Russell Hobbs 26090 Express Mini Oven – Countertop Electric Oven and Grill, 2.5x Faster than a Conventional Oven, 1500 Watts
About The Brand
Russell Hobbs was founded in the UK in 1952 by Bill Russell and Peter Hobbs, whose combined design and engineering flair allowed them to launch a company that remains a leading brand to this day. Over the years, Russell Hobbs has built up a legacy of design and innovation that placed the brand at the heart of the consumer’s home. The first automatic switch off kettle, the first automatic coffee maker and even the first plastic kettle were all Russell Hobbs Innovations.
Russell Hobbs Express Mini Oven – 26090
Every Craving Satisfied Fast
Satisfy everyone’s food cravings fast with the Russell Hobbs Express Mini Oven. Its Large Capacity and variety of 4 Cooking Modes: Grill, Bake, Toast and Keep Warm – means you can enjoy versatile cooking. Enjoy cooking everything from roasted vegetables to large pizzas or even crunchy toast. Best of all, it has a 4x Faster Preheat than a Conventional Oven*, so you can make your favourite food faster.
*vs your conventional electric oven when preheating to 220°C
- 1500W Convection Technology
- 4 Different Settings – Grill, Bake, Toast and Keep Warm
- Bake Pan and Rack Included
Key Features
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VersatilityThe Russell Hobbs Express Mini Oven will quickly become your helping hand in the kitchen, thanks to its variety of 4 Different Settings – Grill, Bake, Toast and Keep Warm. Toast pastries for the whole family, grill Mediterranean vegetables, and even cook a whole chicken for dinner. | 1500W Convection TechnologyNeed to rustle up some food that’s tasty, yet quick? The Russell Hobbs Express Mini Oven uses powerful 1500W Convection Technology, which helps to cook your food faster than ever. Circulating the airflow, you can enjoy perfect results every time. It’s also 2.5x Faster than a Conventional Oven*, so your toast is ready in under 4 minutes. *vs your conventional electric oven when preheating to 220°C ** vs your conventional electric oven when cooking a frozen cheese pizza at 200 °C | Large CapacityThanks to the Russell Hobbs Express Mini Oven’s Large Capacity of 12.6L, you can make hearty, homemade dinners that really hit the spot. Compact in size, but with a large capacity, you can cook everything from a whole chicken, 6 slices of toast, and even a large pizza. | Saves You 60% Energy****** vs your conventional electric oven when cooking a frozen cheese pizza at 200 °C. |
Grill
The Russell Hobbs Express Mini Oven will quickly become your helping hand in the kitchen. Use the included Rack for grilling everything from halloumi kebabs to bacon for breakfast.
Product Specifications
Quickly cook up a variety of dishes with the Large Capacity, Express Mini Oven, with its 4 Settings: Bake, Grill, Toast and Keep Warm.
- 1500W Convection Technology
- Large 12.6L Capacity
- Versatility – 4 Settings: Grill, Bake, Toast and Keep Warm
- Bake Pan and Rack
- 3 Rack Positions for Optimum Flexibility
- 60-Minute Timer for Maximum Control
- External Crumb Tray for Easy Cleaning
- Stainless Steel Exterior
- Low Emissivity Glass
| Weight: | 6.08 kg |
| Dimensions: | 35.8 x 45.1 x 30.5 cm; 6.08 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Russell Hobbs |
| Model: | 26090 |
| Colour: | Stainless Steel |
| Colour: | Stainless Steel |
Liked performance very fast Didn’t like length of power cable far too sho
Am really please with it. Instructions are clear and the controls easy to understand. Cooks quickly and uses far less electricity than my normal electric oven. It toasts, baked and grills well. I baked a cherry cake which was perfect.
I love this work top cooker I’ve only just purchased this item so I don’t know how it cleans but it great to use
I found this mini oven so easy to use and am really pleased with i
When I first saw the model it looked as though it had a light inside. Would have preferred to have had one with an internal oven light.
Quicker to heat up than conventional oven and great for small items – pies, pizzas, jacket potatoes. Grill good for browning cottage pie topping. Like how you have option of timer or stay on. Hoping it will pay for itself soon on electricity saved.
This is such a lovely little oven. Works well, cooks great and looks good. I am so pleased with this purchase.
