The Great Oven Ban Challenge (Day 6) in collaboration with Home Spares.
Regular readers will be aware that for the last week I have been undertaking The Great Oven Ban Challenge from Home Spares, a UK supplier of spare parts for appliances and a wide range of accessories and consumables for in and around the house. Their range includes products for air & water purification, floor care, garden & outdoor, home & DIY essentials, home entertainment (including sound & vision), kitchen, home laundry and personal care.
For The Great Oven Ban Challenge I was sent a selection of Severin kitchen appliances to try out, pictured below, to show how a few small appliances can transform your kitchen into something worthy of Masterchef.
I’m not sure how close to Masterchef my creations were, but I certainly did enjoy using the new appliances. On Sunday I posted about how to make natural yogurt and what to do with it, using my Severin electric yogurt maker. On Monday I wrote about the Severin dehydrator with a delicious recipe for chilli & paprika kale crisps. On Tuesday I wrote about making Nigella Lawson’s American style pancakes on the Severin crepe maker, while on Wednesday I shared our experience with using a raclette for the first time ever. On Thursday I shared a recipe for 48 hour BBQ ribs made in a sous vide.
All in all it’s been a pretty interesting week trying out the new appliances and cooking techniques. I’m looking forward to experimenting with some of these appliances more over the coming months, so watch this space for new recipes!
In the meantime, Home Spares have offered the chance for one of my readers to win a Severin Raclette Grill and Natural Stone worth £42, my absolute favourite of all the appliances I was sent to try out.
A raclette is a Swiss creation: the ideal table top grill for a dinner party. Guests melt cheese in the grill pans underneath while meats and vegetables cook on the natural grill stone above. There is also a reversible grill pan – one side has the space to cook four mini crepes while the other side is a grill. It’s a great way to impress guests with minimal work from the host – guests (including fussy children!) can just cook what they like.
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Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary was sent a selection of Severin kitchen appliances, pictured above, from Home Spares for the purposes of The Great Oven Ban Challenge to show how a few small appliances can transform your kitchen into something worthy of Masterchef. This is not a paid post and all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own.
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48 Hour BBQ Ribs & a Sous Vide Review
I think some nice melted cheese with things like peppers and nice veg
We are just working on our garden and were going to get a fire pit BBq but this is an even better idea – and we could cook peppers and mushrooms as well as the steak
Chicken and steak fajitas would make while hollaing fajita fajita Fajita oi oi oiiiiiii in my Mexican sombrero while pouring a tequila
Spicy chicken and peppers and mushrooms
Grilled olive oil drizzled aubergines and courgettes with grilled Italian cheeses.
Some lovely curry dishes would be lovely to make!
I would make a cheesy chicken pasta bake with garlic bread.
I would serve a beef fajita mix, a chicken one some enchiladas ect
Some chicken kebabs, crispy chilli beef and lots of yummy food. I would love to EXPERIMENT with different cuisines and tastes with this. Thanks for the chance
I’m not sure but it would more than likely be a selection of tapas
I would want to serve a full English breakfast. Beans, sausage, bacon, black pudding, eggs ect
I would serve different curries and rices so there are different levels of spiciness
I would cook indian food!
I would cook grilled fish and veggies
Perfect for our christening party. I would cook Hungarian goulash.
I would make a lovely tasty mexican meal.
I would have a curry night with lots of different curries
I would love to all different meats, use it like a tepinyaki grill
What a fantastic product. I would serve up and indian feast with various curries and rice underneath. On top people could cook fresh chapatis and tandoori marinaded chicken and shish kebabs..
a full english breakfast! sausages, egg, hashbrown, mushrooms, tomatoes & spinach
A friend had a raclette party recently and I learnt that essentially I like anything when melted cheese is involved!
my favourite meal is a full English Breakfast,so I would need to cook that
Spicy chicken and peppers and mushrooms
Some curries and definitely steak on the one side
I think I would try some turkey koftës on the stone, flatheads on the other side, and some sauces and veggy sides like a chick pea stew in the little pans x
Tikka coated salmon with fresh prawns covered in a lime and honey sauce.
I’ve never seen anything like it. I’d probably go for thin steak on one side with a blue cheese melt underneath, and melted Mars bars and pancakes on the other. Maybe chuck on a few chopped strawberries.
