I have had a halogen oven for over a year now and i love it, just use your normal recipies but reduce temp by about 20 degrees and reduce cooking time by about 30% and you wont go far wrong, you can do anything you would do i a normal oven or grill in it. I bought the jml cook book and to be honest it was total waste of money, all it really did was apply the rules above . Best tip i was given was put a plate in the bottom to catch the drips, it save on cleaning lol. Good luck,i hope your as happy with yours as i am with mine x