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Old 03-19-2011, 11:37 AM   #1
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Oven or No Oven

We are about to place an order for a new 233S. We have seen several photos of the oven option, but have struggled to find any pics with the cooktop only. Does anyone out there have any?

The reasons that we are thinking no oven include: "who uses an oven while camping?", getting the cooktop only adds some additional kitchen storage space, and finally the cooktop-oven option has that stupid triangle burner configuration - you know, the one where you can only fit 3 doll house size dishes on it at once. Whereas the cooktop only option has a L-shaped cooktop that could fit three pans (or so we think).

Lastly, I've only seen the FR cooktop only option in stainless steel. Do we have to get the stainless steel appliance package to ensure matching appliances, or is there a black cooktop only that matches the mic/vent?

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Old 03-19-2011, 11:46 AM   #2
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I ordered my 2306 with the oven - as a just in case I wanted to make pizza's or something I didnt want to cook on the grill or microwave - another cooking option -
The stove I got with my unit is a Magic Chef
it is black to match the microwave and I did not order the stainless steel package

the picture attached is from Tropical rv's inventory from a Roo 21SS - without the oven option and cherry wood

the bottom two are the Roo 23S with the oven option

It appears the top only comes in stainless and not black from all the pictures I have loked thru
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Old 03-19-2011, 12:01 PM   #3
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We have a 2011 Grey Wolf and it didn't come with an oven - which we're OK with. First is they bit that's been mentioned about cooking in an oven while camping (we rarely use our house oven in the summer).
This being our first 'big camper' the size of the oven makes us laugh - you'd be hardpressed to do more than a pizza, a pie or a tray of rolls in there.

Our cooktop is black.
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Old 03-19-2011, 12:22 PM   #4
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I am single guy who camps with his two adult children. Our first TT had no oven, and I really liked the extra space. But, now that our current TT has an oven, I would NEVER go without it !

We do use it at every outing short or long !

Short story long, if a single guy thinks having an oven is good, it has got to be a must right ?

We use it to make Pizza, heat appetizers which require an oven, make our fries really crisp, again in the oven. At the end of the day, it is a personal choice on how you camp. Some use their trailers only to sleep in, and stay inside when it is rainy/cold. Some use it as a house ...
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Old 03-19-2011, 12:29 PM   #5
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I am single guy who camps with his two adult children. Our first TT had no oven, and I really liked the extra space. But, now that our current TT has an oven, I would NEVER go without it !

We do use it at every outing short or long !

Short story long, if a single guy things having an oven is good, it has got to be a must right ?

We use it to make Pizza, heat appetizers which require an oven, make our fries really crisp, again in the oven. At the end of the day, it is a personal choice on how you camp. Some use their trailers only to sleep in, and stay inside when it is rainy/cold. Some use it as a house ...
I am with you on the personal choice - I am a single Dad with a 4 year old so pizza and chicken nuggets taste better in the oven then the microwave - I could always get one of those toaster oven's but it would take up to much space on the counter and storing it so I opted for the oven instead
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Old 03-19-2011, 12:30 PM   #6
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We generally use the oven as much as we would if we were at home. That is, not every day, but it sure is nice to make biscuits, cook a meat loaf, or bake a turkey dinner when the want arises. Would I have an RV without one? NO! But then again we spend way more days dry camping than we do with full hookups. So IMHO I would much rather do without the microwave than an oven.
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Old 03-19-2011, 12:51 PM   #7
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i have an apartment sized oven in mine lol. only thing i cant cook in there is something wider then 15". GF uses it all the time.
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Old 03-19-2011, 01:54 PM   #8
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Order with an oven! Love ours... use it more than the microwave! But do add some unglazed Mexican tiles to the bottom to make it heat better and NOT burn your biscuits! Not very deep but a great "must have" item.
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Old 03-19-2011, 02:01 PM   #9
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A few people laughed at me when they heard i got an oven in my camper, but they sure enjoyed using it when the weather was so bad, I love it, i have used it alot, i am glad i got it
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Old 03-19-2011, 02:25 PM   #10
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I dislike cooking or baking for the most part so my impression of the oven in my TT that it would not get used much but I was mistaken. The oven is great for toasting garlic bread and baking cinnamon rolls which smells so good. Love those cinnamon rolls from Walmart that comes in a tin ready to bake - yummy! Last trip I cooked BBQ chicken which even surprised me. It's on the menu again for next week's trip.

For me I'm glad I have the oven, especially in the future when dry camping.


If I were still undecided about the oven I would make a list of items that I would cook in the oven to help determine how important or not the oven would be. If you do decide upon the oven you might use it more than expected.

Is it possible to remove the oven setting knob and then use the oven for storage? (Selected storage of course).

Just decide what would be better for you.
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We seldom use the oven but the folding burner cover would give you more counter space, and maybe you could use the oven to store a crockpot, electric frying pan...whatever. The handle on the oven is a place to hang a kitchen towel. Another plus is that an oven might make the trailer easier to sell, if and when you do so.
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Old 03-19-2011, 03:09 PM   #12
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My DW says...Oven all the way.

And, as you know, the DW is never wrong!
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Old 03-19-2011, 04:48 PM   #13
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Get it with the oven. It is aprx 300$ more and you will get a better resale value. And yet try to cook a chicken in a gas oven and you will never want to cook another one in your home oven. Gas cooking give you the humidity in cooking that you dont get in a electric oven. The result: the chicken is so tender that you will ask your wife a second portion. It is the same for the other items you cook. The perfect cooking every time. yum yum!!!!
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Old 03-19-2011, 06:19 PM   #14
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we love the oven in our Roo 23SS! we use it almost every time we camp.

i'd get one and you could still use it for storage if you found that you didn't really like it.
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Old 03-19-2011, 07:58 PM   #15
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I vote "OVEN"

In our camper, we didn't have a choice - unless we wanted to order a camper from the factory.

When we dry camp we fire up the Dutch Ovens.

A sales rep at the Denver RV show suggested a convection microwave oven. That might be an option??? (but not from Forest River, I'm guessing)



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A sales rep at the Denver RV show suggested a convection microwave oven. That might be an option??? (but not from Forest River, I'm guessing)

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wouldn't be useful dry camping though. that's why we love having an oven, we rarely have electric hookups, so a convection MW or a toaster oven are useless for us.
i've seen quite a few FR products with convection microwaves. if you want one, wouldn't hurt to ask if you could special order one.
not sure if a 30amp HTT could handle one though, since i don't know how much power one would take.
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Old 03-19-2011, 08:57 PM   #17
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i've seen quite a few FR products with convection microwaves.
The convection microwave does not appear to be a factory option for the 233S...
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Old 03-19-2011, 09:48 PM   #18
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I have no oven. It was about $300 to upgrade and for the size, I didnt see the value. We have a $20 toaster oven that is about the same size that we sometimes use. I am thinking of putting a spacesaver toaster oven under the microwave , but havnt got around to it yet. We dont dry camp in this camper, but cook most meals outside when camping whether dry or not.
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I would say we use our oven on at least half of the trips we make. I would always have an oven. At least you have it if you want to use it and on trips you don't plan on using it, use it for bread, and potato chip storage, thats what we do.
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Dry camping with biscuits in the morning.....priceless.

In talking to a dealer at a recent RV Show, I made mention that many trailers and motor homes don't have gas ovens.....just convection ovens.

He: "Convection ovens can do anything a gas oven can do."

Me: "What about dry camping with no electricity ??"

He: "Run a generator."

Me: "Many U.S. and state park campgrounds have strict generator hours."

He: "Then you can't use the oven."

Me (thinking): Duh !!
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