Customer Reviews

Black & Decker FC350 InfraWave Speed-Cooking Countertop Oven with Rotisserie

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This oven only does slightly better than a typical rotisserie or toaster type oven. If you are broiling a steak, unless you like your meat well done, you should start with frozen meat in order to get a browned surface with a pink center. The recipe book that comes with it only has a few examples and the pre-programed selections do not accomplish a proper product without adjustments to the time. It has a setting for rising crust pizza (like DiJourno) which starts with 14 minutes. A regular oven is 22 to 25 minutes. At 14 minutes, the pizza had risen but the crust was still very soft and the cheese was not even browned at all. I added time, and ended up at over 20 minutes with a pizza that was too soft and floppy. The same with frozen french fries. I expected a web site that would give more direction in how to use the oven but all the B & D web site has is the recipe book in pdf form.

As far as the rotisserie, the oven is not really big enough to even accomodate a medium sized chicken. I did do a small pork roast which came out nicely done. But it had to be a small roast to not touch the element guards. For the price, I was rather disappointed.

I purchased the model 150 for my parents over a year ago and it works great for frozen biscuits other frozen quick foods. I recently purchased the larger FC350 to replace my counter top convection/rotisserie oven. I first cooked a 4lb beef roast that came turned out good and haven't tried the rotisserie yet. The oven works great for pizza's, croquets, pizza rolls etc. Be prepared to increase the cooking times, the preset times are way off. If the box says 22mins, it's going to take at least 22 minutes. The real savings is the whole house doesn't get hot and there is no pre-heating. I live in South Florida and don't know if the high humidity has anything to do with the big difference in cooking times. I am very happy with the ovens results, just wish the company didn't mislead every one with expected savings in actual cooking time. I'd like to see a forum with real recipes from actual users.

The unit functions adequately, in that it does cook things, but it falls far short of its major selling point which is that it is suppose to cook faster. Black & Decker went so far as to equip the oven with a `smart' timer which takes the conventional cook times and automatically shorten those cook times to what they claim is the oven's faster cook rate. This has actually become an annoyance in that we enter a cook time of 1 hour, then the oven translates that to 45 min and we have to go back and add the 15 min to adequately cook the item. In time we will learn to counter this conversion in our head, but we shouldn't have to. I have yet to study if there is any electric savings.

this product reduces cooking time by eliminating preheating. the foods turn out exactly as if you used your full sized oven. this oven is great for fast foods. i.e. pizza, toast, bagels, reheat leftovers. it is also ideal because it does not heat up your kitchen like a traditional oven does. i recommend this product.

I am very impressed with the Infrawave Oven by Black & Decker. I was watching TV and saw the commercial for the item. I thought that nothing could be this good - but all of my expectations have been met. The Oven is as good as they advertised on TV. Dealing with Amazon.com has always been a pleasure.

This is the best little oven to own. I work late and can come home and throw together a meal and cook it in half the time it takes in my regular oven, giving me time to do other things around the house. Just love it

The B&D Infra Wave FC350 is very good.
Their info on cooking is ok, just watch the first things you cook.
That will give you a better idea for time and temp per B&D info.
Most products the time and temp are the same as oven. The best
benefits are no pre-heat, cooks great, good Rotisserie, cleans easy, great toaster,
great re-heating.

I've had this oven for several years now and could never go back to a traditional toaster oven. I recently had a baby and have very little time to cook any more, and I find that I can cook and reheat so many things in this device. It does an exceptional job of cooking frozen items like fish sticks, chicken fingers, and sliced potatoes, but I even roast fresh veggies in it. I find that the food cooks in about 1/2 the time,and there is no preheating like in a traditional oven. Toast is also great and the broil function is easy and quick. I highly recommend this oven!

I purchased this oven for the size in aug 2010, and I am very pleased with it. I have only used my range 3 times since then,makes wonderful meatloaf,cakes,cookies,pies,pizza,fries.baked potatoes.use it every day. love it. My electric bill went down by half. No more preheating big oven. And may I say B&D stands behind their products.

These Black and Decker Infra-Wave ovens are by far the best toaster ovens on the market. And now they can be found at very reasonable prices. So get one and enjoy baking and broiling in the summer without firing up your traditional oven. And if you are single. It is perfect for every meal.