Chef Tony's Tastiwave Oven
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Chef's Tony Tastiwave oven is new cookware for your microwave that claims to be able to grill, sear, roast, bake, steam and fry all your favorite foods in microwave speed but with conventional oven tastes.
Date Reviewed:3/18/2013Reviewed By:ray collica
product peels its coating, sparks in microwave. C/S phone number gone and nowhere to find new one. JUST BE CAREFUL. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO REACH TONY.
RCOLL69@HOTMAIL.COM
Date Reviewed:7/20/2012Reviewed By:JC
I actually bought mine at a goodwill store. I didn't even really know what I had bought, but it was so cute and looked interesting so, for the price - $5 - I took a chance. I came home and looked up the info on the net. The reviews are awful! I wondered I should even take the chance that I might ruin my very expensive microwave! I decided to stand close and give the grilled veggies a try. I washed the accessories, chopped my veggies, well, just basically did what the instructions said to do. No fire, no melting knobs, nothing but wonderfully roasted veggies in less than 10 minutes! I don't know how it will work on other things or how long it will last, but for now I'm pretty happy with my purchase.
Date Reviewed:12/26/2011Reviewed By:Charlotte Richardson
We love this product! Easy preparation and GOOD, healthy meals! I make up my own recipes and am careful not to scratch. What can I say? We just love the food from this thing! Thanks!
Date Reviewed:10/2/2011Reviewed By:phubert
used this 3 times in Microwave and the non-stick surface comes off..TYried to reach customer servive , but cannot ge thru... this must be a worthless piece of junk
Date Reviewed:10/2/2011Reviewed By:Paul Hubert
used this product 3 times and the lining on the non-stick surface came off leaving rust spots...this is unacceptable and i rate this a zero cookware
Date Reviewed:9/17/2011Reviewed By:Kris Wise
PMW -- above -- asked for Customer Service Number; it is 1-800-223-9594; this is found at the bottom of TastiWave.com Home Page. We just received our unit throught the mail yesterday and haven't tried it, yet. So, I can't -- yet -- do a review.
Date Reviewed:9/7/2011Reviewed By:EFRCD
Never ate better since this unit is so easy and user friendly. From boiled eggs to grilled meat and steamed veggies in no time with hardly any cleanup. Can't see what people find wrong. It's simply awesome!
Date Reviewed:8/28/2011Reviewed By:PMW
BUYER BEWARE. I received my TastiWave today and read the instruction manual and followed and did everything it said to do. I decided to do the roasted vegetables. Preheated the TastiWave two minutes thirty seconds per instructions. Put in the vegetables and after two minutes the knob caught on fire and destroyed my microwave oven. I have been cooking in a microwave oven for thiry-five years and this is the first anything like this has happened. The fumes were very toxic. I am thankful that I was close by and saw the smoke and flames before more damage was done. No invoice came with the order and I have not been able to find a customer service phone number. If anyone knows it please post it
Date Reviewed:8/15/2011Reviewed By:Sandra hodges
Tried to call the phone # they put on the screen but it wasn't a good number tried it 3 times would not connect so I decided to go to the web site after reading all the reviews I decide not to buy it. Thank you everyone for helping with my decision.
Date Reviewed:7/22/2011Reviewed By:Louis Leo
DO NOT buy this item PLEASE! - advertised as safe for the microwave -HA! The day I got it, after four minutes I smelled burning plastic - my microwave was clouding and steaming, I pulled the unit out and the dome lid knob MELTED RIGHT OFF. I tried it with just the grill press for a steak - the grill press knob MELTED right off...the smell was awful and I am sure I would have had a fire if I kept it in another 30 secs - My microwave is older and no way exceeds 1100 watts. This is an example of an interesting idea, VERY poorly executed, built cheap to make a quick dollar. What good is a product that will only perform in 20% of all micro waves? HUGE waste of nearly 90.00 DONT BUY
Date Reviewed:7/8/2011Reviewed By:Woods
I read all the reviews and found a mention of the microhearth. So I googled the microhearth and found the website for the company. They give a listing of the places that sell the product and when I did indeed find it listed in my HS catalog I decided to buy it. I purchased the microhearth grill pan and everyday kit from the manufacturers website. There was even a sale and shipping deal at the time. I received it two days ago and have been cooking up a storm. I've made burgers, chicken breasts, hot dogs, and steamed veggies. The only thing I don't recommend is trying to bake as it steams for baking and that makes for chewy baked goods. It worked in my microwave and my friends and we have two different wattages. Nothing melted and nothing caught on fire. Best of luck and I hope this helps.