It is simple to use, toasts well, grills good and roasts great. Well manufactured. Well done.
Bought this mini oven as “used” but it only had the box that was a bit broken, when I opened It, it was immaculate and honestly the best purchase I made so far. The Russel hobbs brand is also amazing, really easy to use and does what it needs to do. Very very satisfied
I have cooked all sorts of things in this mini oven. Obviously not big enough for large joints of meat but managed a rolled turkey breast for Christmas dinner and cooked the stuffing and pigs in blankets to perfection. Would definitely recommend
Honestly was a bit skeptical. By big oven blew and can’t replace due to pandemic n not wanting to risk being exposed to omicron so bought this.
Cannot fault it. It cooked my food perfectly, if not BETTER than my regular oven, and faster as well.
Be warned, it gives off smoke and a real stink the first 5 mins of its use so PREHEAT for 5-8mins first IMO.
Easy to set up and to use and to clean. And most Importantly it was light enough that my disabled self could pick it up and move it around which was SO important.
Great lil oven. No cons to report so far.
Another smashing item from the hobbs family.
Was very impressed with this oven. We had to cook a medium-sized turkey crown in it on Christmas Day and it performed brilliantly. It was well-cooked throughout and had crispy skin. Have used it to cook jacket potatoes and they were cooked to perfection. Would definitely recommend this oven.
I bought this mini oven to reheat meals and jacket potatoes ect as I’m only putting in 1 item in my full electric oven. It also takes a long time to cool down. It does seem to cook most food items faster, but jackets still take an hour or more! They do have a lovely crispy skin. I don’t know why it says to preheat for 10 mins as mostly it doesn’t seem to need it. The crumb tray needs to be cleaned after use or it can set of your smoke alarm. You can’t use paper or plastic in it, tin foil is fine. You are also supposed to unplug it after use. I do like the door dropping down, so much easier to remove dishes. Overall I do like this oven and it is useful. If it’s cheaper to run I don’t know, but it does cool down very fast.
My oven died and I couldn’t get it repaired for months. Still waiting. So took the plunge and got this electric oven. It works very well. It is great if you are just one person though. I wouldn’t recommend it for a family. Downside it can make an alarming sound as it heats up. But TBH It cooks perfectly.
NB you need to wait till it’s heated up before putting stuff in. So that is about 3 mins. You will see the bars glow disappearing. That way you know your food won’t burn before cooking.
I can clean everything except the top which has the top bars. Not gonna touch those. But i try to cover food while baking so it minimises splashes.
Enjoy!!
I’ve been using this for a few weeks now
It’s a very useful appliance, perfect for cooking for smaller quantities — one or two people
It’s around the size of a microwave and will sit nicely on top of a kitchen worksurface.
Pro’s — quick to heat up (takes around 10 minutes) very accurate cooking times, easy to use, worth buying some heavy duty baking trays as the supplied lightweight one will distort with the heat
Con’s — very lightweight, exterior gets hot (although this is useful for warming plates or keeping food warm) mains lead is very short so appliance will need to be near a mains socket
The oven comes with a built in timer although I find it easier to set the controls to ‘always on’ and use a separate external timer
All in all an excellent product and highly recommended
Used oven when waiting main oven connection and it worked perfectly
Ideally another shelf would be useful for cooking extra foods on trays at the same time.
The oven sides and top do get very hot quickly,I put my plates on the top to warm up.
The underneath of the oven doesn’t get hot enough to affect the work surface in any adverse way.
It’s light and compact. Power lead could be longer but not an issue for me.
Have all but given up on using the conventional gas oven now. No more bending down to check cooking progress of the foods.
Would recommend.
So useful for a couple without having to use a full oven I wouldn’t be without mine now
I absolutely love my new mini oven very easy to clean easy to use and very versatile it cooks the food to perfection good value for the price would recommend this product to friends and family
Bought this little oven because my main oven was taking an age to heat .This little oven has been the best thing I have Bought in a long time super quick to heat so must be saving money in electricity .Can’t recommend it enough I use my one all the time .
