods and cooks fast. BUT, it doesn't get 5 stars because the attachment of the top handle just isn't robust enough and it is likely to break. The lid is heavy. With my first one of these, the handle attachment to the lid broke on the second day. When I got it fixed, the other side of the handle attachment broke a few days later. I consider it to be a design flaw. The handle itself is a bit weak and it attaches to the lid with 2 little plastic 'knobs' that insert into the lid. But they really are not designed strong enough our thick enough and they break off. If they would design the handle to be stronger, they would have a much better product. If yours breaks, they can send you a replacement, if you keep your information and order number AND YOU MAY ALSO NEED THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND SHIPPING BOX, SO SAVE THEM. If it is out of warranty, I don't think the handle would be too hard to fix by drilling a 1/8th inch hole through the handle from both sides and inserting a 6 inch long, 1/8th inch diameter metal 'dowel' or 'pin' or long screw to extend all the way through the top, and from one side of the handle to the other. The top of the lid has enough room for a 'dowel' like this, and this would replace the weak 'knobs' that are on the handle now. The handle is essential as part of the 'switch' that turns the oven on and off. If it breaks, you could tape it in place to keep it fixed in the 'on' position, so that the oven works, but who wants their nice cooker to sit on the counter with the handle taped on? In addition, the trouble is, the lid heats up and you really need the handle to lift the lid and take it off, easily. Maybe your handle will hold up better, but be gentle with it. Other than that, I can't say enough about how amazingly this thing cooks.Addendum: I got another lid, but the first time I used it, the handle fell off. Luckily, it didn't break this 3rd time, so I was able to put it back on. The trouble is, the lid is heavy glass and it contains the fan motor and heating elements. When the oven runs, the lid is hot, so when you take it off, you can't just set it directly on a counter top, since it may cause damage. After looking at the whole assembly for a while, I decided there are several things you can do. First, don't use the `lid holder' that comes with the set. To set the lid on the holder requires you to turn the lid sideways and that puts more pressure on just one arm of the handle. If you must use the holder, then lift the lid with two hands - one hand on the handle, and one hand on the black plastic part of the lid, which isn't hot. This extra support will help protect the handle much more than just lifting by the handle itself. But a better choice is to either have 2 hot pads ready, on the counter top, to set the lid on, OR, just use the metal extender ring that comes with the oven and set the lid directly on top of it, on the counter. If you do it this way, you can just lift the lid straight up and down, with one hand, and by not turning it sideways, you avoid the extra stress on the handle. I still think it is a great oven and I am happy with it. I can recommend it, as long as you understand the difficulties that you can have with the lid. I just wish the handle were designed stronger.

Okay, I purchased this thing about 10 weeks ago and have used it almost daily. Here's the scoop. It cooks meat like a dream. I've cooked pork steaks, beef roasts, pork roasts, chicken quarters, whole chickens and french fries in it. Everything came out nice and crispy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. Tried cooking spaghetti sauce once and stew another. Doesn't work worth a crap for that. Also doesn't work worth a crap trying to utilize both racks at once with a layer of food on the top rack and another on the bottom rack. The food on the top will burn to a crisp long before the food on the bottom is done. Also only works so-so for steaming veggies. There is also a reduced cooking time of about 33%. I see a lot of people complaining about the handle. Yes, the handle is a little more delicate than the rest of the machine. So don't test its limits. Mine is fine. Cleanup of the glass bowl and racks is easy. But now comes my biggest negative comment. The lid containing the fan housing and heating bulb has to be partially disassembled with a screwdriver every once in a while due to splatter accumulating on the fan blades and bulb. This is a pretty delicate operation and you can easily break the machine or bulb if you aren't careful. Also please make sure it's unplugged before you start. Like I said at the beginning, I've used mine almost daily for 10 weeks. So that means I've had to disassemble the lid twice in 70 uses in order to clean it. Not too bad a trade-off for using it - but it is a trade-off. Taking apart the lid, cleaning and reassembly will take you about an hour. For that reason alone I gave the cooker 4 stars instead of 5.