Baking is like a therapy for me, I started baking in oven after my little one was born and it worked as stress buster for me.
That time we bought 21 L LG microwave convection oven as we were not sure how much we would be using it. But my love for baking kept growing and I kept on learning new new recipes and trying in my small microwave .
I have baked breads, cookies, buns, pizza, bati and many more items in my LG microwave .
But frankly I was not so satisfied with microwave oven baking as end results were not up to mark. As it was 21 ltr oven I need to bake limited quantity every time. So my baking time and electricity consumption was increasing.
So we finally decided to buy proper oven and our search started with all available brands.
What we searched before buying oven?
- Capacity
- Temperature settings
- Reviews
- Multiple uses
- Baking time
- How much you can bake in one go
Why above points are important !!
- It’s really important to decide how many ltr oven you need to buy as per your baking requirements, here you should consider future needs as well. You won’t be changing your oven any time soon
- Temperature settings is important as there are many recipes that need higher temperature. In many ovens the max temperature provided is 200 – 220 °C
- Reviews, user feedback is also important as good looking and feature pack product does not mean it’s good.
- We should always consider oven which has multiple features like bake, toast & grill are most common one
- Timer is another important feature as if you want to bake multiple trays in one go then you might need longer time to cook. Many ovens come with just 60 min timer
- How much you can bake in one go, again if you want to make large batches and want to cook it in one go & if you have smaller capacity oven then it will consume a lot of time & energy
After our search we finally decided to buy Borosil – Prima 60 L OTG as it was one of the few which fulfill almost all of my requirements. So let’s see why I choose to buy Borosil.
Features
- It has multiple functions that includes convection, rotisserie, grill, bake and toast
- As it’s Borosil it has borosilicate Double Glass Door
- Adjustable Temperature Control 90° – 250°C, max temperature is 250°C
- 0 – 120 minutes mechanical timer, it was really important as when you are baking for many people your oven can bake continuously for 120 minutes
- It has keep warm function, which will keep oven running at set min temperature to keep your food warm
- Power Indicator automatically turns on when the timer is set
- Motorized rotisserie for uniform grilling function available in Borosil Prima Oven Toaster Griller
- 12 Stage heating options in Prima Oven Toaster Griller
- Illuminated chamber helps in baking as you can keep an eye while you are baking.
- As it’s 60 ltr we cam keep multiple trays at once
Items included with Borosil 60lt
- 1 Removable Crumb Tray for better cleaning
- 1 Cooking Tray
- Grill Rack
- Handle to take out Cooking Tray
- Rotisserie Rod Set
- Rotisserie Handle
- Recipe book
- Instructions manual
My experience with Borosil Prima Oven
- Very easy to operate as it has four knobs for setting temperature, mode & heating rod and timer to adjust as per your recipe
- For easy assistance it comes with a guide book and recipe book with all details to understand your oven
- It’s quiet spacious to bake multiple items. I have baked around 25-30 medium size cookies in two trays, two cakes in one go, lasagna, breads, baked vegetables.
- One point to mention, baking time increases little more if you are baking more items in one go.
- Illuminated chamber is really helpful to keep a check on items baking. I would say it’s really important as I have worked with another oven without light bulb and it’s quiet tough to see the baked level without taking out tray.
- Big double glaze glass on front so it’s quite easy to keep an eye on every corner of the tray.
- Initially there was uneven heating issues so I was getting some dark and some light color cookies. In my case it was thermostat issue and got it fixed.
- But still to avoid that you can change the tray directions when you see it’s getting darker at one end.
- Oven overall weight is not heavy so you can shift on your own if required.
- Oven thermometer is must to know the exact temperature of oven as it’s always less or more then what you have set. You should get a good quality one else temperature issue will be there.
- Oven trays/wire rack quality is ok, but can’t keep heavy pans like Dutch oven or iron tawa on the wire rack which is required in sourdough baking.
- Overall a happy customer as I love baking in my oven and every oven behaves differently so you will get use to when you bake.
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Hi there,
Thank you for sharing your experience with OTG.
