Comments on: NuWave Oven Is Convenient but Does the Food Taste Good? http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: JAG http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 JAG Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:32:37 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-4011 The NuWave oven depends greatly on the cook. If you don't know how to cook in the first place, then the NuWave won't be a great investment. But, for the cook that knows how to season their food and cook, then it's a great small kitchen appliance. My husband is a great cook and when he seasons the meat (frozen even), it tastes absolutely fabulous. It's as good as the Ron Popeil Rotisserie, but again you need to be a cook for the food to come out great tasting. Don't expect any small appliance to work miracles if you don't have the slightest idea what you are doing. They all take practice. The NuWave oven depends greatly on the cook. If you don’t know how to cook in the first place, then the NuWave won’t be a great investment. But, for the cook that knows how to season their food and cook, then it’s a great small kitchen appliance. My husband is a great cook and when he seasons the meat (frozen even), it tastes absolutely fabulous. It’s as good as the Ron Popeil Rotisserie, but again you need to be a cook for the food to come out great tasting. Don’t expect any small appliance to work miracles if you don’t have the slightest idea what you are doing. They all take practice.

]]> By: Theresa http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2785 Theresa Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:47:04 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2785 Jacob, I really appreciate you taking the time to share your results....I'm thinking though, why not use the regular oven instead of the NuWave oven? A blind taste test between food cooked in the Nuwave Oven Pro and a regular oven would help me decide if I'd really need another new appliance on my counter top. :) Jacob, I really appreciate you taking the time to share your results….I’m thinking though, why not use the regular oven instead of the NuWave oven? A blind taste test between food cooked in the Nuwave Oven Pro and a regular oven would help me decide if I’d really need another new appliance on my counter top. :)

]]> By: Jacob http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 Jacob Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:55:39 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2776 I have owned this for about 3 days. Right away I was stunned by the shift in texture and quality between the nuwave and a microwave. My first test? Two items that traditionally suck in a microwave but end up getting cooked in there anyway - corn dogs and mozzarella sticks. In a microwave, mozzarella sticks become soggy and sometime curdle, even from frozen they must be watched carefully or they will explode. From the nuwave I was shocked to find they were molten, had a nice crispy surface and excellent flavor and texture. Corn dogs were the real shocker for me - I had gotten so used to exploded cells that the texture of the franks were solid, dense and flavorful. The outsides were crispy with the expected soft cornbread layer in the middle. Next I tried their instructions for a roast bone-in chicken breast - the piece I picked was lightly freezer burned from deepfreeze - not great in the oven but completely unusable in the microwave as the moisture deprivation on the extremities meant either a medium power bout with longer periods or some other strategy. In the nuwave, 13 minutes a side starting with the bottom was juicy and crisp, a little oil dressed the burn and if anything, it was just a tad rare for my tastes. Another couple of minutes doesn't hurt though - the convection takes a while to get going but once it does it is important to watch carefully to avoid the over-browning situation when you cook on high. It is pretty amazing to see the fat fall off of meat though without leaving it dry. In terms of flavor, after broil chicken and even just 30 seconds in the microwave and back again - yikes, the flavor really does change and not in a good way. It's better to throw it back in the nuwave for 3-4 minutes than the micro for 1 minute. The complication of having the heating element on the top is valid, but I plan on experimenting with foil and other forms of shielding (I'm thinking perhaps a disassembled metal strainer or skimmer?) would prevent browning too early on items that you can't flip. I think for kitchen tinkerers getting to know this device is a lot of fun. I have owned this for about 3 days. Right away I was stunned by the shift in texture and quality between the nuwave and a microwave. My first test? Two items that traditionally suck in a microwave but end up getting cooked in there anyway – corn dogs and mozzarella sticks.

In a microwave, mozzarella sticks become soggy and sometime curdle, even from frozen they must be watched carefully or they will explode. From the nuwave I was shocked to find they were molten, had a nice crispy surface and excellent flavor and texture.

Corn dogs were the real shocker for me – I had gotten so used to exploded cells that the texture of the franks were solid, dense and flavorful. The outsides were crispy with the expected soft cornbread layer in the middle.

Next I tried their instructions for a roast bone-in chicken breast – the piece I picked was lightly freezer burned from deepfreeze – not great in the oven but completely unusable in the microwave as the moisture deprivation on the extremities meant either a medium power bout with longer periods or some other strategy.