Date Reviewed:6/24/2011Reviewed By:grannyj3
I gave 3 stars as an average because I DO NOT own the cookware. Just wanted to get the valuable info from Joe regarding customer service for those trying to reach them back up here in the recent reviews. Thanks Joe. Date Posted: 3/15/2011 Reviewed By: JOE SER Tastywave cookware,,here is the customer service # I found to contact them as I was charged $109.95 instead of about $50.00,i spoke to then and was told to send all back for a full refund, 1-800-223-9594,..........more in original review
Date Reviewed:6/23/2011Reviewed By:Sylvia M.
I ordered the Tastiwave online, actually wanting to purchase one for the advertised price of only $39.95. The catch is you are only given the option of "buy one get one free" All you pay is separate shipping and handling charges of another $14.95. Total $69.95. Okay, I figured I would by one as a gift. When I clicked on the "Purchase" option, I was told I now qualified to buy a second one for only $29.95 (actually it would be a 3rd one). I declined. Then was offered a cookbook, also declined. They asked for my credit card, which was my first mistake! I supplied the info and was given a order confirmation of (drum roll please) $129.70. The P&H was a whopping $59.80. I called customer no-service and was told there must have been a mistake, call back tomorrow and they would correct it (although it might be shipped in the morning so I wouldn't be able to do anything about. NO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!!!! I decided to call my credit card company and cancel my card. The first right move on my part.
Date Reviewed:6/21/2011Reviewed By:Stef
We DIDNT even order this! We were trying to get to our finances via the phone and they intercepted our call. After being on the phone for 20 minutes saying NO NO NO, I do NOT want this crappy product, they still shipped it and charged us for it. Not only that they "forgot" to 'push the button' to mail us our return label....YOU PEOPLE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES! You are a lying and scheming company.
Date Reviewed:6/17/2011Reviewed By:Faye Mills
I ordered this product for $39.95 plus shipping. When I got my bill I was charged $109.85. They claimed I ordered the deluxe which I was not aware of. To make matters worse it does not work with my micro wave. I tried cooking it twice as long and the food still wasn't done. Ended up taking it out and using the electric grill. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT. I would hate to have anyone else screwed like I was.
Date Reviewed:6/17/2011Reviewed By:Faye Mills
There was a lot of false advertising and the product doesn't even work. I was not told in the informercial that your microwave has to be 1100 or more. My over is 950 and will not cook the food. Wish I had checked these reviews before buying. I was charged $109 for something I thought would be around $50 with shipping. Please tell all your friends that is product of not any good. Wish someone had told me before I got screwed.
Date Reviewed:6/16/2011Reviewed By:loved it
I am not an employee. I am actually a MSgt in the Air Force stationed in Germany. I never read the reviews before I purchased this product. I purchased the product because I bought the Magic bullet through an info commercial in 2006 and love that product. I now love the Tasti wave. I am sure people who have had issues didn't read the warning label. You have to make sure your microwave can support the wattage. To strong of a microwave will melt product. So read the directions and make sure your microwave is compatible. I first tried the pork chops with apple. So juicy and tasty. I just wish now that I had bought the cook book. Shipping overseas was very timely too!!
Date Reviewed:6/16/2011Reviewed By:Barb
I ordered it because for the most part, I have only used the microwave for frozen dinners, reheating and melting chocolate etc. I have only used the Tastiwave twice, but it made great salmon and a frittata. The only question I have is the instructions say to NEVER preheat the grill press, but one of the recipes included with it says to preheat the grill press.
