Remoska
A Remoska is an electric mini-oven with the cooking element housed in the lid. It consists of a Teflon lined pan and a stand in addition to the lid mounted heating element. It originated in the Czech Republic. The Remoska has no graded heat control and it cooks in a similar manner to an oven and is stated to be very economical with electrical energy (470 watts for the Standard Remoska).
History of development
The Remoska was invented by electrical engineer Oldřich Homuta. Before the World War II, Homuta owned a company producing electric motors. This company was merged with the Remos company after nationalization. The first Remoska prototypes were made in 1953-1955. Homuta continued working on the aluminum pan, which he covered with lid with electric heater.
Production
Remoska cookers were produced between 1957-1990 at a Karma factory in Kostelec nad Černými lesy. In 1994 the production facility was sold and production then moved to Frenštát pod Radhoštěm.
Importing to UK and other countries
Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines, a Czech living in England since the Second World War, became interested in the Remoska and she started importing to Britain. In 2002 the Remoska pan started to sell well in Canada and the USA. The following year, (2003) in Australia.
Awards
In 2001 Remoska was awarded the prize of the invention by Good Housekeeping Magazine.