Cooking Kit on the road

Ridgemonkey

Found the ridge monkey xl a brilliant bit of kit in the camper
 
We use Mr D's thermal cooker because once its hot you dont need any power. We sit it in shower when travelling and all cooked when we arrive
 
Cooking Kit on the road.

Ah sorry, my mistake I thought this thread was all about
how to roast up a bit of feline roadkill on ones travels.
 
jacquigem said:
We use Mr D's thermal cooker because once its hot you dont need any power. We sit it in shower when travelling and all cooked when we arrive
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but the power needed to heat it up initially? where is that from - and how much?
Sounds like a plug-in slow cooker would do the same (or is a "thermal cooker" an electric slow cooker?)
 
wildebus said:
but the power needed to heat it up initially? where is that from - and how much?
Sounds like a plug-in slow cooker would do the same (or is a "thermal cooker" an electric slow cooker?)
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We heat the inner pan on our gas cooker just enough to bring it to the boil . Then transfer to thermal outer pot which acts like a giant thermos flask. Meal keeps cooking but no need for external power so free to travel during day and meal ready when we stop .
 
jacquigem said:
We heat the inner pan on our gas cooker just enough to bring it to the boil . Then transfer to thermal outer pot which acts like a giant thermos flask. Meal keeps cooking but no need for external power so free to travel during day and meal ready when we stop .
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I see. That is kind of how I will use my Slow Cooker - prep the food and have it plugged in during driving (charging from alternator will more then make up for the 1.5Ah (at 180W) it will consume and during the day, the 400W of panels will run it and still charge the lesiure batteries when used in the summer months.
 
I treated myself to a Cadac Safari Chef 2 :dog:
Bought with some Christmas money from Lindas mum & dad and got from eBay seller on the special "20% discount day" last week, so cost under £70 :dance:

Arrived today and while not used yet of course, it looks super quality and very pleased. The kit even fits in the supplied bag without half an hour trying to work out how to squeeze it all in!


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Went for the LP version so you can use any gas cylinder via a hose (the HP version is much more restrictive and speaking to Cadac last year at a show they strongly recommended the LP Model). I'll be using the Campinggaz 907 cylinder I picked up from a Recycling Centre back in 2016 and is still full :cool:


The Remoska still interests me but I think I will need to wait until a bargain opportunity comes up as will end up with no space for actual food to cook with all the gadgets taking up the room
 
My latest purchase has just arrived a coffee maker that you use on the gas hob

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I have 2 rings and a grill so why all this extra rubbish,second how do folk secure thermal cookers when they say there driving,looks like a accident waiting to happen :scared:
 
I’ve reduced my cooking stuff to a medium sized saucepan, a small milk pan and quite heavy tortilla pan which doubles up as two frying pans. We have an oven and grill built in but don’t use the oven much. The tortilla pan has replaced a well used double skillet. I was going to buy another dbl skillet, but decided the tortilla pan does almost the same job and cost €20. Just use a diffuser as you do under skillet. Oh - one more thing 20 year old Magic Bullet which has to be used on inverter but great for whizzing up smoothies or soups.

Although I do like bbq food, I can’t be bothered with cleaning cadac or even getting it out to cook on so it’s been used twice - we’ll be selling it when I get round to and maybe one of those disposable bbq things for when we have a desperate need to bbq. I suspect it may sit in MH for a long while.
I also have a 12v slow cooker, which I’ve used a few times - will be selling that as well. It’s good, but when we travel nowadays apart from winter when we want to go south quickly, we don’t do that many miles in a day.
It’s surprising how little you need when you want to keep payload down.

I do like gadgets though especially kitchen ones.

I must admit I’m looking to buy an Instant Pot for home. Has anyone got one? - they’ve sold out at the moment and I’ll have to wait until February to get one. It works as an electric programmable pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker and you can sauté in it before cooking. If that works, I will then reduce ‘stuff” I have cluttering up kitchen at home.
 
trevskoda said:
I have 2 rings and a grill so why all this extra rubbish,second how do folk secure thermal cookers when they say there driving,looks like a accident waiting to happen :scared:
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Our Dethleffs doesn't have a grill or oven that's why we got the Ridge Monkey and it's been a great piece of kit allowing us to manage without them. We're still using the pans and kettle from the Trangia set we took camping, light yet durable and the burner part is under the seat for backup.

