Hot Logic Portable Personal Mini Oven, Green

I first heard about this little oven while doing a Whole30 program. I looked it up on Amazon and was surprised to see so many reviews on this product. At the time, I was using one of the mini crockpots, which is great for soups or stews, but not ideal for a meal. I ordered one and cannot put into words how much this oven has improved my lunch experience. I work in a busy clinic with hoards of people using one microwave in the break room. There is usually a line and it can take 20 minutes of a 30 minute lunch break just to get your food hot. In addition, most foods just don't taste as good after microwaving. There is the uneven heating and the overcooking. Well this oven changed that. I always bring a homemade lunch to work due to my specific diet. In addition, I usually cook most of my meals for the week on the weekend. I now can put my lunch in the oven from as little as 1.5 hours before I want to eat and it is hot. I have even reheated steaks in this thing and after two hours my steak was still nicely pink inside...no well done hockey puck here! More importantly, it is heated evenly and the taste is unchanged from when I first cooked the dish. I did not find a need to purchase any special containers. As long as my vessel is less than 3 inches tall and 10 inches wide it fits. I have used plastic containers and glass. I'm sure foil containers would work also. There is no smell from the cooking food and there was little heat dispursement from the bag.I like the reheating of this oven so much that I have ordered a second one for home use because I would much rather have a meal reheated this way than microwaved. This is one of the best small purchases I've made.

So far I am extremely impressed! I purchased three of these lunch boxes two days ago in the hopes that my children shall be able to use them at school. My son has sensitivities to the amount of fat and sugar in foods and dislikes sandwiches so this seems as though it will be the perfect solution. I received them earlier today and they look great. They feel very well made. Having questions, I called the company and spoke with Jake who was absolutely wonderful. I wanted to know how to present these lunch boxes to the school since I am concerned that they would be reluctant to allow a plug in device. Jake understood exactly what I needed and gave me a lot of help with how to present our "case" to the school. He emailed me immediately after our conversation and offered so much help for my son. This was, quite literally, the best customer service experience I have ever had. I was so impressed with the level of commitment, service and care that I purchased another unit a few minutes ago for my husband who travels frequently. I am going to use the boxes tomorrow to cook lunch and I shall update my review then.EDITED TO ADD 8/10/2014I used all three of these in my car on a ten-hour car ride with my children. I have to report that they performed perfectly! Even with all three plugged in in my car- I used an inverter that I also purchased on Amazon - I had no problems running all three at once. They heated up our chicken thighs and rice well and my children and I got to enjoy a home cooked meal rather than road food. This was especially helpful since my son suffers from mild car sickness and greasy fast food exacerbates his discomfort. I tested several types of containers and found the Sistema plastic containers, the ones that lock on all four sides, from Target, work perfectly. The glass 6-cup Pyrex containers did not work well for us. The containers got far too hot for my children to handle and the food created steam that loosened the lid too much creating a risk of steam burns and spills. The Sistema containers are also less than half the price. I am so happy with these lunch boxes and I am really hopeful that our school will allow their use during the year. I will update my review in a few months after we have used the lunch boxes more.

Have had for over 6 months now and really enjoy having it. Simple easy to use with just a little bit of time planning. I purchased this item to use at work in the work truck as we are on the road/trail 95% of the time. I also purchased a 12-v converter to use in vehicle. Works wonderfully. I love being able to have a hot meal. I avoid eating out for health and expense reasons, and I can take leftovers from home that I would not have before getting the Mini-Mac. Well worth the investment. It is the right size, sits on the floor between driver and passenger of the truck, doesn't slide around, gets very warm on the outside but not too hot to handle. The timing: knowing when to start heating the food to be ready when you want takes just a bit of using this item to figure out. I recommend starting earlier rather than later as it won't over heat the food. When using in a vehicle it is recommended by the 12-v converter to have the vehicle running so as not to wear down the battery. The only time I didn't get to use my mini-mac is when we drove to a work site in the morning, parked the trucks, and ran equipment (no 12-v outlet to plug into) for several hours. I also used this when my son was in the hospital. Came in handy.