What small appliances do you use in your RV and why? Are there any that you have found were not useful that you had previously thought would be useful?
Technomadia said
08:09 PM May 17, 2015
We are total small appliance gadget geeks.. we love our rice cooker, immersion blender, induction portable cooktop and instant hot water heater.. here's some other newer gadget we just added to our RV kitchen: www.technomadia.com/2015/05/new-rving-kitchen-gadget-additions/
The Restless Youngs said
08:45 PM May 17, 2015
I'll start off by saying that I've never been much of a cook, so never have had a lot of cool gadgets in the kitchen. When transitioning, I started with the mindset that everything needed to have two purposes and bought a toaster oven/toaster combo and quickly chucked the two purpose rule for EVERYTHING out the window. Donated that to goodwill and bought a small toaster!! Space was more important that functionality in that case.
Other appliance include: a crock pot (mid size), george forman grill with interchangeable plates (serving more than one purpose with a griddle, grill AND waffle maker!!). We also have an induction plate that we really like, a small vacuum sealer, nutribullet, and hand mixer. We also brought our convection oven (tabletop round) with us and have used it only once (when it was too cold to grill outside). That will probably get purged next time we get around to purging!!
Talensnana said
09:24 PM May 17, 2015
We have added a 2 burner induction cooktop as I do not like propane. On the advice of members of this group I also bought a Breville oven. I love my oven. It replaces a toaster, oven and much more. It is more expensive than a normal toaster oven, but so worth it. I also have a crockpot and my steamer.. DH has a coffee pot.
-- Edited by Talensnana on Thursday 21st of May 2015 12:18:52 AM
NWescapee said
10:53 PM May 17, 2015
Love the Food Saver, so great for sealing leftovers to freeze that are our enroute dinners! Took us a while but finally found a 4 Qt crockpot to be the right size for us, always use crockpot liners to simplify clean up, a trick learned from Linda at a rally.
And yes, we have a coffee maker and grinder that are used daily, can't live without those, they are the only appliances I am willing to keep on the counter daily.
The Bear II said
09:19 AM May 18, 2015
We actually took one of our closets and turned it into a floor to ceiling storage area for small appliances.
Some of our favorites:
Tefal ActiFry- great for fried foods using a tablespoon of oil. Also use it to cook sausages, brats, chicken drumettes, frozen taquitos
Breville Pizza Oven- We make great homemade pizza in about 30 minutes. Better than any frozen or delivery pizza.
West Bend Egg & Muffin Toaster- Quick, easy and good breakfast sandwiches better than the fast food kind.
Keurig Kcup Beverage Maker- Coffee selections galore plus hot chocolate, tea (hot or cold) and coming soon soup.
Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Brewer- Quick and easy Iced Tea
Magic Chef Counter Top Ice maker- new ice every 7 minutes.
Waring Pro Waffle Maker- Easy to use and quick waffles.
bjoyce said
09:32 AM May 18, 2015
As one of the people who convinced others to get a Breville Smart Oven, you know we have one of those. We also have an espresso machine since we are from Seattle. That is it. We are trying to figure out where we would carry an induction cooktop, since Diane got fed up with our pots and pans and we now have a fancy MasterClad set that works with induction.
-- Edited by bjoyce on Monday 18th of May 2015 09:33:21 AM
Terry and Jo said
11:23 AM May 18, 2015
Jo doesn't like a lot or even big appliances on her counter tops, so we found a small two-slice toaster and a small waffle iron. Each is stored in a drawer, so they obviously aren't very big. I think they were both made by Rival, and I think we found them at Walmart. Other than that, there is my Mr. Coffee 4-cup coffee maker.
Now, if you want to find large items, the wife could describe her sewing equipment. 3 different machines, I think.
Terry
Clay L said
12:35 PM May 18, 2015
Small hand mixer with dough hooks (for bread and pizza dough).
Counter top ice maker
Small toaster
Hand choppers
A handheld electric chopper/blender wand.
What small appliances do you use in your RV and why? Are there any that you have found were not useful that you had previously thought would be useful?
Other appliance include: a crock pot (mid size), george forman grill with interchangeable plates (serving more than one purpose with a griddle, grill AND waffle maker!!). We also have an induction plate that we really like, a small vacuum sealer, nutribullet, and hand mixer. We also brought our convection oven (tabletop round) with us and have used it only once (when it was too cold to grill outside). That will probably get purged next time we get around to purging!!
We have added a 2 burner induction cooktop as I do not like propane. On the advice of members of this group I also bought a Breville oven. I love my oven. It replaces a toaster, oven and much more. It is more expensive than a normal toaster oven, but so worth it. I also have a crockpot and my steamer.. DH has a coffee pot.
-- Edited by Talensnana on Thursday 21st of May 2015 12:18:52 AM
And yes, we have a coffee maker and grinder that are used daily, can't live without those, they are the only appliances I am willing to keep on the counter daily.
Some of our favorites:
Tefal ActiFry- great for fried foods using a tablespoon of oil. Also use it to cook sausages, brats, chicken drumettes, frozen taquitos
Breville Pizza Oven- We make great homemade pizza in about 30 minutes. Better than any frozen or delivery pizza.
West Bend Egg & Muffin Toaster- Quick, easy and good breakfast sandwiches better than the fast food kind.
Keurig Kcup Beverage Maker- Coffee selections galore plus hot chocolate, tea (hot or cold) and coming soon soup.
Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Brewer- Quick and easy Iced Tea
Magic Chef Counter Top Ice maker- new ice every 7 minutes.
Waring Pro Waffle Maker- Easy to use and quick waffles.
As one of the people who convinced others to get a Breville Smart Oven, you know we have one of those. We also have an espresso machine since we are from Seattle. That is it. We are trying to figure out where we would carry an induction cooktop, since Diane got fed up with our pots and pans and we now have a fancy MasterClad set that works with induction.
-- Edited by bjoyce on Monday 18th of May 2015 09:33:21 AM
Jo doesn't like a lot or even big appliances on her counter tops, so we found a small two-slice toaster and a small waffle iron. Each is stored in a drawer, so they obviously aren't very big. I think they were both made by Rival, and I think we found them at Walmart. Other than that, there is my Mr. Coffee 4-cup coffee maker.
Now, if you want to find large items, the wife could describe her sewing equipment. 3 different machines, I think.
Terry
Counter top ice maker
Small toaster
Hand choppers
A handheld electric chopper/blender wand.