As mentioned in one of your points.. How did you get the thermostat issue fixed ?
Did you go through Customer Service under warranty? How is Oven performing till date
Looking forward to seeing your response 😇
Hey sorry for late reply yes got it fixed through customer service and it’s been working well now
Thank you Pallavi, yes I booked a customer service appointment and they fixed it and now it’s working well still you need to bake and understand your oven as it’s different for all
I got a new Borosil OTG – wanted to know t what temperature do you bake cakes of 1/4 kg as I baked the cake in 180 deg, but the baking paper turned brown, then I baked at 160 deg, turned out well … but the top part had sort of wrinkles on it … not full clear top … please advise…
I normally bake 160-180 depending on quantity ( baking paper browning is ok, if cake is baked properly)
Thank you for the detailed review. One question, your oven thermometer shows 150 degrees – in your baking experience, did the oven temperature record 250 degrees if you set it to that temperature? My last oven was a 16L bajaj and within less than one year of buying preheating at 230 recorded a temperature of max 100 degrees. I am considering buying this one and would be grateful for your reply. Thanks.
Hi Anuradha, i think that’s issue with every oven, doesn’t work exactly with oven thermometers..you need to understand while baking as set as per your requirement
I don’t think I tried heating to 250 degro, but every oven behaves different so go as per baking experience…oven thermometer is also not exact.
Wow, an OTG from Borosil sounds wonderful. As a baker, I prefer OTGs over the microwave, but never knew Borosil had a product too.
I have always been confused if I shld invest in a separate OTG to bake or use microwave itself. But now this has cleared my doubts and I am going to check out the Borosil otg for self.
Borosil has been one of my all-time favourite brands when it comes to kitchen stuff. Lately my microwave has not been working properly and I was in two minds whether I should go for a new microwave or an OTG , thank you for the recommendation
We are moving to a new property soon and have been planning to buy new kitchen appliances. I too enjoy baking a lot. Thank you for this recommendation, I will keep this page saved.
I always very much confused weather to go with microwave or OTG . Borosil is a trustworthy brand and I can consider thrir OTG too.
Actually I too am not happy with my microwave oven when it comes to baking for long stretches . It kind of crashes after 30 mins !
Your post is helpful in selecting a good regular oven. The 60L and prolonged timer are big pluses in this Borosil OTG
they have very good products actually, I use so many of their stuffs. Good to see a great option for OTG by Borosil.
I have been looking to buy an oven for a long time. After reading this post I will surely check on this one
Awesome..it’s great when you have the perfect oven to bake your food. We normally bake food and rarely bake cakes and stuff.
I wanted to change my OTG and this post comes at the right point. I didn’t know borosil had OTG range as well. Will definitely check it out.
I have been planning to replace my microwave. This post review came at the right time. Was planning to buy an OTG. Definitely going to check this out.
Borosil is a great brand and OTG is a very good for baking. I am planning to buy one so thanks for sharing this review.
OTG is a great investment for home baking. Your post have given great clarity on benefits of Borosil OTG
You have very well explained the benefits of the OTG, I am planning to have one in future and will consider all the pointers mentioned here.
I agree, in microwave baked stuff doesn’t come out as good as oven ones. Been planning to replace my old oven, would surely check borosil.
I never heard of a Borosil OTG before. Baking indeed gets better with an OTG since microwaves come with certain limitations. Will check this out!
I agree that miocrowave baking did not give great results and I had experienced same in past. Borosil prima 60 OTG sounds like a great brand with many impressive features. thanks a lot dear for sharing all details.
Borosil is my trusted brand, though i didnt know they make otgs too. Thanks a lot for reviewing it at length dear.
Yes we did a lot of research before buying
OTG is a great option for baking. Even if microbes also have the baking mode but I would always pick OTG over microwave for baking.
Yes I love my oven
I was in two minds about what to buy- Microwave or OTG, my mom suggested OTG as she is using it for a long time. Now, your experience helped me to make choice.
Yes it was real confusion for me as well but if you like baking go for it