The Lazy Cook

This post is not so much about saving time as saving money - I got myself one of those halogen cooker thingies a few months ago, and can report that it's one of the best buys I've ever made. It uses about 10-20% of the power that my conventional oven uses, and it's faster because you don't have to pre-heat it. Other than that, it does the same job. Because it's a fan oven, you need to reduce the given cooking temperatures by about 20 degrees C, and I often find that I can knock about 5 minutes off the cooking time as well (because it's all glass, you can see what's going on and make a good guess as to when the food's done). All in all, a great piece of kit which I can thoroughly recommend.