For the longest time I’ve been wanting to bake. I remember the cakes, pies, cookies and cupcakes my mom used to make and it makes my mouth water. I was thrilled to try the Simple Touch convection oven and I wasn’t the only one. Kianna who had her hand at baking in school also had a few recipes in mind.
Simple Touch has a range of appliances and is a home brand of S&R which is the biggest warehouse membership shopping chain in the Philippines. Their official distributor is UniGlobalLifestyle. Unboxing the Simple Touch Convection Oven was reminiscent of Christmas mornings unwrapping gifts!
This convection oven in particular is a halogen oven. Convection ovens and Halogen ovens both circulate heat produced cooking the food evenly. However, halogen ovens generate heat with halogen light bulbs while convection ovens use the same heating elements of traditional ovens.
Halogen ovens also require less time to cook compared to convection ovens saving on power.
The use of the Simple Touch halogen oven is pretty straightforward. You only have a timer and thermostat to contend with. There’s even a thaw/wash function which you can use to thaw meat and poultry and to wash the pot.
Tip: Make sure to read your thermostat correctly. Convert the Fahrenheit to Celsius when needed.
When you start cooking the green and red buttons should light up. The halogen oven will then light up periodically during the cooking process. Make sure to keep this away from little ones and anything that can get affected by heat.
We’ve already used the Simple Touch Convection Oven a few times and everything went fairly well. For a newbie at baking, I’m surprised we didn’t burn anything!
Maya Brownies
Who knew there were affordable and tasty brownies within reach. I thought it was either a complicated process or an expensive mix that I’d have to face but Maya Brownies was super easy to make.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is the recipe I mentioned that Kianna got from school. She was eager to try making these cookies and though it was touch and go for a bit there they came out delicious.
Tip: You can make 2 batches when cooking by using the included grills. You just need to have 2 cooking pans.
The cookies were crunchy and chewy at the same time!
Lemon Pepper Roasted Chicken
Since we had our try at desserts I decided to give the all time favorite chicken roast a try. I used our baking pan and covered it with foil so that the oil and juice droppings would catch there. I dribbled the chicken and potatoes with olive oil so it wouldn’t dry out.
It came out alright! I think for better results the chicken should marinate at least overnight. I only marinated it for several hours. Also for a whole chicken 1 hour and 20 minutes is the recommended heat. There’s a small booklet included in the box which also gives you a guideline for suggested baking times and heat.
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I would not have believed that this simple useful little mechanism was an oven till I read this blog post. Its amazing and super useful for people like me. I will surely get one when I have enough savings :P.
We used to have one of those – we called it Turbo for some reason haha. I didn’t know you can use them to bake! Awesome.
Oh wow, what an easy way to do some baking. I’d probably use this convection oven every week.
Oooo how awesome is this stove?!?! I’m a total foodie so I will have to get myself one of these!
I have not seen one of these before. They would be handy for big family dinners when there isn’t enough oven room.
I had no idea that this was an oven. I love the idea of cooking the chicken in there.
Woow! It looks really, really good! It has to be great cooking with this!
That seems really easy to use! That would be perfect for college students or people who do not have access to an oven.
Who knew that a halogen oven was so effective? I like the look of the delicious cookies yum!
never realized this was an oven!!! so cool! love to try out this product!
This looks awesome rather than the conventional ovens and its perfect for big family dinner or get together parties!
How awesome is this? I need to try this out! It seems really easy to use!
Wow. So convenient and handy! Cookies and Chicken, why not? Two of my favorites. 🙂
That’s something I need in my kitchen. Looks pretty easy to use. I have to try it.
Omg I’ve been meaning to get myself this oven, mainly because I’m obsessed with baked chicken. Thanks for the thorough review.
I’m skeptical about these devices but it looks like your dishes have come out well! Those chewy cookies look tasty indeed 🙂