A selection of tapas and some nachos my favourite
Wow, I think the first thing would be one of hubbies Trinidadian feasts! That would work so well in this and everyone can help themselves, yummy!!
Bacon, sausage, beans , eggs – yummy !
I fancy trying some tapas, this looks ideal for making a variety of different types
I would serve pieces of marinaded chicken and peppers, onion rings and fill my wraps with this and salsa grated cheese and sour cream x
Lots of pasta and veg,garlic mayo and roasted nuts
I would serve Japanese style teppanyaki food like yakitori skewers and some tasty dips
we love mexican food so some nachos would go down a treat
A whole load of tapas with tortillas and nachos
waffles, eggs and sausages for brekkie would be a dream on this 😀
I would make a chicken curry with basmati rice, onion bahjees, chicken pakoras and cheese parathas.
I would make all the ingredients for fajitas
I would have cheese, peppers, tomatos, tomato sauce, breadsticks, chocolate and some meat for my husband 😀
We love Foodie night’s with friend’s, this would be superb, Tapa’s would be superb cooked on the Raclette Grill, Could have some great fun
I’m a huge fan of Thai food so I would probably make a Thai feast. However, I think it would like to have a go at Jamaican food and I think this would be super for that.
steak and onoions and mushroooms
Chicken fajitas
The whole idea behind raclette is that people can make what they fancy. So I would serve them a mix of pre-cut vegs, onions, peppers, little pieces of steak, pork, small sausages, pieces of chicken, whisked eggs & pancake batter and just let them all have at it and make whatever they like to eat.
a veggie full english breakfast! sausages, egg, hashbrown, mushrooms, tomatoes & spinach 🙂
Goats chees with onions and lots of lovely things to dip in.
I would love to try this it looks amazing
A full English breakfast…me and my bf love this so much…thanks for the chance!
I’d make some minted lamb kebabs with some grilled vegetables on the side
A full english breakfast. Sausage, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, baked beans, mushrooms and a lovely cup of tea on the side.
Chicken is so tender and tasty cooked on a raclette and red peppers are amazing
it would have to be a full english breakfast we all love it in my family
I would make tortillas and serve with peppers, salsa, salad. x
Steak, onions, tomatoes, peppers covered in goats cheese, yummy
I’d probably do something similar to your meat and cheese fest. Although I do like the mini crepe option, so would have to try those next.
I think it would be for a lovely Chinese meal.
I would serve fajitas with the option of different fillings; steak; prawn; vegetarian and I would make sure there were all the sides, gucamole salsa etc.
I think I would like to try Teriyaki Beef and vegetable kebabs
I’d try to recreate the raclette recipe that the hotel I used to work in while I was in Switzerland used.
I would serve mini burgers and hotdogs with fried onions
This would be great as i am vegetarian and my husband a huge eat meater like the kids so I would serve a vegetable curry for me and a selection of meat curries for the others.. what a fab idea:)
This is fantastic! I’ve never seen one before, I definitely need one in my life 🙂
I think I’d serve peppers and tomatoes, with a selection of meats and cheeses – and I think I’d try putting some bread on it too, I think that would work!
I would love to grill some salmon with grapefruit slices
BBQ rain or shine outdoors or indoors !
I would make salmon with asparagus and wedges
Chicken and Prawn skewers with lots of peppers, onions, mushrooms, corn and baby tomatoes
I would cook sausages and burgers with roast red peppers
The first time would be mini pancakes with my grandkids, then it would be chilli chicken, veggies and noodles etc Thai style with the grown ups
A yummy brunch for my boyfriend on a lazy Sunday morning / afternoon xx
Wow would be perfect to wake up and make a Full English Breakfast 🙂
I think this would be great to make sizzling steaks and veggies
I would use this to serve lots of delicious Mexican food.
I like the idea of using it for veggie fahitas.
steak with onions and a nice mushroom sauce
It has to be Chicken fajitas with lots of mushrooms peppers tomatoes served with spicy sauce
I would serve a mix of kebabs to suit the whole family
strips of pork with broccoli and noodles sounds good
I would cook some tuna in a caribbean marinade with salmon and prawns together with chilli rice
chicken kebabs
I would cook cajun salmon with asparagus and spinach.
I love raclette. I’d keep it simple with raclette cheese, potatoes, crisp salad and a good bottle of white.