Regards,
Del
 
trevskoda said:
I have 2 rings and a grill so why all this extra rubbish,second how do folk secure thermal cookers when they say there driving,looks like a accident waiting to happen :scared:
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Exactly. I have a grill at home and FOUR rings, so can't imagine any use whatsoever for using rubbish such as a microwave at home.

Or ... maybe it is about choice and options? ;)
 
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trevskoda said:
I have 2 rings and a grill so why all this extra rubbish,second how do folk secure thermal cookers when they say there driving,looks like a accident waiting to happen :scared:
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For some people more cooking kit allows more varied meals and stops them wanting to eat out so often. The price of a meal for 2 at a restaurant would buy quite a bit of kit. Constructive comments would be betta Treva :).
 
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We are sort of starting again when we collect our new van, so I am really being strong minded and cutting down to essentials. I have a cadac hp BBQ (I think that's what it is!) Given to us by friends who had sold their motorhome. I plan to continue to use my wok for most things ,a small saucepan and medium sized frypan. These all pretty much best into each other so don't take up much space, I have deep enamel plates which double as lids or baking dishes. I now have an oven and think I will have to give serious thought to what cooking tray I need....a roasting pan may well do to cook traybake cakes in as well as lasagne type meals. It is so easy to get carried away with gadgets. My only must have gadgets are the thermal coffee pot, nutribullet and my stick blender. Is a teapot a gadget?? I have a metal one which I boil the water in then make tea in it.
I have a slow cooker at home but don't think I will feel confident that I won't end up with stew everywhere if used while driving!! Time will tell.....may feel the need and have enough space.
 
Well for Banquet life aboard The Nest

Primary MAIN Or Everyday Use
Electric Travel Kettle,
George Forman Grill,
Or
Electric Frying pan.

Secondary or Occasional Use
Combination Microwave/Grill.

Rare or Back up Use
Fitted 4Ring Gas Hob,Grill,Oven Thingy

Emergency Use
Multi Fuel Stove

Portable/ Beach / Emergency Use !
Very Cheap Single Burner with gas canisters

Just got one Combination Poaching / Frying Pan with Lid
Pyrex glass square Microwave Dish.
Stove top Coffee Pot / Kettle
 
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Microwave packed up, reflecting we realised we had hardly ever used it. So chucked it out along with all its installation stuff. Now got a nice big cupboard...much more useful, might start to take the barbeque again...but hardly ever use that. Cadac, nice for cooking, but a real faff cleaning and packing it away it afterwards. Easier to use gas cooker and grill.
 
barge1914 said:
Microwave packed up, reflecting we realised we had hardly ever used it. So chucked it out along with all its installation stuff. Now got a nice big cupboard...much more useful, might start to take the barbeque again...but hardly ever use that. Cadac, nice for cooking, but a real faff cleaning and packing it away it afterwards. Easier to use gas cooker and grill.
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Can you use the Cadac and instead of putting food directly in the pan, line it with foil or something and just throw that away? (curious as I have bought a Cadac Safari Chef but not used it yet, so ways to minimise cleaning alway good!)
 
Use the smooth side of the grill

wildebus said:
Can you use the Cadac and instead of putting food directly in the pan, line it with foil or something and just throw that away? (curious as I have bought a Cadac Safari Chef but not used it yet, so ways to minimise cleaning alway good!)
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Having grilled your food
While it is still hot (ish)
Spray is with a mixture of water and washing up liquid.
Then after you have eaten rinse spray again use a plastic type brush..

Or as you suggest use foil

Yes a bit of a palaver but you have BBQ food

Even the ribbed side is easy to clean as above and for some foods especially veggies it is best.

Also leave it in a bowl of soapy water overnight
 
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