I’ve used this for a short time and have found it very useful. The ‘Toast’ feature is pointless if you have a standard toaster; it takes longer too. Follow the instructions and all will be well. The tray which is provided is indeed quite flimsy but this allows the oven to heat up more quickly. It is difficult to clean though so I would recommend covering it with kitchen foil.
You have to read the instructions but once done it is easy to use. In a camper van you need versatility for the space available. It roasted a chicken and made perfect toast. It is very light weight and ideal size for a camper.
The only reason I gave 4 stars is the underweight of the oven is very light apart from that it’s the third mini oven purchased and the best so far.
I don’t bake so I cannot comment on that but the grill, roast and toast modes work very well. I have even put the toaster away as it is no longer needed.
It’s a good oven, the only thing is the amount of vibration there is from the circulating fan. This can sometimes create a rattle of the metal ‘bits and pieces’ or plates resting on top to warm.
Saves me from using the big oven, saves on energy
This little oven is really easy yo use for small roasts cakes, grilling. The oven heats up in record time and ideal for using when you don’t need to heat up the big ove
Easy to use and works really well. Don’t know how easy it is to clean as only just got it. Looks really nice sitting on the worktop.
Arrived earlier than expected and well packaged. Once the controls were figured out, found it easy to use. However, beware – it cooks quicker than a conventional gas oven, so I had to keep an eye on food being cooked in case it burned. Overall good quality, but could do with a second shelf.
I had limited time to get a new oven – I was going abroad for 5 weeks, and I did not want to leave my house sitter without an oven.
So I bought this and am very happy with it – reasonably easy to clean easy to toast/grill or roast.
I can see what is happening and do not have to bend down to get hot trays out of the oven.
I bought this as a short-term replacement for my main oven which blew up. It works very well, but I found the instructions a little confusing
Purchased this oven whilst undergoing kitchen refurbishment. So far have used it for roasting and rehaeating food – excelle
a great little oven, heats fast, sturdy but not heavy
This is a well made and well designed product, that looks as though it will last. It is also quite powerful, unlike some of the obscure supermarket brands, one of which this replaces.
It is quite wide enough at 32cm and also deep enough, so will adequately cope with pizzas.
Because the four heating elements get red hot during the heating up stage, it is essential to let the oven get to temperature and for these elements to cool below their red hot stage (5 minutes) before putting food in to cook, or it will be burnt. But this is no problem.
The thermostat is not that accurate, so a bit of trial and error is needed to get the right temperature setting. However I cook everything at 220C and that works fine.
The casing does get very hot during cooking.
I am very pleased with it. Recommended.
It is easy to clean.
Amazing little oven my daughter bought this for me I love i
This does the job exactly as a ‘ normal ‘ oven. Cooks everything properly at the correct temperature. Easily holds a 12inch pizza.
This was a replacement for my old mini oven. It’s better because it has a crumb tray and also a “stay on” feature when cooking. It’s very good for grilling too. You really need to watch the toast, so I just use my toaster.
I can’t really fault it so far.
Brought this top oven for my elderly mother…perfect for doing small meals….
I utilise this for many meals now as my wife and I are on our own and it is just not worth putting on the main oven. The only thing I would criticise is the absence of a light and fan but not a major issue hence still gave all features a 5 star.
Good little oven I’ve only used it once but I’m happy with it, ideal for cooking for 1 or 2.
Controls easy to use. It heats faster than a large oven – so watch things don’t burn. Ideal for pensioner as safer to have on worktop than under counter.
So far I’ve cooked many stews, scones, rice pudding, a cake, pizzas and many chicken dishes. All came out well. I do wish it had another removable shelf though, as I had to cook biscuits in batches. (Note to self, cut down the recipe next time). It also makes the most amazing toast.
It gets very hot very quick so you have to get use to it. Also my mother has limited vision and the dial settings are a bit small. But, she loves it it’s roomy fast and very efficient. Much better than the large cooker.
ice size,compact,cooked sunday dinner in,meat,spuds etc good
This was a great purchase. Food cooks very quickly. I’m very happy with this oven.
Excellent oven /grill ,, when using oven mode , select temp then wait at least 10 min for oven to reach temp , before putting anything inside
Haven’t used it a lot yet but seems to be a good little oven. More efficient than having to heat a large oven. Seems to do everything I need.
Cooking and keeping warm. From toast to Yorkshire Puddings all Ok so far.
