Black & Decker InfraWave

The Black & Decker InfraWave claims to cook up to 50% faster with no pre-heating. It uses infrared radiation to cook the food, allowing for faster cooking times more similar to microwaves than ovens. It has a capacity of 0.7 cu. ft, a digital touch pad, a digital display and a slide out crumb tray. The especially unique aspects of the InfraWave are its ability to 'know' how to cook your food based on the settings you choose.

Black & Decker InfraWave
MSRP $150.00
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More energy efficient than a regular toaster oven
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Browns/crisps the outside, unlike a microwave
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Faster than a regular toaster oven
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Can leave the inside uncooked/cool/frozen
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Stainless interior can be tough to clean
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The product worked for about 10 months and then all the programs stopped working. Black and Decker do not repair or replace - the customer service rep told us that we must buy a new product.
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Input what you're cooking (potatoes, lasagna, chicken, etc.) and the InfraWave oven sets the cook time and temperature. You can even set the oven to alert you at different cook times, depending on style you want. For instance, you can choose 'regular' and 'crispy' and then the oven will alert you when the cook time is done for regular and alert you again when the cook time is done for crispy. There are a variety of preset options available as well so you're not clamoring for the ideal choice.

The InfraWave works by using infrared technology and changes wavelengths depending on what you're cooking. The oven is not a microwave since it uses the higher-energy infrared radiation rather than microwave radiation. The use of infrared makes it a closer cousin to the conventional convection oven.

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Comments

1.  avatar gwhiii said:

Black & Decker's Infrawave Oven is the first affordable appliance that uses infra-red technology. Buy this oven if you want to discover how good the foods you've been cooking conventionally can really taste! The ability to take frozen foods directly from the freezer to the oven is a major time saver. A true "set it and forget it" cooking innovation!
Nov 13, 2006 4:14pm
2.  avatar Omar said:

So this thing has the speed of a microwave, but gives the taste of an oven? Does it actually work like this? Has anybody got their hands on it, it sounds awesome!
Nov 13, 2006 4:25pm
3.  avatar JHM said:

The technology isn't really new. FlashBake ovens have been around for years - mostly in commercial kitchens. Panasonic has had a similar toaster oven, the NB-G100P, on the market for a couple of years (excellent reviews on epinions) and there are a few countertop ovens like the FlavorWave that use similar technology. Canadians looking for the InfraWave oven can find it at Canadian Tire.
Jan 05, 2007 12:41pm
4.  avatar BONGEROO said:

I WONDER WHY BLACK AND DECKER DID NOT USE A NON-STICK COATING FOR THE INSIDE. STAINLESS IS A" BEAR" TO KEEP CLEAN.
Jan 20, 2007 5:03pm
5.  avatar Amanie said:

They can't use Teflon anymore though. It seems stainless is the way most companies are going as an alternative.
Jan 22, 2007 2:42pm
6.  avatar peterz said:

cool, I will buy it and give it a try
Apr 26, 2007 5:34pm
7.  avatar dkgrigsby said:

Burns the outside and inside is uncooked. Don't buy this, it's crap. Stay away from Home Shopping Network too. They won't take it back.
May 09, 2007 12:52am
8.  avatar dd said:

Does anyone have appropriate infrawave oven settings for cooking frozen boneless chicken breast without first thawing?
Jan 08, 2008 4:43pm
9.  avatar mirral said:

Mine broke after 3 months.
May 27, 2008 11:36am
10.  avatar earnhar768 said:

I bought the infrawave oven last week and was excited. Today I am thinking about returning it because it obviously is not working properly/as advertised. For example: I made a Red Barron frozen personal size pizza using the pizza button and it turned into a disaster. I checked it after about 8 minutes and the cheese was burned black and I quickly turned it off. I figured it was done. I cut into the pizza to let it cool and the center was still frozen SOLID. I had to put it in the microwave so that I could thaw out my burned pizza so that I could eat it. It was nasty! Also it doesn't even toast that well. I made a toaster pastry and followed the instructions. It looked done, but when I went to eat it, the center was still cold. Also on the toaster function, I made a cheese toast and the front of the bread burned and the back was just barely toasted.

The only thing that I got to come out right was a chicken patty, although I had to cook it almost as long as the oven time because the center of the chicken patty was still cool at the suggested time using the "conversion feature".

Also, this thing is WAY overpriced. I bought mine at wal-mart and paid $118. Thank goodness, because I am going to return it because I am completely dissatisfied in this product.
Jun 15, 2008 6:15am
11.  avatar peegee said:

I have to say that I've given this thing alot of chances, and I can't for the life of me understand why the designers did not see the obvious flaw- it broils the hell out of food's top surface before the rest of it is done.

I cover the food with aluminum as suggested in the manual and it doesn't cook.

I called the support line and the support person didn't seem to know the product, let alone what I was asking about specifically.

I think the "intelligent profiling" principle this oven uses is, to use an unhappy pun, half-baked.
Jul 07, 2008 1:55pm
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"I bought the infrawave oven last week and was excited. Today I am thinking about returning it because it obviously is not working properly/as advertised. For example: I made a Red Barron frozen personal size pizza using the pizza button and it turned into a disaster. I checked it after about 8 minutes and the cheese was burned black and I quickly turned it off. I figured it was done. I cut into the pizza to let it cool and the center was still frozen SOLID. I had to put it in the microwave so that I could thaw out my burned pizza so that I could eat it. It was nasty! Also it doesn't even toast that well. I made a toaster pastry and followed the instructions. It looked done, but when I went to eat it, the center was still cold. Also on the toaster function, I made a cheese toast and the front of the bread burned and the back was just barely toasted.

The only thing that I got to come out right was a chicken patty, although I had to cook it almost as long as the oven time because the center of the chicken patty was still cool at the suggested time using the "conversion feature".

Also, this thing is WAY overpriced. I bought mine at wal-mart and paid $118. Thank goodness, because I am going to return it because I am completely dissatisfied in this product."
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  • More energy efficient than a regular toaster oven
  • Browns/crisps the outside, unlike a microwave
  • Faster than a regular toaster oven

Cons

  • Can leave the inside uncooked/cool/frozen

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"They can't use Teflon anymore though. It seems stainless is the way most companies are going as an alternative."
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  • Browns/crisps the outside, unlike a microwave
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  • Can leave the inside uncooked/cool/frozen

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