Enjoy microwave-oven-like cooking speed and traditional oven-like performance with this unique countertop appliance. The 1500-watt InfraWave oven cooks using specific wavelengths of light that are emitted from high-power light bulbs. That means instant heat with no preheating and faster results than what traditional toaster ovens can offer. And since its intelligent profiling system cycles the cooking lights according to the type of food being cooked, there's no need to worry about what temperature to cook at. The oven provides a control panel with an LCD screen and 52 digital pre-settings for one-touch ease. For example, select from functions including pizza, quick foods, cookies, toast, reheat, bake/roast, or broil, and the digital display allows for scrolling through a variety of choices. The unit toasts in about two minutes and browns and crisps superbly.
Price Range: $135 - $140
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Black and Decker Infrawave ® Speed Cooking Countertop Oven Named by Wired Magazine as "One of the best Gadgets and Gizmos on the planet in 2007" The Black and Decker Infrawave Speed Cooking Countertop Oven from ActiveForever is a fantastic time saver that provides delicious meals. The ingenious Infrawave technology cooks meat on the outside and on the inside at the same time. The Black and Decker Infrawave Speed Cooking Countertop Oven sends out two types of infrared waves; short, high frequency waves that cook surface molecules and make food crispy, and a long, lower-frequency wave that penetrates into the food to ensure that food is cooked through.
The infrared waves heat all of the molecules in the food, not just the H20 molecules, providing moist, juicy entrees, unlike a conventional microwave. Thus resulting in perfectly cooked fish, poultry, and meat in almost half the time! Make faster, healthier meals today! After using the Black and Decker Infrawave Speed Cooking Countertop Oven for a month, your microwave will start to collect dust! When using the Infrawave oven, you will notice your reheated food tastes like the day you made it! If a meal can be reheated; it will taste better and more fresh using the Infrawave oven. The Black and Decker Infrawave Counter Top Oven even has its own setting for reheating food, so you get the perfect time and temperature for delicious, hot reheated meals.
Save Time. Eat leftovers that taste like new. No more waiting for the oven to pre-heat! Purchase your Black and Decker Infrawave Speed Cooking Countertop Oven from ActiveForever today! Black and Decker Infrawave Speed Cooking Countertop Oven Features: No pre-heating or defrosting necessary Up to 50% faster than a conventional oven Most frozen foods are done in 20 minutes Prepare delicious, gourmet tasting food in under 30 minutes 52 digital pre-settings to make preparing dinner a snap! Comes with DVD and instruction manual, to assure you get the most.
MPN: FC150B
Cooking Functions: Bake, Broil, Toast
Power Output: 1500 Watts
Digital/LED Display: With Digital/LED Display
Toast Darkness Control: With Toast Darkness Control
Warranty: 1 Year
Product ID: 37143439
Much promise, poor product
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After our beloved Panasonic infrawave toaster oven finally died (which Panasonic no longer makes), we checked the customer ratings and bought this toaster oven (although had I checked Consumer Reports, I would have seen that this oven had one of the lowest ratings for a toaster oven). For the first few days it burned everything it tried to toast, even on the lowest settings; a week later, the bottom infrared elements died, which sort of ended the life of the oven. So, be wary of this product, as there may be some issues with the 'infrawave' heating elements (in fact the manufacturer told the supplier to have us throw it away and only wanted the power cord in return). However, the good news is that the company from which we bought this oven (Active Forever) was great in handling the return, and gave us a full refund.
Sep 04, 2008
Happy with this purchase
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We've had this toaster/oven for more than a year now and have been very happy with it. We mostly use it as a toaster and sometimes cook and re-heat with it. It is by far the fastest toaster we have ever had. At first it didn't seem to toast both sides evely (the bottom not toasted as well as the top), but after using it for a while this doesn't seem to be an issue any more. When cooking it is much quicker than a conventional oven. I suppose our only complaint is that it's not easy to figure out how to cook something that specifies a certain temperature and time. I have to look at the manual to be sure of what I'm doing. Overall this has been a great toaser/oven.
Aug 16, 2008
Countertop Oven
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I got this oven around Nov 20, 2007. It worked ok at first, but it does take longer to cook most items than advertised. Now it only works in the "toast" category. All other categories start but then all the lights go out, the display goes out and the oven turns off immediately upon touching the "start" key. Pretty expensive "TOASTER!" Also, the racks are very cheaply made.
May 07, 2008
Hate this contraption!
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I have owned this for about 6 months now and it is kind of useless in my opinion. The learning curve to operate this thing is ridiculous and it really doesn't seem to cook my food any faster. I put in some frozen mushroom bites recently and the outside burned and the inside was still frozen! I wish that I had sprung for a convection...