Heats up quickly and is great for baked potatoes, pies etc. Makes lovely cheese on toast. Looks good
Good little oven but not so useful as my big one that has broken. I find it a bit awkward for baking but sure I will get used to it.
It will take time to get used but i like Russell Hobbs so hoping i won’t be let down. One thing is the grill rack is far to big for the oven so can’t close the door unless i don’t use it. I am hoping for a replacement rack to be sent as spent 80.00 on it and expect everything to be intact.
I love this oven I am disabled and found getting things out of my regular oven hard. This is so simple to use. It heats up really quickly and cooks much faster than my big oven. One of the best things I have bought. So easy to clean. Door easy to open too. Same size as my microwave so doesn’t look out of place love it.
Really pleased with the product,and I have used it often since purchased. Excellent to use when only one item needs to go in the oven such as a meat pie. Heard up quickly and cooks efficiently.
This oven is easy to use and very practical to move if u have small. Space in The kitchen easy to clean and baking and roasting function are perfect and easy to switch I could t choose better oven.
Nice neat little oven doe’s a great job in my caravan.
Bought this to replace a small cooker that had just packed in after about 10years and this is far superior,lots of room inside good clear controls cooks quick and easy to keep clea
These sure do not smell nice the first time you use them but that smell soon goes after the first use or so.
The temperature range goes up to 220C on the dial but there’s also a grill setting and toast. These do small pizzas quite well.
Home made pizzas are what I usually cook in this as it heats up super quick after I’ve set the dial to about 180C then turn the dial to 12 minutes and it will ping (a little to loud) to let you know it’s cooked. You can have it on a fixed on setting which is handy if you don’t want to use the timer function.
The trays are very small I’d say just enough space to fit food on for a couple of people. You would certainly have a hard time finding any that size in the shops.
You can also use this in warm setting which is great if your having a party and want to just keep your food warm.
The trays are easy to clean in just some soap and water but the wire mesh is very thin, I can’t see it lasting very long but to be honest it’s been OK so far.
The unit is about the size of our microwave so was quite surprised at how small it is, but it does hold quite a bit of food.
I’d certainly recommend it if you want something quick and easy to use maybe in a student flat a caravan or something. Or like me you want them to keep food warm while socialising, Hopefully we will be able to do that again some time soon!
When this came, me and my wife decided to store our microwave in the garage and try using this instead. Russell Hobbs is a well known brand so I was expecting quite a lot but maybe that is where I made a mistake. It does support lots of different types of dishes and cooking but falls short of a full fledged oven in some aspects.
It was really easy to setup as its just a few parts which need to be assembled before you can use it. My wife insisted that we wash all the trays and the grill before we start using this. So that took a few hours to wash in the dishwasher but it was finally all ready to use.
Since installing it, we have used it for almost all the things it can be used for. We have baked pizzas, cakes, cookies and even used it for reheating the food and it did the job in most cases. We did notice that in some cases it does not perform as well as a proper oven. We felt that the pizzas and the cakes were not cooked all around and it looked like some parts were not evenly cooked. Sometimes, it took a couple of attempts to get the timing right.
It does take a bit less time but compared to a fan oven, I didn’t see a lot of difference. The instructions which came with it does show the timings for different dishes but I found that most of the time the dishes took a bit longer than the time mentioned.
Also, compared to our microwave, this is a quite small in size. Our microwave is 30L so this is more suitable for travel or in a caravan. We haven’t been able to cook a take away style frozen pizza in this one as it is too large for it.
Pros
Compact and powerful
Reduces cooking time
Lots of uses
Looks quite good on the counter
Cons
Does not cook evey for some of the dishes like pizza and cakes
Cooking quality not comparable to a microwave.
Overall, I think it is a solid electric oven which would be perfect for a car book during travelling but for day to day use, it falls short. 4 stars
The tray provided was good but not the full size of the oven – not a problem but I couldn’t find any other trays to fit! Could take a 30cm roasting dish. Toasting and grill function also worked brilliantly.
Decent size for a family of four – glad I bought this size.