Something egg related…I really love egg
I probably try something simple the first time – maybe some spicy chicken & lamb shish kebabs with chorizo, mixed peppers & onions.
A full English breakfast I think 🙂
I think I would like to try Teriyaki Beef and vegetable kebabs
This looks amazing! I’d make looads of pancakes and have a huge selction of toppings. Can I cook bacon on it? I’d do that! mm 😀
I would have a selection of cheese cold meats like chorizo and salami and steak
I would grill chicken strips & pepper in a fajitas with rice.
We would first make a selection of mini pizza with our children
I would cook blackened 5 spice and sesame chicken thighs with a hot salsa dip
For savoury I’d grill some mushrooms on the top, and have some melted chilli cheese to serve with it. For something sweet I’d have mini pancakes on the grill, and melted chocolate and marshmallows to spread on them..
I would serve a selection of fillings for tortilla wraps
Slivers of chicken and beef, maybe some grilled cheese like halloumi with a selection of veggies and flat breads, plus pudding things like chocolate, panettone and pineapple
spanish tapas! Quesadillas 🙂
Try crepes suzette on the crepe plate
I’d make Quesadillas 🙂
I’d make tuna steaks with roast vegetable kebabs.
id serve piri piri chicken beef fillet with blue cheese filling and duck breasts with a chestnut stuffing
Salmon with fresh vegetables & a selection of chilli chicken and prawns. This looks perfect for having friends over
some paprika chicken to tear and share – with tortillas, nachos and tacos
I would sever prawns… and some nice beef fillet stips… yum
mexican pick and mix! – everyone likes lots of options to choose from!
Pizza as it is a way of art,
With many toppings on it,
Many with The colours of the rainbow,
But the best for me
It’s got to be,
Cheese and pineapple on it
what a fantastic prize and low fat way to grill food, I am always looking for healthier options for the children who love sausages and burgers, much better cooked in this way.x
Sweet and Sour Chicken, chicken burgers, beef burgers etc.
I would make some chicken and vegetable kebabs
Some tender pieces of steak with mushrooms and a touch of garlic
peppers mushrooms tomatoes asparagus and hubby some sausages …
I would cook vegetarian kebabs
bacon eggs mushroom tomatoes sausages
I would serve lots of vegetables such as peppers, onions and thinly slice potatoes. With some mini pizzas and melted cheese mmmmm 🙂
I would serve various finger foods along with grilled foods like kabobs
I would definitely try making sizzling fajitas with it – it would be perfect for making a selection of different fillings that people could choose from.
Thinly Sliced Sirloin Steak, chicken, Peppers, onions, some sogyish cheese like Camembert, and Pineapple and Strawberries as desert
sliced cooked ham, pineapple and Emmental cheese or I would let the kids make their own creations 🙂
I would make steak
I would make steak – yum
I’d have some small steaks on the top and underneath I’d have some swiss cheese with mushrooms and then combine them. Looks delicious
I would grill some mixed vegetables and lamb kebabs.
Ooh, maybe some grilled halloumi with a selection of veggies and flat breads
I would do a range of Mexican food and Fajitas! Looks great!
Would like to try cooking Mexican chicken/steak for fajitas.
My garden is a joke so with this I could have an indoor BBQ party, and cook chicken fillets, burgers etc, with different marinades and lots of rice & salad.
I would cook some lovely pork chops, after seasoning them with little cajun spice mix.
How fascinating. I have never heard of the word raclette before. I would probably start with a mixed vegetarian grill of veggie sausages with sliced mushrooms, courgettes and onions.
I would make sucuk and hellim in an attempt to curb how much we spend at our local Turkish place
I would cook some chicken kebabs with peppers and onions
I would do some chicken fajitas
My first meal would be a full English breakfast
it looks fantastic for a buffet full english
I would cook some juicy steaks with garlic butter, potato rostis, asparagus spears and mushrooms, yummy!
I’d make some chicken fajita strips with chargrilled peppers and onions.
Some salmon and halloumi kebabs with peppers, onion and courgette.
I would make a Mexican Fiesta with refried beans, Mexican rice, Steak fajitas and Chicken fajitas with warm tortillas grilled to perfection
I WOULD DO A HEALTHY CHICKEN WITH THAI SWEET CHILLI SAUCE AND RICE
steak with different sauces like peppercorn or fish with lemon sauce x
I would grill tandooried strips of chicken along side some chargrilled vegetables, I can smell the resulting meal even before I’ve won lol
My first meal would be a full on breakfast grill, maybe with some American pancakes. I love raclettes – so practical!
