Thursday, October 11, 2012

NuWave Oven Review with Rosemary Chicken Breast

 One of the main obstacles to cooking healthy is the inconvenience of it.  The work that goes in to making everything from scratch, the kitchen mess, and the clean up.  This is why I think crock-pots, boxed meals, frozen, and pantry meals are used so much.  Often we are getting home from work, school, or activities, and everyone is ready to eat that minute. For myself, three nights a week we are at gymnastic from 4-7, which affects out dinner times.  This is why some of my favorite meals are in 30 minutes or less, and still healthy.  I will even try to do early prep work to cut down on some of the time in the kitchen.  I love to cook, but I have four kids with a very active calenders.  There are nights that we have to do super simple, but nutritious meals, because we are running from one event to the next. 

Just last week, I was sent a new kitchen tool to review from NuWave Oven.  This is a cooking appliance that sites on your counter much like a crock-pot, and is suppose to save you time and energy.  My NuWave came in a pizza pack that included the pizza cutter, round pizza pan, and a bamboo cutting board.

After checking out the recipes in the Oven Complete Cookbook, I decided to pull out one of my Organic Chicken Breast for Dinner.  I made a rosemary rub for the breast, then added some roasting vegetables.  At first I thought this appliance was going to be hard to use, with all the buttons on top.  After taking a few moments to read the instructions, I found it to be very easy to use and got started.  This chicken was completely thawed, even though the manual said I could use frozen foods.   The recipe called for the breast side down and to heat for 30 minutes on one side, then flip, and continue cooking for another 30  minutes.  Usually this chicken would have to be roasted in the oven for 1.5 to 2 hours.  The NuWave oven reduced that time by half. 
I noticed that the oven made very little sound, which was the fan circulating the heat.  I kept checking the outside and the counter to see how hot the sides and counter got.  With four little kids, I was worried about hands touching hot surfaces, but the outsides never got hot.  With my Crock-pot I worry about the surface cracking my counter top, because of the heat.  With the NuWave, the counter top never got hot, as well. 





While my chicken was cooking I made a side salad and then went to play with the kids.  We had a delicious, juicy, roasted chicken with great tasting vegetables.  After dinner I stripped the chicken of all remaining meat, scooped out the dripping from the pan, and added the vegetables to a container.  The next night we had Chicken Farro Stew and it tasted amazing.  I added 1.5 cups of Farro with the chicken, vegetables, drippings, and 4 cups of water.  Two easy healthy meals for two nights in a row. 
You might be wondering about the clean up?  The appliance is dishwasher safe and you can read more about that here.  I did hand wash mine, only because it is a preference.  

How it works?  Three parts working together: conduction, convection, and infrared.  Conduction is direct heat like the oven you use at home.  Convection is the fan used to circulate the heat.  The infrared is used to heat the inside and outside at the same time.  This is how the oven is able to cook foods with less energy.  It is estimated to save you up to 80% of your energy used in cooking.  One thing I loved right away was that my kitchen was not heating up the house.  This will be a big benefit during the summer months.

One area I am trying to learn more about is the infrared, I just don't know as much about this type of cooking.  I stopped using my microwave because of the studies that showed the extremely high heat distorted the molecules of the food and killed vitamin sensitive nutrients.  While this appliance does boast about its quick cooking, it is not the same as a microwave.  The special design of cooking combination make me think about a grill, oven, and heating fan all in one.  I enjoy using the oven and will be making more meals soon.  I will continue to understand more about the infrared.  In the mean time I will not use the B12 sensitive foods and dairies, there are some foods that are just better to eat raw than cooked.  Also, I can lower the heat settings.  It will take a little longer, still be less time than the oven, and not damage the vitamins as like a microwave.  My personal thought is that while initially this sounded like a microwave, it is not.  I enjoy foods on the grill, but dislike the charring that happens.  When foods are charred or burn, they can become a carcinogenic.  Carcinogenics have been linked to increase the likelihood of cancer.  To me this is a healthier way of cooking meals, less cooking time, and using less energy.

This week I will be making turkey balls, Salmon Filets, and some Vegetarian meals.

Head over to the site and watch a few of there videos!!
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Recipes (Cooking Club)

See Deda Studios Review Here
Check out Sandra's Review Here


Disclaimer:  I was sent the NuWave as a member of the Pitch List.  I was not paid for the this post, and only give my personal thoughts and opinions.  I like to bring my readers companies promoting Health and Green Living.  I wish you take this information and make your own decisions based on your families needs. 

