Omnia Oven

I hesitated to buy this portable stovetop oven, thinking that it would be too big for solo cooking. Wrong. My home full-size gas oven (which takes 20 minutes to heat) is too big for one person. But now at home on my stovetop, I can get an oven's worth of heat in the Omnia almost immediately on one low burner. In camp, it works very well with my Trangia alcohol stove. Since the aim is to focus the heat source on the Omnia's chimney, once the base is heated a lower flame can generate more heat in the oven than blasting the base. It's economical and convenient. It heats up in a minute, cools down quickly, and washes up as easily as a saucepan. There are plenty of YouTube videos of people using their Omnias to make large meals - calzone, pizza, lasagna - and also a lot of meals from processed foods and frozen doughs. You can do that, but you can also use it to cook small meals from scratch. Or to reheat food, or keep it warm. Or to bake a single take-and-bake bread roll quickly. It lends itself to cooking creativity. It can fry onions for a stew, or boil liquids. If an oven can do it, even if you wouldn't heat up your regular oven to do it, the Omnia can. Well, almost. I wouldn't bet on succeeding with a souffle. If I don't get good results with a new cooking device, it's likely to sit unused on a shelf and eventually end up in a thrift store. The Omnia has a reputation for burning things, so I also bought the thermostat, silicone insert, and baking ring to ensure that food gets even heat at a suitable temperature. They work well. Although I'd recommend buying the two-pack of silicone inserts, one for sweet and one for savory. The Omnia involves a significant financial outlay with accessories. But like any home cooking device that you use often, it pays for itself quickly compared to the cost of eating out. For those who get good use from toaster ovens, multicookers, and similar kitchen devices, yes, there's quite a bit of overlap in function. My beloved Ninja Foodi pressure cooker/air fryer comes close to doing it all, but my deciding factor is that the Omnia makes itself useful in camp. It's also a very reassuring thing to own if you have a "prepper" mentality. And some camp cooks just need to know that we can bake without electricity halfway up a mountain!

This works as it says. I use it on a propane cooktop or cook stove; own the storage bag with handles, the thermometer & the rack. I use lodge brand Dutch oven liners, fold & cut a small circle out for the middle part. Easy cook just like using an oven, seems to me cooks a little faster depending on the burner level. Very happy with it, it's one of the best purchases I've made for camping purposes. I camp both with and without electricity, even with electricity & other appliance options I still use this. We eat fairly healthy so I'm actually cooking full meals with varied protein/vegetables in it. It's not as easy to clean without using liners, liners make it a much easier clean. I do not own the silicone liners but may buy eventually. I do like the rack (sold separately) to let stuff drip down below & it helps with not burning stuff. I like that the carrier (sold separately) has handles & a little more room so you can store your accessories in it along with the oven & it sits/stores better - the oven comes with a draw-chord bag though that's okay enough. The thermometer I find is a must (also sold separately) so you know your cooking temp & can sort of gauge what you're doing & it screws right into the holes in the lid. I recommend the oven, rack, thermometer & carrier...along with some sort of liners. If I was baking a cake or muffins/rolls I'd definitely buy the silicone liners for that. Pricey for the actual products but it is unique & it does work; it was one of those decisions that it was worth it to me to spend the money (in hindsight) because I really like using it, I like how things cook in it, it works. I found it similarly priced everywhere, but I like the Amazon fast shipping no waiting on it to arrive.

This oven is wonderful. We love it. It arrived day before yesterday. My wife baked a roast in it the day we got it. Yesterday she baked homemade bread in it, and today we baked cupcakes in it. We baked everything on the barbecue. Everything turned out perfect. We cooked outside, because it was a very warm day here in Southern California. I know it is not summer, but we have had some warm days in November. We live off grid, so we don't cook in the house in the summer or on warm days. it would heat up our house excessively cooking in our wood stove oven or our propane stove. The only way we have to cool our house is by cross ventilation from open windows. We will be using it also when we go boating. It will be nice to be able to bake on the deck of our boat and not have to heat up the galley. We also like to go camping in the summer and will use it then too. This oven is perfect for our lifestyle. It is quite sturdy and I expect it will last a long time. I would highly recommend it to anyone who lives off grid, cooks outdoors, goes boating or camping.