I would cook some burgers and kebabs with a nice salsa
I would do a A full english breakfast brunch.
I would use it to serve a selection of grilled vegetables to dip in the lovely cheese
i would do a selection of skewer kebabs
an American breakfast with bacon, pancakes etc – would be yummy
I’d love to serve Dhamsak Curry – we all love Indian food
Got to be cheese, obviously, onions, potatoes, tomatoes and chilli. So a tex/mex taste added?
I would do a full English breakfast, that would be lovely.
I’d cook chicken skerwers
I would do a multi-dish Thai meal with a massaman curry with sticky rice and some tofu pad Thai
i think i’d try cooking lamb or chicken kebabs first and maybe try doing the crepes as well for pud 🙂
i’d make a number of curries and some nibbles too! that would be lovely for a party
Lots of salad stuff and some nice chicken pieces and great cheese
A selection of indian dishes, that griddle looks perfect for homemade naans too!
I would serve some delicious lamb skewers alongside a nice salad
a pizza and some pasta.
I would love to treat my hubby to be to a lovely steak on this! <3
I’m not sure – think I would give it to my daughter – she loves all sorts of different foods, Mexican, Thai and Indian – so I’m sure she’d get a lot of use out of it x
I would make a fajita style dish with steak strips, and pancakes instead of fajitas x
I’d serve beef skewers with large tomatoes, bacon strips and red & yellow peppers
I think I’d serve some kebab skewers, with things like peppers, and peri chicken on them
Cheese and asparagus tips!
Camembert and asparagus tips
I would make some steak with vegetables and some crepes too.
I would serve a selection of Cured meats, shellfish and vegetables to dip in the melted cheese, along with some crusty bread.
Grilled chicken wrapped in bacon and Brie with some asparagus
I think I would make halloumi and vegetable kebabs x
I would go down the traditional route with raclette cheese, ham and potatoes and crusty bread!
Lots of Indian dishes like tikka masala, biryani, and vegetable kormas for the family
Turkish style kebabs, and grilled chicken and loads of lovely veggies
Salmon and grilled spring vegatables, with a nice tomato salad
I would make a steak dinner
Fajitas would go down a storm here, but even plain melted cheese with lots of veggies would suit me.
I love Mexican so I would make chicken fajitas for the family
Lamb or chicken kebabs with onions, peppers and halloumi cheese – delicious 🙂
I’d make a philly steak sandwich 🙂
I’d make lots of different kebabs, perfect of the family
A nice steak dinner
I would do cook your own kebab night. A great treat for the family
I would have steak and vegetables, asparagus, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and peppers
Cook your own fajita night, the kids would love it
I would make some nice steak and asparagus wrapped in Parma ham.
chicken tikkas wrapz yummy, thankyou for the chance
CHEESE MEAT MUSHROOMS AND LOADS OF OTHER MEATS
It looks like it would be perfect to create an indian thali meal, so I would probably go for a saag paneer, chicken curry, pilau rice and naan.
Ooh i would make savoury crepes, with bacon, grilled mushrooms and peppers etc. – yummy!
Halloumi, courgette, peppers, mushrooms, red onion and other yummy veggies. IF the boyfriend is good the he can have steak.
I think it would be great for a grilled south asian feast with tandoori chicken and salmon and lamb seekh kebabs. You could serve them with chapatis (Cooked on the grill pan) and salad. Lovely.
I love raclette at my parents’ house! If I had my own set, the first thing I’d cook would be halloumi slices and red pepper! 🙂
Salmon and veg fajitas
I would serve Fajitas, a family favourite
I would cook a delicious fry up for my family.
A fry up
What a great giveaway. I’d cook scotch pancakes, and serve them with meats, marmite and melted cheeses for the main, and ice cream jams chocolate and nutella for dessert
fajita night and cook your own steak night sounds good to me!
I would cook a few Chinese dishes using the bottom to keep the rice and noodles warm whilst cooking the chicken and veg on the top
i would serve fillet steak and roast potatoes with veg
What a lovely giveaway, I’m Swiss and Racelette was always on of my favourite family meals.