Date Reviewed:6/12/2011Reviewed By:Tex Fritter
Three interesting sentences buried in their online manual: 1. Your microwave must have a revolving turntable and the interior must measure 14 x 14 x 7 3/4. They don't tell you the size anywhere in the commercial or on the website other than in the PDF manual. Mine is 12" deep. 2. NEVER use the TastiWave Cooking system with a microwave oven that has a power rating exceeding 1300W. This line only appears once in the manual, and everywhere else it says the instructions are for 1100W and you should "adjust accordingly". My microwave is 1460W. The section "A Word About Wattage" says "The higher the wattage the hotter the cooking environment". Duh. They don't repeat the 1300W warning in that section. I guess their lawyer said they only needed to print it once. OK HERE's THE WORST ONE: 3. During the cooking process the base unit can reach temperatures in excess of several hundred degrees F. Seriously? "Several" hundred degrees ? As hot as a pizza oven ? Is your microwave built to take that kind of heat? I'm so glad I read the manual before I bought this dangerous fire hazard. If yours catches fire, I urge you to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov, click on Contact Us.
Date Reviewed:5/30/2011Reviewed By:Robert
Just another product that uses fancy language to make you think it is legitimate...."Cyrotech" heating unit....give me a break. This thing is a joke. The handle melted in the microwave the first time my wife and I had used it. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If you want a good tasting steak, burger, piece of fish, you will have to grill or cook it on/in the stove/oven. I'm sure it can cook some things half-way decent, maybe a quesdilla or something like that, but a full fledged dinner...no way. Buyer beware....and good luck trying to get a hold of customer service when you want to return it..,..you are forced to deal with teleprompters. If the product has done a good job for you, then great, but if not, I feel your pain.
Date Reviewed:5/17/2011Reviewed By:RayJay
Thanks for the reviews, I almost bought this piece of junk. If it sounds too good to be true, IT IS!
Date Reviewed:5/9/2011Reviewed By:Patrick Smith
we saw the commercial for this product and thought it sounds and looks really good, We than ordered one and it was delivered in about 2 weeks, We were going on vacation so we stored it well we were gone. Last nigt the wife said lets try the new machine and cook some chicken, Read the info and followed the instructions to the T, Placed the chicken into the Tasty wave ovenand set the timer for 8 min. The book says for 18-20 min for chicken.we started to prepare the rest of our meal after about a min we glanced at the mircowave and the flames from the melting lid were lighting up the interier of our 700.00 microwave. Have yet to contact the company as they are always busy.
Date Reviewed:5/1/2011Reviewed By:George Durham
I would have given it NO stars, but this site allows minimum of one star. Ordered, paid, waited, then a c.o.d charge? Tried it since it was here. Results were terrible. I cook a lot and know a fair amount about microwave cooking. This simply does NOT work despite the promises and hype. Now I cant't send it back since they won't rspond.
Date Reviewed:4/29/2011Reviewed By:Odis
Who are they kiding 14.95 to ship there product . Im going to wait till I can buy it retail.
Date Reviewed:4/28/2011Reviewed By:dowaddict
I read every word of the directions before trying this product. Was so excited since I thought life was going to be soooo much easier. Within 5 minutes the entire bottom melted, smoked up the whole place and the smell was around for days. A friend bought this for me. He then confessed the knob on the top of the cookware melted in his microwave while using it the first time. This thing is DANGEROUS. It should be taken off the market!!
Date Reviewed:4/18/2011Reviewed By:Ophelia
I ordered 2 plus one cook book. I was overcharged for individually. I am sending them back. I hope I can get the full refund. What is the phone number for tastiwave I can talk to a real person not a recorder.
Date Reviewed:4/7/2011Reviewed By:Susan Cangliosi
DON'T LET THE HYPE SCARE YOU! This is an excellent product. I received it today as a gift from my daughter-in-law and son. Tonite I made a steak, of my own recipe, using guidelines in the pamphlet for cooking time. The product is very easy to use, and dinner was delicious!
Date Reviewed:3/30/2011Reviewed By:Stephanie Bennett
I have lots of great infomercial products, and I love the tastiwave. However, I don't love the customer service from the company. It took forever to first, recieve it, and then, although I have attempted to contact them by email and phone with some questions, I get no response. NuWave has a great web site with ongoing recipe swap and troubleshooting...why not tastiwave?