Kurzbewertung / Kurzfazit: Sterne: 5* Hersteller / Shop / Marke / Verkäufer: Omnia-Store Verarbeitung: sehr gut Anzahl: 1 Funktion: Sofort einsetzbar Nutzung: Erhitzen von Essen Redaktioneller Hinweis: Das Produkt habe ich käuflich erworben. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meine Meinung: Im Wohnmobil wollte ich mir irgendwas zu essen machen, doch leider fehlte mir eine Pfanne oder ähnliches, was ich auf den Herd stellen können. Da ich mal etwas vom Omnia gehört hatte entschied ich mir diesen zu holen. Auf Reisen probiert man ja üblicherweise immer neue Sachen aus, von daher kann man in der kleinen Küche auch mal ein wenig herumexperimentieren. Das Essen wird auch gleichmäßig erhitzt, die Form ist zwar ein wenig gewöhnungsbedürftig, doch in keinen Fall schlecht. Die Qualität finde ich außerdem super und ich habe das Gefühl, dass ich damit noch eine lange Zeit meinen Spaß haben werde. Genug Gerichte findet man dafür ohne Probleme. Auf was man unbedingt achten muss ist, dass die Hitze richtig reguliert wird, da es ansonsten leicht anbrennen kann. Ich musste mich erst einmal daran gewöhnen, da der Herd im Womo nicht gleich dem Herd im Haus ist. Aber nach einigen male hat man ein immer besseres Verständnis dafür. Die Reinigung geht leicht von dannen. Zudem passt er auch perfekt in die Schubladen vom Fahrzeug. Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis: Ich bin mit dem Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis an sich komplett zufrieden. Würde ich es weiterempfehlen? Ja, ich würde den Omnia weiterempfehlen, wenn ich wüsste, dass die Person diesen auch gebrauchen kann. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fazit: Die Nutzung ist gegeben. Man muss sich nur ein wenig an die Handhabung gewöhnen, aber das klappt nach einer Weile. Aus diesem Grund vergebe ich auch nur 5 Sterne. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wie folgt ist mein Bewertungsmaßstab: 5x - Klare Empfehlung von meiner Seite aus. 4x - Hat ein kleines Manko, aber dennoch gut 3x - Kann man benutzen 2x - Keine Empfehlung von mir, nicht gut handhabbar. 1x - Ist unbrauchbar / fehlerhaft.

Amazing, cooks excellent pizzas and everything else I've tried but do get the rack and the silicon liner

Ça parait incroyable, mais ça marche très bien. Pour le moment 2 recettes testées : 1 quiche lorraine, avec papier sulfurisé en fond : parfait, cuite commz il faut, pas brûlé, pas attaché. Cuisson en 30 min Frites allumettes au four (surgelées). Avec grille. Parfait croustillantes à l'extérieur et fondantes à l'intérieur. Même 1 frite passée sous la grille, même pas brûlée. Utilisation d'un thermomètre conseillée pour régler la puissance du gaz sur la température voulue (les 2 recettes ici : 200 °C). Nettoyage étonnement facile pour de l'alu. La plaque diffuseur métal s'oxyde au centre mais reste stable car c'est bien de l'inox (laisser l'oxyde au lavage, de toute façon il se reformera à chaque cuisson). C'est bien un four et s'utilise comme tel.

The Omnia has performed as expected so far. Have made potato gratin , soup, meatloaf, and a brownie which burned but I expected that for a first try. It is very light and packs nicely into my rv.

This is a great oven for use on a gas stove top camping or at home. If you follow the instructions to grease and flour the pan it doesn't stick. So not thinking of getting the liner, save money, unless I find I want to use it for more than one baking item back to back. The oven is expensive for the material it is made from, which is the only draw back, you are paying for the innovation and it is a great innovation. Mostly used it for baking so far - cinnamon buns, banana bread, etc. and eggs, and it all came out great, moist and browned. I thinking it will work well with any "in oven" cooking. Cooking times are on par with regular oven but don't forget to preheat bottom plate first when instructed. Over all the oven is very useful and great.