Apparently it’s ‘2.5x faster than a conventional oven’ but it takes the same time to cook in this as it does my large electric oven. The perk however is this saves energy and only uses 1500W so this is my first choice when it comes to cooking frozen meals. The measurements are 35.8 x 45.1 x 30.5cm so it’s large for a mini oven. It’s big enough for my dinner so I’m sure it could cook for two people if you add another rack- however it only came with one so I’m wondering whether you’re allowed to add another without it affecting how evenly the food is cooked?
It comes with a 2 year manufacturers guarantee and an extra year if you register it online but to be fair I haven’t had any of my appliances from Russel Hobbs break in the past. The first few times I used this it smelt like burning electricals so I think it’s because it was new? I assume that’s normal since nothing bad happened but I don’t know.
It slides easily on my counters without scratching the surface because the oven rests on four plastic feet. The plastic is obviously resistant to heat and it’s smooth which is why it’s so easy to move- this makes it easier to clean underneath and pull out of the corner when I’m using it (since it sits underneath a floating cabinet). The timer has a subtle tick and it’s fine when it’s only for 10-15 minutes but I can’t imagine being near it for any longer. The mini oven also makes a loud noise when it finishes which helps me hear it from the other room but it’s obnoxiously loud if I’m near it.
It starts heating up immediately but like I said, for whatever reason it takes the same amount of time to cook as it does in my electric oven. The sides get untouchable when it’s on but there’s warning signs and it can still be moved by the feet. I like how it’s stainless steel since it doesn’t clash with anything in my kitchen however it gathers handprints and smudges like there’s no tomorrow. There’s four different settings: grill, bake, toast, and an option to keep food warm. I’ve only cooked premade meals like potato wedges, soy burgers, and spring rolls so I can’t comment on homemade food like bread or pizza but it’s perfect for my requirements and I haven’t used my oven since.
Another great kitchen appliance from Russell Hobbs. I use this Mini Oven almost every day, it’s so versatile for cooking/ baking/ toasting needs. It is actually not that mini at all, approximately 32 cm x 19 cm height so it’s required a lot of space on the countertop. Perfect for making toast, bake pizza and due to the highest temperature can be set is 200C it’s also suitable to bake bread or even muffin Has 4 different settings: grill, bake, toast and keep warm. Easy to use. For people that don’t like digitals. There is only 3 turning buttons at the front of the oven one to set the temperature, one for the timer and one to select the baking method. It heats quickly and cools off quickly after using. Comes with a rack and a bake pan. I can easily for a 12-inch pizza in it, a whole chicken, or up to 5-7 toast (it really depends on de size of the bread slice), even has a crumb tray underneath. Not just very functional but also economical too. I prefer to use this instead of My under counter electric oven if I only cook/bake/reheat for one or two person but if you looking for something to use for a bigger family than this is not for you. It’s a beautiful looking unit, with stainless steel finish, easy to clean and maintain. Overall, I’m really happy with it, at the time of writing this review the price was 79.99 which is very friendly in this category, I have been able to use for everything I’ve wanted to cook so I can’t complain at all.
When first using it, there is a bit of a smell, but as it’s a new item, this should clear after a while. I’m surprised there’s not a light inside the oven itself. It’s quite dark in there and I found it hard to see my brownies that were further towards the back. A light would definitely be helpful. Unfortunately, because there wasn’t a light inside, I couldn’t see my brownies were burning and to my disappointment, came out darker than I would like. I had turned the temperature down to the fan oven setting when baking my brownies and this was still too high. I’m aware the oven will cook quicker than a conventional oven, but turn it down lower than what you would set for a fan oven.
What I’m not keen on is having to remember all the rack positions depending on whether I’m grilling, baking or toasting. Some visual clues would be useful. As for grilling, I tested it using bacon and although the tray looked too small, it turned out to be a lovely size for two good pieces of bacon. The bacon turned out beautifully, with the edges curling and crisping to taste like soft crackling. I’m also really pleased with the toasting function. Keep an eye on your toast, it took seconds for mine to change colour. It toasted evenly both sides and it felt like every crumb was toasted and that was gluten-free bread! Overall, it’s a good oven. I just need to adjust my timings for baking, which will come with experience and the grilling and toasting options are great. In fact, it works better than my toaster.
All round it’s a good bit of kit if you have the need for it and the space.
