1. It was my first step by step recipe
2. I posted pictures of my oven and every other reader of this blog immediately had a gazillion questions about it!
Ok, I tend to exaggerate a bit but in this case, its only a teeny bit. True story.
Considering all the emails I have replied (happily, may I add) on the subject, this post is terribly late. But then, here it is, finally, after a break of 9 days, my longest in a while.
This, is my oven.
And this here, is the list of FAQs. Go crazy folks!
Q. Where did you buy the oven? What's the price?
Amma got this for me from Shah Enterprises in Kottayam, Kerala (that's my hometown). The brand name is OK. I am positive you'd get this in most home appliances stores in Kerala although I am not sure of other places. If anyone has seen or heard of this, please leave a comment.
The price is about Rs. 1200. No, I am not going to convert that into USD for you. Sorry, too lazy.
Q. How big is it?
Hmm.. not that big. Its the size of.. hmm.. ok let me put it this way. An 8x8 tray will fit into it just right. Anything bigger, you will have to maneuver it by tilting the sides, etc. Amma has a bigger one so this is available in various sizes, I am sure.
Q. What's the maximum temperature? Can it bake everything from cakes to bread to cookies?
The max temperature is 220C. Usually, cakes and cookies are backed at 180C. For bread, you need a slightly higher temperature but I have baked plain white bread with very good results. In fact, all the baked good in this site are made in this oven (Update: I upgraded to a Delonghi 26L table-top oven mid 2011).
Q. Does the oven come with a warranty? Is it worth carrying all the way from India to somewhere abroad?
The answer to this really depends on how bad you want that oven. I wanted it real bad because the prices in Singapore for ovens is atrocious. I am used to this since amma has had it for over 20 years. Having said that, this thing works on a filament coil heating system so if the filament gets rusted or broken, it will result in a loose contact which is frustrating, especially while baking. So it depends on your luck on the most part. Some may last only a year but most will go on and on forever.
Good luck and if you have more questions, leave a comment and I will answer them 🙂
Disclaimer: I am not recommending this oven to anyone. This post is more informational since a lot of you had questions about the oven when I put up pics in the butterscotch blondies step by step recipe page. The oven is very basic, quite small and may not work well for all recipes that need to be baked. However, the ones you see on this blog have all been tried and tested in it so you can safely go ahead!
Sonia
Thanks a lot for this info. Could not decide which oven to start my baking experiments with and this seems perfect for a beginner. Its small and not too expensive. Wont take up too much space in my kitchen and wont burn a hole in my pocket too!! Don't live in Kerala but in Bangalore close by so wont be a problem getting one. Feeling thrilled to get closer to the end of this dilemma. Thanks again for sharing
nags
You are welcome Sonia. I would suggest you get a table top better model since this one works in the most basic manner and will have some short fuse issues in a couple years. Do some research on other basic models in Bangalore before you decide 🙂
yusuf moinuddin
I do have a oven like this at Patna,Bihar . but I want that to work properly but there is no part in the oven. either broken or damaged .. that's my mothers .... so please can I have the parts list of your oven..
nags
i am sorry, i don't have this oven anymore and don't have this info for you.
asma anjum
wow...my mom has this too...she used to make cakes in it..but the knob has got some problem..it rotates round making it difficult to know the exact temperatures...have you got a manual for this oven...like settings for making different recipes...how to repair it like that...plz do share if u have got one..tnx
nags
Hello Asma, I have given this away years ago and now use a proper built-in oven. Sorry, don't have the booklet with me either 🙁
Vinod
Wow i just ordered one 🙂 for xmas : ) http://bajajvacco.com/round-baking-oven.html are pretty good had given my MIL one last year . My 2 year old wants to bake cookies so here we go 😉
nags
happy baking!
Harshita
Hi, my mom just bought this and we were wondering, is it safe to use microwave safe glass dishes in this?
nags
hey harshita, no, I would only use oven-safe dishes in this, not microwave-safe
Anonymous
iwould like to buy this oven where to buy i stay in mysore
Anonymous
hi... i have two such ovens..... one is from OSHAM and another is from MURPHY companies............ both r good.... i need more now
Cynthia
hi can i ask u some doubt? i have this same type of oven , but the problem is that for cake recipes which tells for 180c for 35-40 mins it took almost 2hrs to get a slight browning why is that so? should i increase the temp? and what should we do if current goes? plz reply
Nagalakshmi V
yes, try to increase the temperature. if power fails while baking cake, nothing can be done.
Sreedevi Nair
Hi,
This type of oven is not available in kottayam. My dad searched for the whole last week. You are lucky to own one. Nice blog
Nagalakshmi V
Hey Sreedevi, did he try Shah Enterprises? That's where mine is from
Sreedevi Nair
Hi nags,
After going through your blog, i also wanted to buy one oven of the same type. But my dad was unable to locate any shop selling this kind of oven in kottayam.