I would serve Racelette cheese, bacon, chipolatas & mini burgers. Lots of different pickles & sauces and baby potatoes.
a fabulous mixed grill with tomatoes and mushrooms
Full English breakfast including potatoes and mushrooms
Tender spring lamb, with thin crispy potatoes and a fresh salad
Chicken kebab would be yummy
I would make chicken fajitas for all the family.
I love this! I’d go for savoury crepes with ratatouille, veggie chilli, spinach and mushroom in a blue cheese sauce . . . the possibilities are endless!
i would cook bacon and eggs yum yum
I would make some yummy chicken fajitas for my whole family.
This looks fabulous! I would cook steak and onions and some potato rostis.
If i was to win the raclette the first thing i would serve is chicken fajittas
A big nice english breakfast
I would be surfing the net looking for great recipes to try out but I’d definately be making some yummy pancakes. x
I would make chicken kebabs and sizzling vegetables
Chicken and beef fajitas with onions, peppers, chilli, garlic and mushrooms
I would cook fajitas, with peppers, onions, chicken, beef and tomatoes.
BBQ spare ribs
i think i would go with a big breakfast that way we could all delve in
I would like to cook a lovely breakfast of sausages and bacon
this looks really interesting, I think i would serve some chinese food on it
I would make a selection of vegetarian curries and side dishes – yum
I would love to experiment with all sorts of different things, but I’d probably start off by cooking homemade burgers, with a variety of fillings and mixed add ons – yummy 🙂
would love to serve pancakes and steak
One of my favourite nights away skiing is when the raclette comes out for the night! So for me you can`t beat marinated cuts of chicken, beef and duck served with oozing reblochon cheese and a side salad and loads of bread. Possibly the best meal in the World!
Steak and Prawns on top. Cheese melted on potatoes, onions and veg grilled in the little trays below.
i would lo=ve to try and serve an ulster fry
I’m not really sure how to use these things. Immediately, and without any experience, I thought it might be good for tacos, or perhaps crispy duck. Each would require that some of the compartments could be left off.
a nice steak and prawns with garlic mushrooms thankyou
Ohh this looks amazing. I think I would make a selection of different tapas foods and have friends over so we can all pick at it. Lovely.
I would love to have a tapas evening, so would cook paella and other traditional spanish meals
A really meaty mixed grill would be delicious.
i would do pancakes for the family with lots of different toppings
I’d cook a Full English Breakfast
I’ve never seen one of these before so would cook a fry up to test it out with pancakes for pudding 🙂
I would make some chicken kebabs and also some mushroom and halloumi kebabs
I would make some chicken and steak fajitas with a mixture of fillings to go with them
oo never seen one of these before, id probably make a full english breakfast first ! super !
I would cook up a veggie feast, including grilled peppers & aubergines!
Yum perfect for Steak and cheese – my two favourite combined
I think it would be for a lovely Chinese meal,adding some rice too
I would make pancakes for breakfast, always such a faff making them but this looks like it would make the whole process easier 🙂
I was thinking mexican, but fancy filling with sweet treats so pancakes, fruit topping, choc toppings, etc
Brilliant! I would serve up a nice mix of chinese meals so that we can pick an mix 🙂
A nice fish dinner
wow – I have not seen anything like this – I would make lots of taco or wraps and choice of fillings!
would be great for our Indian nights. we could cook our kebabs and also have all of our side dishes all in one place. Great piece if cooking tech.
This would transform weekend breakfasts, I could do the sausages, bacon amd pancakes on the top and poached eggs and beans in the pans.
This looks amazing! Raclette would be the way forward for me – lovely melted cheese, potatoes, gherkins and I’d grill some chopped ham on there to go with it…
Baked potatoes with cheese.
Oooo, some tacos or fajitas or some chicken curry!
Probably fajitas. Ideal for family nights. Can do a veggie option and a meat option without much hassle!
I would serve Mexican fajita with Chilli for me and the kids, and vegetarian five bean chilli for my wife
Tapas, my husband loves lots of different foods
I would serve lots of different Thai foods my family would love it 🙂 Thank you so much for the chance a lovely giveaway x
I would do a selection of curries with chapatis and naan. This would be great for dinner parties!
I think I’d try hosting a make your own pizza night. The toppings could be cooked and kept warm underneath while the mini pizzas finish off on top. My friends would love that!
I would serve a selection or tortilla/fajitta fillers, including mexican chicken and chilli beef.