How many gas rings?

[maxi77]

A lot depends on you, we had just 2 on the boat with a grill and oven and that did us fine for 9 months living on board, with 2 electric rings to replace the gas when in marinas with included leccy. Last caravan had 4 with a crap oven so we used a halogen oven and a GF Grill. Present motorhome has 3 and no oven or grill so we have a remoska and plan another GF Grill.

For us the minimum is two rings and an oven of some kind.

 

[outtolunch]

For us the minimum is two rings and an oven of some kind.

When I got my van a microwave with grill was fitted but no oven only used it once as rarely have a hookup, but have one of these with an oven thermometer fitted into the lid in which I have roasted vegetables, nut roast, stuffed peppers that sort of thing and in December it came in useful for roasting chestnuts.

 

[John H]

We have threee gas rings but never use more than two. We also have an oven/grill and live most of the year in our motorhome. When on site and with hook-up we also have a single electric hob, a Remoska, a toaster and a George Foreman Grill. Between that lot we can cook anything! Good luck.

 

[hextal]

We have threee gas rings but never use more than two. We also have an oven/grill and live most of the year in our motorhome. When on site and with hook-up we also have a single electric hob, a Remoska, a toaster and a George Foreman Grill. Between that lot we can cook anything! Good luck.

Remoska is something that I can't get my head around - I just don't get what it does that a pot or pressure cooker don't.

They evidently have lots of fans, but it appears to be a pot with the heating element at the top (as opposed to the bottom).

What is the advantage of one over more standard (cheap) options?

 

[666jw]

We have threee gas rings but never use more than two. We also have an oven/grill and live most of the year in our motorhome. When on site and with hook-up we also have a single electric hob, a Remoska, a toaster and a George Foreman Grill. Between that lot we can cook anything! Good luck.

A nice set up John, and i bet as a result ,your gas bottles need replacing rarely .if your paying for EHU get the most out of it

 

[John H]

Remoska is something that I can't get my head around - I just don't get what it does that a pot or pressure cooker don't.

They evidently have lots of fans, but it appears to be a pot with the heating element at the top (as opposed to the bottom).

What is the advantage of one over more standard (cheap) options?

There are several things going for them. First, they use only 400W of electricity which is very useful on sites with limited electricity supply or metered electricity. Second, you can make soups, roasts, stews, cakes, bread and almost anything else in them, so they are probably the most versatlie single electrical cooking item, which is significant if you are pushed for space/weight. Virtually everybody we have met who long-terms overwinter in Spain has one, so they can't all be wrong!

Oh and they have a lifetime guarantee - so if anything goes wrong you get a new one.

 

[John H]

A nice set up John, and i bet as a result ,your gas bottles need replacing rarely .if your paying for EHU get the most out of it

We have a Gaslow system and, if off-site, our gas supply lasts up to six weeks; on-site (as we have been in Spain since November) we haven't yet used half our gas supply.

 

[RichD]

Toy cookers in motorhomes

When we were shopping for our 'van I was initially quite taken with some of the cookers that looked like a miniature version of the cooker we have at home. However, I soon realised there really isn't space for four burners so you wouldn't be able to use more than two at a time unless you were using a Barbie cooking set. Maybe those rectangular army surplus mess tins would work.

We've got three rings (but rarely use them all at the same time), the usual caravan grill that only cooks in the middle, and an oven. We'd not be without the oven. It's very handy for heating up convenience food but we've also done cakes, roasted meat, made pizzas and bread on occasion.

We also carry a little single portable gas burner which has been useful as 1/ backup if we have a fault with the gas system 2/ space for an extra pot if we're doing somethng elaborate and most importantly 3/ ability to cook outside when doing smelly fish or when it's roasting hot and we want to keep the van cool.

Richard

 

[rtavy]

gas rings

I cannot stress how important it is to install a carbon monoxide and smoke alarm.for the sake of £30 tops you can sleep,eat and warm the van in complete safety.
Carbon monoxide (CO) and toxic fumes from even smouldering items will kill you within minutes.

Regards
rivertavy

 

[Cliffy]

We have 3 gas and 1 electric ring we could easly get by with 2 gas rings as we use a steamer pan for veggies. We would not be without the grill and the oven though.The oven does the best jacket spuds I have ever had.

 

[Cliffy]

I cannot stress how important it is to install a carbon monoxide and smoke alarm.for the sake of £30 tops you can sleep,eat and warm the van in complete safety.
Carbon monoxide (CO) and toxic fumes from even smouldering items will kill you within minutes.

Regards
rivertavy

Your are dead right about the importance of having a carbonate monoxide alarm but that is the back sfop if all else fails, having high and low vents is equally if not more important along with ensuring correct burning of the gas.

We have all of the afore mentioned but I will still not sleep at night with any open gas flames in use, just in case!

 

[CooP]

I've only ever had two rings and have never wished for more. I don't have any electrical appliances and I barbecue OFTEN on an open fire, pretty much every day unless it's raining. I also have a fantastic 12-inch cast iron "Dutch oven" pot that is great for bread, roasts, stews, fry-ups and all sorts. It works on gas, electric, fire or solar so is really versatile.

 

[Channa]

4burners grill (which is crap ) and a remoska.

As others have said you can do in a remoska what you can do in a domestic oven without losing space and its frugal on electric.

They started life as a traditional oven in The Czech Republic.

I also have a coleman petrol two burner stove from my camping days as a back up or to cook outside the heat is fantastic for frying fish and chips etc

Channa