42 comments:

  1. Your chicken looks delicious! You must share your stew recipe! Great way to use leftovers! Can you post your stew recipe on Good Eatin' Recipe Hop on Tuesday! I too am very impressed with the NuWave Oven.

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    1. Thanks! This was a very easy kitchen tool to use, and I am excited to se the many ways I can use it. I will be sure to post the Stew on the Recipe hop this week! Using leftovers is a great way to avoid wasting food :-)

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  2. I'm a vegetarian so I don't eat chicken but the oven looks amazing. I'm sure there are some great veggie dishes one could create with it, too!! :)

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    1. Kari, I am going to make a few vegetarian dishes this week too. I mostly eat vegetarian except for the occasional Organic Meat. The NuWave cookbook comes with a whole section just on Vegetarian dishes and meals. :-)

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  3. I am so interested in this. I always love to find easy and healthy ways of cooking!!! I love this recipe and I am going to be asking my husband to buy me this for Christmas. Thank you for this AWESOME review~!~!~

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    1. You will enjoy this. I am still figuring out all the ways to use it, but already very impressed. I like to enjoy jerky and I will be making a some for my husband, with organic beef.

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  4. That looks amazing! I would make chicken all the time if I had one. I never knew it could be cooked so quickly.

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    1. I cooked a whole chicken, but you can make frozen chicken breast and veggies in 13 minutes!

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  5. Kelley, I have a NuWave oven too and make Rosemary chicken all the time! Like at least once a week. We do fish, nachos, chicken strips, and just about anything that needs reheating. We gave up our microwave years ago.

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  6. That chicken looks so yummy! I can't wait to do chicken in it! Guess I'm off my diet this weekend! LOL

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  7. That looks so good and looks like it was very easy to make. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Wait, that look delicious. I think I could really use that and it will give me more time to spend with the hubby. You know I'm all for things that will cut off time & give me that time to have quality time with the hubby LOL

    Thanks for the great review and pics of the chicken.

    Pamela

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  9. That looks delicious. I've got to get a NuWave! Yum!
    Thanks for explaining how it works. I was wondering that myself.

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  10. Great review! The chicken looks delish. I really like the fact that it saves energy. Living in an older home as a rental, the appliances aren't "modern" per se so if I can offset some of the energy from the oven and other appliances as well as save time, I'm all in!! Plus, right now they're BOGO so I can my parents one, too!

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  11. This chicken looks so good! I need new recipes for chicken. And to have this oven for it, awesome!

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  12. These look so easy to use! And now I want chicken YUM! Great Review!

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  13. This would be great in summer when it is 100 degrees in the house and i don't want to turn on the oven. Cool.

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  14. I am a creature of convinence and usually have limited time to prepare dinner. This would be excellent to have! Thanks for the awesome review

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  15. Wow! This looks amazing! My favorite two things are that it is not hot on the outside, I worry about the same thing with my crockpot, and that it's dishwasher safe! SO COOL!

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  16. I would love to try one of those. It's so healthy looking.

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  17. I'd love to try one of these! I'm going to add it to my wish list :)

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  18. This looks amazing! I would love to get a Nuwave oven!

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  19. I so want one thanks for sharing a great product

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  20. I am coming to your house for supper! The oven is amazing!

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  21. we eat a lot of chicken here...the oven and the chicken look amazing!

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  22. Looks so good. Would love to try this for my family. We are always so busy and this would help!

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  23. wow, that looks delicious and healthy! yum!

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  24. I am definitely one of those that likes cooking in my crockpot! I would love to try this out, too! Thanks for sharing!

    Dawn
    www.cheapisthenewclassy.com

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  25. Wow, that is the neatest thing! And it looks like it worked well!! thanks for sharing!!

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  26. I want one! I have been wanting to get a crock pot, but I think I like this one better than a crock pot :)

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  27. I have heard of these and seen them on tv but never tried it. I would love to see this in action! Sure looks like it worked great.

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  28. Very different, looks like a pretty good size chicken you cooked in it, interesting would love trying one myself. Love cutting down on meal time, but still able to do a homemade meal.

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  29. That is a really neat appliance. I've never used one. I love that is doesn't get hot!

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  30. I have been waiting to find a good deal on these. I want one!!

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  31. Omg I want one of these!! Lol They look awesome!

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  32. This is amazing! I love how you can cook something so quickly and not have to turn the oven on!

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  33. This looks so good! I'm always looking for ways to cook chicken. This NuWave sounds really awesome. I need time-savers. I'm always so busy, anything that saves me time, I'm in. Thanks!

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