Electric Skillet, Toaster Oven, etc.

[757Dave]

Getting ready for our first outing in our new to us Sunseeker 3170ds for a 3 week trip and was considering which pots, pans, electric or otherwise that that experienced travelers have in their gear and how you use and store them for travel. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

[TURBS]

Electric skillet for sure!

TURBS
08 duramax tuned n modded
2011 32bhok Sabre
2015 camping "9 nights"

[757Dave]

Thanks, on our way to Walmart tonight and want to make sure to pick things that might be useful that we haven't thought of yet.

[Sterlingsilver]

A toaster and a coffee maker come to mind. Make it easy on yourself, we toss the stuff in the sink for travel. Later on a blender, waffle maker, crock pot, iron, sewing machine, etc. can be useful if you can store them. Our outings are on the order of 4 months. And always a cordless drill.

[757Dave]

Originally Posted by Sterlingsilver

A toaster and a coffee maker come to mind. Make it easy on yourself, we toss the stuff in the sink for travel. Later on a blender, waffle maker, crock pot, iron, sewing machine, etc. can be useful if you can store them. Our outings are on the order of 4 months. And always a cordless drill.

That's what I'm talking about, hadn't even thought about some of these things!

[B and B]

Coleman Stove and cast iron. We have a combo electric griddle slow cooker, a waffle iron, rice maker, toaster, Tassimo, Ice Maker, Blender for breakfast smoothies. Power management is key when using electrics.

[757Dave]

Originally Posted by B and B

Coleman Stove and cast iron. We have a combo electric griddle slow cooker, a waffle iron, rice maker, toaster, Tassimo, Ice Maker, Blender for breakfast smoothies. Power management is key when using electrics.

Thanks! Yeah, I am concerned about power management. Figure we will learn as we go along. Have downloaded the amp usage spreadsheet posted by Turbs so we can judge.

[Yorkranchgalnguy]

You're on your way! Use electric when full hooked up-why use your propane? 3170 has lrg drawer under stoves and oven is good storage.I also use cabinets overhead for kitchen stuff as well as under dinette seats. Really, lots of room. I love my 3170 especially after mods.happy camping!

[mcnabbwr]

You may want to consider an electric space heater for those chilly nights instead of running your furnace and burning fuel. Also a small fan to circulate air and provide white noise, which can be helpful in some campgrounds.

[BamaBob]

can't live without our Keurig! X2 what Turbs said - Electric Skillet is a good addition - great all-around inside/outside cooking implement .


A large number of folks on the forums get a portable ice maker (We got ours at Sam's Club for $69 on sale). If you keep feeding it water, this beastie can crank out 20# of ice a day! Good bye ice runs!

Instead of a toaster, recommend a toaster oven - it's a tad more versatile.

[D LBRS]

We've stocked our 5er similar to our kitchen at home - only scaled down. That way we can buy groceries and prepare food according to our stream of consciousness. For example, we have baking/casserole dishes and baking sheets - just not as many as at home. Collapsible storage/mixing containers are nice. Also don't forget measuring cups. We have a single serve Keurig coffee maker - the kind you have to pour water in for each cup. We like this one because it doesn't hold water in a reservoir. Also, X2 in the toaster oven instead of a toaster. We also get a lot of use from our small propane grill (with griddle). Also, if you are comfortable using one, get a camp stove; they are great for frying things outside so you don't stink up your RV. We fried the most delicious onion rings over Memorial Day weekend - something we would have never done inside.

We lined all our drawers and shelves with a cushiony/slightly tacky liner from Lowes and have found that stuff in the cabinets/drawers doesn't move around much during transit.

[Papa GLS]

Couldn"t make it without electric ice cream churn.

[bend302]

DW doesn't like to cook with gas so electric skillet and hot plate are important to her. Crock pot is a great tool for camping since you can let a meal cook all day while you are having fun. Or even if you are just lying in the shade.

Toaster oven is great. We have a convection unit that can do biscuits and cookies and even small personal pizzas (we don't have a convection microwave).

While it's not a "must have", we love our portable ice maker.

One of my favorite contraptions is my 12V cooler that keeps my beer and soft drinks cold.

Bill

[757Dave]

thank you all for these great suggestions. Might have to convince the DW on the ice machine though.



You have all given us lots of ideas. We thank you all very much.

[cbray]

What is the best toaster oven? And where do you put it? Do they put out a lot of heat?

[CNYCamper]

X2 on the toaster oven. We like our English Muffins in the AM. Plug it in inside/outside depending where we're eating.
For coffee, I have one of those blue speckled pots and usually make it outside on a Coleman stove. No bail or filter, use the add a cup of cold water to settle grounds method. 3 grown kids and when they visit they all want campers' coffee.

[heavynlori]

We have:

Electric skillet
Toaster
Crock pot - one large one mini
Coffee maker
Waffle iron - two
Ice cream maker

[lesptr]

We're adding the ice cream maker to our basic load! I may have to consider crockpot as well.

[Gilm2113]

We really like our induction hot plate. Quick, easy to use and very effective inside or out. Just need to make sure you have ferrous pots and pans that work with it.

[2OLDDIGGERS]

Use a NU-Wave, induction cooker. and green ware for cooking in on the cooker.