It heats up in a jiffy, cooks evenly and makes much nicer food to eat than your microwave does. It grills too.
You’ll need a microwave too of course – this mini-oven is instead of a full sized oven, giving you an extra cupboard, at the cost of some counter space.
Although the interior isn’t very cleaning-friendly, the positive aspect is that you can tip it over to clean it at your own level, rather than grovelling around on your knees as you do with a conventional over.
Is this better than a standard oven? No. But if space is really tight, or you want something totally portable, it is worth serious consideration.
This is a fairly lightweight and amazing value oven, it can bake, grill, cook and particularly boats about its bread toasting capabilites!
This oven heats up at an astonishing speed, quicker than a regular oven, it was on for just a couple of minutes and was already hot. The dials are easy to read, you set it to any of the funtions or if you’re using it as a regular oven you simply set it to the temperature you need.
The timer dial you can set to up to 60 minutes or if you need longer you turn to the left to keep it on without the timer. The bottom dial is purely for toast! Whether you want light or dark toast you can set your desired toast colour and use the oven as a toaster too and it even has a crumb tray!
Being very small, generally you’d only be able to cook one thing, or one tray of chips or nuggets etc in there, although we experimented with 2 pizzas in there, it fitted both the whole pizzas just fine, although the top pizza cooked faster so we had to manually rotate, but they cooked in around 25 minutes. The grill is great for a tasty cheese on toast, this one doesn’t include an air-fryer like the other model so read up and check what you need first.
Ive tested this for cake baking and it did a great job, I used a large cake tin on 180 and it took around 40 mins to bake fully.
The only real downside of this oven is the very short cable, we had to move things around on our countertop to put this directly under a socket, whereas we wanted it a little further away and didn’t want the addition of an extension lead.
So impressed and amazed at the capabilities of this tiny oven. It even comes with a wire rack tray to make 2 shelves and you need to make sure the bottom tray always covers up the elements to prevent food falling in there.
Highly recommended, perfect for smaller kitchens, caravans, sheds or even your own kitchen if like us, your oven has broken!! Absolutely love this, but the cable could be longer!!
But blimey, what a revelation- this thing is a little beauty, sooo much more powerful than our old one, so can reach very high temperatures – it did Yorkshire puddings in 3 minutes flat. It heats up incredibly quickly (the red indicator light at the top goes off when temperature is reached) and of course, you can use it as a grill or a toaster. Haven’t bothered with the latter, as we have a four slice toaster which is quicker and easier, but the grill is pretty awesome and hooray, cooks very evenly.
It’s even got a crumb tray underneath to slide out if there are any spills or, indeed, crumbs…
I’ve noticed one of my fellow reviewers found it a bit flimsy – strangely, I didn’t at all, to me the build quality is very good indeed. The oven tray provided is a bit tinny, but hey, we rarely use that as Pyrex or non stick pans fit in nicely. And of course, we just bung pizza in straight so the underside gets cooked, but go with your preference.
I think the current price is around the 90 mark – pitched just right if you ask me, others are more expensive but may be unknown brands (if you register online you get three years warranty with this) and the cheaper ones, like ours, are far less powerful so more limited in use. Definitely 5 shiny gold stars from me.
Really nice small oven. Heats up to 180c in about 5 mins and you’re good to go. Easy to use. Cooking time isn’t any less (in my opinion), but then you haven’t had to wait for it to heat up. Nice as an alternative to heating your main oven up, or even as an extra oven when you have lots to cook at once (Christmas maybe?). Reasonably easy to clean. It’s quite light, not sure if that’s a good or bad thing, but makes it easy to move around if you don’t have the counter space to leave it out all the time. Also great to take camping if you have a power converter to run it.
The door and buttons all feels quite flimsy and the weight of the oven is quite lightweight. It just does not feel like top quality ovens but it does the job quite well therefore I do recommend this oven!
I use my old portable oven for camping as its 1200 Watts and ok for electric hook up. It’s only 9 litres and this is 20 so it’s already better before I turn it on. This is also ok for electric hook up as long as its the high rating and not the low one. I took my old oven to the Netherlands for a stay in a static caravan park last year and we used it every day. Although this oven is bigger it’s still portable enough to go in the car.