Date Reviewed:3/29/2011Reviewed By:Brits Abrpad
Item advertised as 2 for 1. Well i was charged for 2 and find it impossible so far to get through to anyone to discuss
Date Reviewed:3/29/2011Reviewed By:Jane
I purchased one Tastiwave 4 months ago and burnt my hand when I took it out of microwave oven. It was too hot. Now, I am not using it any longer and bought another brand name that is much safer. I would not recommend Tastwave to people.
Date Reviewed:3/29/2011Reviewed By:Mike m
I ordered the Tasti Wave. Was charged for something other than what I received. Customer Service isn't too bad. If I can I'll try the product but it seems I paid for 3 units and received one.
Date Reviewed:3/23/2011Reviewed By:Anna
When I was about to purchase Tastiwave,my friend told me to buy MICROHEARTH instead. I am using it everyday without any problems.
Date Reviewed:3/16/2011Reviewed By:Terry
I actually purchased 6 of them because it was only a $30 difference between 2 and 6 after they adjusted S&H (I was going to cancel because it was so much). Glad I didn't. Not much of a cook, but this makes it easy. Right from the freezer and onto the tastiwave. No problems. Have to adjust some of the times, but getting there. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because of the limited instruction manuel. I wish it had at least a site to get more recipes.
Date Reviewed:3/15/2011Reviewed By:MERCY
Cause i didnt finsh placing an order but i given my card info when i changed my mind i couldnt get a live sales rep on the line or any option where i can cancel tryed the n# they give same thing not even in there website NO CANCELING OPTIONS HAS ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO CANCEL & GOTEN THERE MONEY BACK WITHOUT A PROPLEM . HELP!!
Date Reviewed:3/15/2011Reviewed By:JOE SER
Tastywave cookware,,here is the customer service # I found to contact them as I was charged $109.95 instead of about $50.00,i spoke to then and was told to send all back for a full refund, 1-800-223-9594, 1-800-223-9594 ,there phone system is made for them to make money and you the customer gets sucked into it
Date Reviewed:3/14/2011Reviewed By:customer
Got it fast, read the instructions, heated up the bottom plate. Put in Steak. Put the lid on.After 1 minute the handle melted and smoke all over... I am so glad I stood there and watched.. Who knows what would have happened if I left the room..Long time to get the stink out.. No invoice, so I had to phone credit card company,,lucky they had it. .Got my money refunded and didn't have to send the pots back.. This not made up, and I have not been paid to write this!
Date Reviewed:3/13/2011Reviewed By:jaytee p
Its clear that the good 5 star reviews are people who work for that damned company. Ready what they say. So enthusiastic and always talking about the instructions. Who do you think you're fooling? I used to work for these kinds of companies and what we are suppose to do is find review sites and post good reviews. Go burn in hell you fat P.O.S. wannabe chef.
Date Reviewed:3/13/2011Reviewed By:Carol
i read some of the reviews and saw that some people really liked it while other really hated it. i thought it would be useful so i ordered it anways. when i ordered it i clicked on one tastiwave and accidentally clicked on another, the website confirms ur buy for you automatically so you cant deny it or step out. be aware that it does that because you cant cancel
Date Reviewed:3/10/2011Reviewed By:David
After all this review, I told my wife do not order which she did anyway. When it arrived, I told her to send it back but what da hell, we tried to cook some burgers and you know what? It came out really well. Only reason I am writing this review is that, first thanks to all those negative reviews for us to think twice to purchase the product, but on the other hand, do not write all these negative article when you have not even purchase the product or just because you hate those people on TV. Guys...This product is worth it..