In the nuwave, 13 minutes a side starting with the bottom was juicy and crisp, a little oil dressed the burn and if anything, it was just a tad rare for my tastes. Another couple of minutes doesn’t hurt though – the convection takes a while to get going but once it does it is important to watch carefully to avoid the over-browning situation when you cook on high.

It is pretty amazing to see the fat fall off of meat though without leaving it dry. In terms of flavor, after broil chicken and even just 30 seconds in the microwave and back again – yikes, the flavor really does change and not in a good way. It’s better to throw it back in the nuwave for 3-4 minutes than the micro for 1 minute.

The complication of having the heating element on the top is valid, but I plan on experimenting with foil and other forms of shielding (I’m thinking perhaps a disassembled metal strainer or skimmer?) would prevent browning too early on items that you can’t flip.

I think for kitchen tinkerers getting to know this device is a lot of fun.

]]> By: givejonadollar http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2554 givejonadollar Sat, 25 Dec 2010 09:25:37 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2554 I've been wanting to try the Nu-Wave out so this is a neat website for reading reviews. However, I had to search for this actual post, and it would be a lot easier if you actually linked to each review directly off the "reviews" page. Either way, nice website! I’ve been wanting to try the Nu-Wave out so this is a neat website for reading reviews. However, I had to search for this actual post, and it would be a lot easier if you actually linked to each review directly off the “reviews” page. Either way, nice website!
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]]> By: Theresa http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2291 Theresa Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:59:02 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2291 Elijah, I would try calling their customer service line at 1 (888) 689-2831. They're open M-F 8am to 6pm CST and the office is in Illinois. :) Elijah, I would try calling their customer service line at 1 (888) 689-2831. They’re open M-F 8am to 6pm CST and the office is in Illinois. :)

]]> By: elijah g http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2262 elijah g Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:27:13 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2262 I have a nuwave oven but heating light is dead, what do i do to get it working again. I have a nuwave oven but heating light is dead, what do i do to get it working again.

]]> By: Thomas Palmer http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 Thomas Palmer Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:49:28 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2257 We've had our Nuwave for about 2 weeks and we love it. We baked a loaf of bread in our oven using the 1-inch rack and the top of the bread did brown and cook faster so we covered it with foil and that worked fine. What we realized afterwards is that we could have added the extender ring thus moving the heating element further away from the bread and this would have prevented the top from browning too quickly. We’ve had our Nuwave for about 2 weeks and we love it. We baked a loaf of bread in our oven using the 1-inch rack and the top of the bread did brown and cook faster so we covered it with foil and that worked fine. What we realized afterwards is that we could have added the extender ring thus moving the heating element further away from the bread and this would have prevented the top from browning too quickly.