Apr 17, 2008
InfraWave Oven Review
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This oven surpassed our expectations. We have made numerous items in this oven and have been very pleased. Meats stay nice and moist while browning nicely, toast comes out perfect, cookies can be made moist or crisp, French Bread Pizza comes out with a crispy crust and moist and browned toppings. We were amazed by the ease of operation. We use it all the time now. If I can borrow a phrase " Try it you'll like it!"
Apr 12, 2008
Poorly Constructed
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I bought this product Nov. 07. It worked great for about two months. Then all of a sudden all the light came on and would not turn off. I called Applica, the company that covers the warranty, and they very kindly sent me a new unit. All I had to do was cut the plug off the old unit and return it. They even supplied the packaging and postage. Well that was Jan. 08 and now it is March 08 and the bottom heating elements do not come on at all. So I have to turn the bread over to make toast. I contacted Applica for a refund. They don't do refunds (read the fine print). Now they will send me another unit which I really don't want because I think the thing must be very poorly constructed for two new units to have so many problems. I should have bought a regular old toaster oven. This was a very expensive and time consuming lesson.
Mar 31, 2008
Handsome and elegant
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I'm a huge fan of toast---bagels, bread, rolls, you name it---and the InfraWave produces perfect toast every time. (Elwood Blues would love this thing.) What's more, it's cool to watch it brown up under the intense light.
My fingers are crossed, however, that nothing goes wrong with the unit, because it's contolled by a microprocessor and this spells big bucks if it's ever in need of repair. I can see it getting tossed out with the rest of the electronic stuff because it's "cheaper to buy a new one than repair." I guess that's the price one pays for technology.
This notwithstanding, I think almost anyone would be pleased with the way it looks, cooks, and cleans easily.
Feb 17, 2008
I've had mine for 4 months!!
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I ordered mine from tv. As soon as I got it i started cooking everything in it. It does cooks just about anything faster. I bought it to save some time. It really does make french fries crispy, left over pizza new again, muffins take a little longer though, i cooked christmas dinner in it & just about anything else. I thought it was gonna replace most my cooking appliances, but AS I SAID BEFORE I'VE HAD IT FOR 4 MONTHS & IT DIED THIS MORNING!! IT'S A LOT TO PAY FOR A COUPLE MONTHS OF USE, I THOUGHT IT WOULD ATLEAST WORK FOR A YEAR, BUT NOW I'M BACK TO USING MY OVEN, TOASTER, & MICROWAVE!! BUT IT WAS THE PERFECT KITCHEN ADDITION, OTHERWISE!!
Feb 15, 2008
This product is exactly as advertised
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The Infrawave oven is just the thing, especially for one living alone. Every thing that I have cooked with it has turned out perfectly.
I believe that those experiencing unsatisfactory results probably haven't read the owner's manual or haven't followed the recipe instructions.
I no longer have a problem looking for smaller amounts of food in the market so as not to have leftovers. I now buy what looks right for me and put it into the freezer until I want to cook it. A great time saver!!
Feb 15, 2008
head of household
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Oven capacity is too small, oven racks and pans are cheaply made. I don't think B&D intended to make a quality product, just one for tv promo's.
Feb 10, 2008
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Pros: looks good on counter. convenient DVD enclosed with product
Cons: hard to learn to operate. doesn't work as described.
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Review: Product and enclosed DVD promised a revolution in cooking. Can't even make toast properly. manages to dry out bread without really browning it. toasts poorly on bottom so you have to turn it manually to finish toasting. You have to monitor the baking... Read Full Review by new2oregon, Jan 7, 2008
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Pros: None
Cons: Does not cook like on TV. Heat lights blow out.Parts are not available to public.
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Review: Does not cook like on TV. Heat lights blow out and company says better to throw it away than send in to repair. Parts are not available to... Read Full Review by smressue, Jan 4, 2008
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Pros: looks good. If you watch it closely it MAY make descent toast.
Cons: doesnt cook as indicated-temperature not calibrated every time.
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Review: I had to return the product 3 times because it did not work properly. To top it off, I bought one for my mil and myself! It burns grilled cheese three times! It burns nuggets. Not my fault!! LOL. It doesnt cook a chicken as described. It was... Read Full Review by iguania, Nov 28, 2007
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Pros: Well-fitting, -designed&attractive. Spacious enough inside, cooks great. Excellent value for provided features.
Cons: Short cord. LCD needs backlight. Pans not nonstick. 1-year warranty (HSN year for $8).
The Bottom Line: If you want a fine, versatile, functional toaster oven that only is outperformed by a major-appliance oven, this is the one you want.
Review: Our power-hog 1988 Jenn-Air (1st generation) microwave died, and we were looking for a replacement. Having heard bad reports of nutritive-value damage to foods by microwave radiation, we decided to look for a convection or infrared unit, and this one... Read Full Review by h_skjeveland, Jan 29, 2007