With my old oven, I had to cut pizza in half and bake each half separately. This one has no such problem as its big enough to bake a 12 inch pizza whole.
These ovens are light. They’re meant to be light and I think the build quality is excellent. Comparing this oven with a big kitchen oven is impossible but my son says the controls are better quality than our home oven. They’re small and light for flats, caravans, tents, boats etc. I wouldn’t ask someone to carry a heavy oven to the car anyway.
This oven also has better features than mine. It’s got a keep warm function, bake and grill and toast. It says it’s convection oven on the box and cooks four times faster than normal ovens. There’s no mention of this in the instructions so I’m not sure about that. It just says to check on the food sooner than normal ovens. I’m putting baked potatoes on later so I’ll see how long they take and update this.
It comes with an oven shelf and an oven tray. There’s also a crumb catcher at the bottom that just pulls out for easy emptying. The door has a bar at the top for opening. The vents are on the sides and the top.
We had to postpone our camping until next year so in the meantime I’m going to use it in the kitchen as it’s cheaper on electric.
The timer ticks but they all tick on ovens like this. The temperature is variable.
It’s great for cakes,toast,pizza,pasta bake,chickens etc.
I’m very happy with this oven. It looks shiny and modern with a nice design and lots of features. I’d recommend it even if you just need it as a spare oven as it’s a great little thing to have.
Ideal if you live in a small bedsit/flat or have a small kitchen it really is space saving.
It’s even great if you have a large kitchen and a large oven.
I could write pages about this cooker it truly is wonderful.
It’s energy saving, I ahve a smart meter so I have been able to confirm this fact as stated in the product description.
It’s a oven and grill in 1, it’s defiently quicker for smaller items than a conventional oven, ideal for making cakes in especially with children as they can see the cakes rise and when they are cooked to perfection, there is a timer on the cooker.
The cooker is ideal when teaching children how to use cookers, obviously safety precautions must be adhered to ie adult supervision and oven gloves but it lets children eg used to a cooker on a smaller scale.
You know Russell Hobbs is a well known brand you can trust in and they don’t disapoint with this model.
Amazing value for money for such a fantastic essential piece of kitchen equipme
It cooks just as good as my main oven, cooked evenly, but wouldn’t say it is any faster. Ideal for roasts, baking, toasting etc. The timer is a useful function and if you lived on your own this would probably serve well as your main oven.
I’ll find it most handy at Christmas or when having folk over for dinner.
Would recommend, but check out the size of your kitchen first!
The oven is smaller than most microwaves and weighs considerably less, so it shouldn’t be a problem getting it to fit in even a small kitchen. The lightweight nature of the item is of concern and there is a warning not to use the door as a shelf to rest food on as the whole thing could tip over – there is little weight to create ballast and you will need to be careful handling this, particularly when hot.
Due to its small size, it doesn’t take long to heat up and you can toast, grill and bake, so it is very versatile. There is a small instruction manual but no guidance about timings for cooking anything other than to warn things cook faster and therefore to check progress sooner than you would expect.
It is a small oven, about the size of a microwave with the potential to cook a lot of dishes. Build quality is not fantastic, but it works well as long as you are careful and heed the warnings.
It does take up some space so if your strapped for room then this may not be a good idea to have as its not something you can put away once you have finished with it.
I did try a frozen pizza in this as I was peckish anyway, the oven heated up quickly to 180 degrees, quicker than my conventional oven, and I cooked it for the usual 14 minutes. It didn’t cook any quicker but the result was a great cooked pizza. I did hear the thermostat clicking on and off while it was cooking though I would say it didn’t stay on for long as compared to my normal oven as the area inside this oven is smaller.
I’ve since done roast potatoes, sausages, bacon and a pie. They’ve all cooked perfectly and the timer is an added bonus whereas my conventional oven has no timer, I have to keep looking at a clock! I particularly like the fact that it sits on the kitchen work surface making it easy to see inside and clean. Talking of cleaning its a breeze as its smaller and easy to reach into.
I like the compact size of the oven as I can easily do a good meal for 2 in no time. Even when I’m cooking for family visitors I now have the option to use this oven in addition to my main oven as that normally gets filled up.
Highly recommended (I didn’t try toast in it as I prefer the toaster)!
And dose toast better than the toaster.