]]> By: Star Brooks http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2197 Star Brooks Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:55:49 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2197 I bought the Nuwave after seeing the infomercials for years and swearing that when I get the funds I am buying one. So when after a 3 year battle I got awarded SSI I did just that and there hasn't been one regret yet. If the cookies aren't done take a spatula and turn them over. It takes minimal effort and darn are they good! I am going to try to bake bread too. I know that the heat source is in the top so I am going to cover the tall rack with foil and put the bread below the foil until it is almost done. My husband is losing tons of weight from the sudden lack of fat. We both enjoy bacon now that we don't fry it in it's own fat... my husband never cared much for chicken, nor did my neighbor until we got the NuWave. Now we air fry! I still use the microwave for quick pasta, but 45 minute baked potatoes are the bomb in the NuWave. We live in a motorhome and had disabled the propane oven so other than a toaster oven baked stuff was a no. Now I have even made a cake. Anyone who thinks it tastes like microwave needs a physical! We did have one problem at first with the power head and they replaced it within a week. We bought the pizza kit, use our twister blenders a whole lot, and pizzas are extremely good and we make our own pizzas using Ragu sauce and pita bread and assorted cheeses. I now have reason to buy pepperoni! I would not want to live without a NuWave ever again... best purchase I ever made without question. If you have problems call customer service. Don't listen to half-hearted reviews from paid reviewers because I really think that they do not know what they are talking about! I am disabled, had a stroke in 2007 and this has cut my chloresterol and I love my veggies in this oven! Even Hot Pockets are good in it. There is no drawback. If I want the added taste, I will drop a slice of bacon on or over my meat. Liver and onions are terrific in it. I bought the Nuwave after seeing the infomercials for years and swearing that when I get the funds I am buying one. So when after a 3 year battle I got awarded SSI I did just that and there hasn’t been one regret yet. If the cookies aren’t done take a spatula and turn them over. It takes minimal effort and darn are they good! I am going to try to bake bread too. I know that the heat source is in the top so I am going to cover the tall rack with foil and put the bread below the foil until it is almost done. My husband is losing tons of weight from the sudden lack of fat. We both enjoy bacon now that we don’t fry it in it’s own fat… my husband never cared much for chicken, nor did my neighbor until we got the NuWave. Now we air fry! I still use the microwave for quick pasta, but 45 minute baked potatoes are the bomb in the NuWave. We live in a motorhome and had disabled the propane oven so other than a toaster oven baked stuff was a no. Now I have even made a cake. Anyone who thinks it tastes like microwave needs a physical! We did have one problem at first with the power head and they replaced it within a week. We bought the pizza kit, use our twister blenders a whole lot, and pizzas are extremely good and we make our own pizzas using Ragu sauce and pita bread and assorted cheeses. I now have reason to buy pepperoni! I would not want to live without a NuWave ever again… best purchase I ever made without question. If you have problems call customer service. Don’t listen to half-hearted reviews from paid reviewers because I really think that they do not know what they are talking about! I am disabled, had a stroke in 2007 and this has cut my chloresterol and I love my veggies in this oven! Even Hot Pockets are good in it. There is no drawback. If I want the added taste, I will drop a slice of bacon on or over my meat. Liver and onions are terrific in it.

]]> By: Harried http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 Harried Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:58:11 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2178 Iwill moderate after I have been able to return item and get an actual refund of some small amount. Iwill moderate after I have been able to return item and get an actual refund of some small amount.

]]> By: Harried http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/home/kitchen/nuwave_oven/comment-page-1/#comment-2177 Harried Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:37:30 +0000 http://honestinfomercialreviews.com/?p=3710#comment-2177 I thank Rock C. for his review. I ordered a NuWave Pro from an infomercial, and spent most of a day watching the DVD, washing the machine, checking to see what was missing from the shipment (two items: recipe cards and Twister promised). Also cooked a roast to compare it with my oven. Result. Good enough cooking. BUT, the 4 inch rack sent to me had had the shiny surface rubbed off on top; the two cooking pans had multiple blotches of enamel paint on the bottom, as if covering rust or some problem; it arrived in a plain cardboard box (not the fancy box covered with pictures that you see in ads); and there was no plastic to remove from the control panel or the top of the machine. So, I thought, perhaps they sent me a refurbished oven instead of the new one I ordered. I called Nu Wave. After I got a good explanation of my invoice, I brought up the possibility that I had received a rebuilt one, instead of new. Dead silence. Dead silence. For several minutes, dead silence... and then the phone call was disconnected by NuWave. Obviously I was right. I do recommend this product ... but buy it from a store, where you can check it out right in the store, or return it without having to pay over $54 to get it shipped to you and then additional money to return a defective, possibly dangerously toxic one. Buy it at a store only, is my advice. I thank Rock C. for his review. I ordered a NuWave Pro from an infomercial, and spent most of a day watching the DVD, washing the machine, checking to see what was missing from the shipment (two items: recipe cards and Twister promised). Also cooked a roast to compare it with my oven. Result. Good enough cooking. BUT, the 4 inch rack sent to me had had the shiny surface rubbed off on top; the two cooking pans had multiple blotches of enamel paint on the bottom, as if covering rust or some problem; it arrived in a plain cardboard box (not the fancy box covered with pictures that you see in ads); and there was no plastic to remove from the control panel or the top of the machine. So, I thought, perhaps they sent me a refurbished oven instead of the new one I ordered. I called Nu Wave. After I got a good explanation of my invoice, I brought up the possibility that I had received a rebuilt one, instead of new. Dead silence. Dead silence. For several minutes, dead silence… and then the phone call was disconnected by NuWave. Obviously I was right. I do recommend this product … but buy it from a store, where you can check it out right in the store, or return it without having to pay over $54 to get it shipped to you and then additional money to return a defective, possibly dangerously toxic one. Buy it at a store only, is my advice.

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