Date Reviewed:3/2/2011Reviewed By:Pat
The Tastiwave works really well for me. I was scared when I read all the negative reviews on here after I ordered it, so I honestly had no idea what to expect when it arrived.... I was kind of dreading it, actually. So, when it finally got here (very slow shipping is the only negative thing I have to say about the whole deal) I opened the box, and cleaned it (as the instructions tell you to do) and started to prepare the Chicken Fajitas recipe in the "quick start guide" or whatever. No hellfire, brimstone, or lava erupted from my microwave when I used it and nothing was damaged in the process. It worked to near perfection and I ended up with some really tasty chicken fajitas... all in about 10 minutes. I assure you, I'm no shill, I am not receiving any monetary compensation by giving this thing a positive review, and I have no idea who "Chef Tony" is other than the fact that he's dude on the cover of the instruction manual. The product honestly worked very well for me and I'm very, very pleased with it. So, in closing, if all the negative reviews scare you, I don't know what to say other than I guess you'll just have to take a chance on it like I did and try it for yourself, hands on. I've never been one to trust reviews... positive OR negative... until I try it for myself first. I too was wary of all the negative reviews but ended up being very pleasantly surprised... and this is coming from a guy who rarely ever orders these "as seen on tv" things due to being ripped off in the past... so I wasn't exactly impartial in the first place. Follow the instructions in the manual and everything should be fine.
Date Reviewed:3/2/2011Reviewed By:John
I just tried the Tastiwave for the first time, and wow was that a good dinner! I read and followed the directions, and I had no problem what so ever!
Date Reviewed:2/27/2011Reviewed By:tony
i just watched the informercial on tv and decided to look up reviews. one thing i noticed in this rediculous commercial is a dead giveaway that the tastiwave is a phony product. if you watch it from the beginning he talks about the steaks he made from frozen with the grill press lid. if you look when he takes the lid off after the steak are done cooking the steaks grill marks are pointed in different directions. if the steaks were actually cooked in the tastiwave completely untouched until that very moment than the grill marks on both the steaks would be in the exact same direction and the fact that they are not shows that they were cooked on a grill top and placed into the garbage contraption they are trying to trick people into buying
Date Reviewed:2/27/2011Reviewed By:Asha Hogue
Almost a month ago I ordered the TastiWave. In came in reasonable time ...pretty fast. Ihave used it several times andI am happy to say NO fire, NO melt downs and the food likburger, shrimp, even chicken wit bon in it came out sizzling hot. It works in my microwave. I have some real concern if the non-stick element at the bottom of the grill pan and griddle pan will last since I use it so frequently...with it wear off! But apart from that righnow it works for me.
Date Reviewed:2/27/2011Reviewed By:Justsaying
Why do you post if you have not ordered or used the product? It is not useful to read that you read the comments and decided not to order. What a waste of time!
Date Reviewed:2/26/2011Reviewed By:Andrew H
I never buy any of these items after watching the infomercial, As I know that sooner or later this item will show up in most stores that carry seen on TV items, Just wait and buy it from a local store, so if you do have a problem with it or do not like it, You can take it back and get a refund.
Date Reviewed:2/16/2011Reviewed By:Nan
I ordered tastiwave over 3 weeks ago, they charged my credit card, but i have not received the product and have be unsuccessful contacting anyone. any suggestions?
Date Reviewed:2/10/2011Reviewed By:syed
we pay every thing on the NET when we order the UGLY tastewave and when we got the item at the door we have surprise of COD 20.50 dollars .?i have no idea why we pay again? when we contact them and mention abot the COD money they told us is service charges . which they never mention at the time of order.These people are cheaters .and i will put this on U TUBE too so maximum people know about them. is not a matter of 20.50 is matter of principle thats all i have to say
Date Reviewed:2/7/2011Reviewed By:shirley begley
when I put it in the microwave fire started shooting out the sides of the tastiwave. Iwant my money back It is a scam. No invoice, No phone number. Wrong address on box.Iam going to call toronto police
Date Reviewed:1/30/2011Reviewed By:Lisa
Almost bought the tastiwave after watching the informercial. Thank heaven I decided to read the reviews first. Thanks everyone for saving me some money and my house.
Date Reviewed:1/24/2011Reviewed By:Janet
The people that represent this company have been wonderful with customer service. However, we did order the cookware after seeing the TV commercial. The concept of the product is good for healthy cooking and environment friendly if it will work with your microwave. We have a GE 1100 watt microwave and carefully read all the literature. After using the cookware ONE time it melted the turntable stem to the motor on the microwave. We have contacted the company for a full refund of the cookware and hope they will pay for the repair of the microwave. Per their advice we will send a letter with pictures of the melted pieces and the costs to repair the microwave.