The £195 wonder oven that could replace EVERY gadget in your kitchen and is loved by Gwyneth and the Beckhams. Our expert puts it to the test..

. By Sarah Rainey Published: 12:04 EDT, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 12:39 EDT, 29 May 2024 e-mail 7 View comments Forget the air fryer; there’s a new must-have cooking gadget on the market. At less than 30cm square — smaller than most microwaves — it would look at home in a child’s play kitchen, yet it’s supposedly the only appliance you need.

Introducing the Wonder Oven. It can roast, toast, bake, air fry, grill and reheat. It’s proved a sensation in America, selling out just eight days after its launch.

The makers, online cookware brand Our Place, have plenty of A-list fans, including the Beckhams and Oprah Winfrey, and the oven itself has been endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow , who described it as ‘adorable’ in a gift guide for her lifestyle brand Goop. But do we really need yet another faddy cooking gadget? Let alone a £195 one that, as far as I can tell, does the same things I’ve been doing for years without it. Ahead of going on the sale in the UK at Selfridges next week, Sarah Rainey (pictured) put one to the test, under the guidance of Our Place co-founder Shiza Shahid Ahead of going on sale in the UK at Selfridges next week, I put one to the test, under the guidance of Our Place co-founder Shiza Shahid.

‘This isn’t just another kitchen appliance,’ insists Shiza, 34, who lives in Los Angeles. ‘It’s a do-it-a.