Hi, i have a halogen oven which i love, when i bought it i also ordered the cook book, and like you say, it was a total waste of money. To be honest you really don`t need a book, the general rule i apply is use it exactly how you would your normal oven, just knock temp down by 10-20 degrees and cook for abot a third less time than you normally would.To grill just use the temps as a guide to low, med and high and keep an ye on it in same way you would the grill.It really is just a case of getting used to it, i love mine, wou;d not be without it now :-)