Homemaker Benchtop Convection Oven Questions & Answers

It was about $90 by memory .Dont bother with it . I took it back in a day. It should never have passed any safety checks. The outside and underneath got so hot that it could have set fire to the bench top.

When I realised how hot the outside and underneath of this oven became, I refused to use it at all. They are dangerous and you could end up with a house fire!

I cannot answer your question as my oven did not work long enough to be of any use.

It's almost impossible to answer this. This oven is small, and which elements you use makes a huge difference. Because it is so small, you need to experiment. It's more of a BBQ than an oven. My only suggestion is to try using a water bath to keep temps level and stuff moist.

I can get all techo about this, because I love small ovens, but I decided the KISS principle was best at first. :)

BTW my opinion of this oven is that it's crap.

Cannot help as my oven never lasted long enough!

What were you doing / cooking?

Cannot answer as my Homemaker oven did not work at all!

Nobody can insist about cooking. Sheesh! However. Leaving the baking tray in _will_ reflect the lower element. It depends what you want. Grill underneath as well as on top? Less temp underneath?

Water in the tray will even heat and stop grilling.

How are you cooking? On a grate? In a tray? If on a grate, then no tray underneath means you drip stuff onto the oven base. Not good.

Unless your hubby-darling is the cook.....say no more