moyne Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 duffers - 2010-03-04 9:29 PM baguettes - what else and croissants and pain au chocolat of course they are also the best thing before / after / during sliced bread - no question And to assure equality and a safe life "The Wife " ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Owner Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Hi, Janine, Here's the thread that you were searching for -- I think! Cheers, Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks Colin - I lost the will to live looking back through the pages. It would be really useful to have a 'Search' facility on this forum, wouldn't it? :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I toyed with the idea of buying one of these jobbies, but as a 'culinary pygmy' I thought it far safer to cook a full monty in the morning and then eat out in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 bob b - 2010-04-14 7:19 PM as a 'culinary pygmy' Does that mean you are too short to reach the cooker, Bob? *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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magbrin Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Bumpety bump (!) What goes around, comes around:D Tomo3090 - 2010-03-01 8:24 PM We also have a 12 Volt slow cooker from RoadPro that has been really useful. We just fill it before going out for the day and the meals ready when we get home. As is seen in the thread I am a fan of the double skillet, but my reason for this bump is to find out if anyone else has had a problem with a RoadPro 12 v cooker :-( I inversted in one before our autumn trip to France/Spain and it worked like a dream. But then it failed. Somhow liquid got in to the inner workings and damaged the wires! The guarantee was only 3 months but I got it back in time. I got my money back - it was not replaced as the company I bought it from had stopped selling them - coincidence, or what :-| Better still does anyone know of a better more reliable make and where I could get it from (I have already searched the internet and it only seems to be Road Pro that comes up) - or were we just unlucky? I realise this may not generate an answer - but if not I will start a new thread .................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I suspect the easiest, and probably cheapest answer, would be to buy a low powered cooker (I assume you're talking slow cooker here?) and use it via an inverter. I know someone on here does this but for the moment I can't think of who! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magbrin Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Mel B - 2011-02-17 5:42 PM I suspect the easiest, and probably cheapest answer, would be to buy a low powered cooker (I assume you're talking slow cooker here?) and use it via an inverter. I know someone on here does this but for the moment I can't think of who! Good idea, Mel B, thanks. Yes, I do mean a slow cooker Now I need some of the technical guys to tell me if I can run one on a 150w inverter (that is what we have). I doubt if it will work with the engine off, though. The inverter makes a racket even when I run a mini printer (Poleroid POGO) on it. Look forward to comments (as you see I have little technical knowledge!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 You will need to state the wattage of the slow cooker before anyone can answer that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 True Brian ... There are a few to choose from on here, and you can see the variation in the wattages: http://www.4cleanerfloors.net/cgi-bin/product.pl?PID=1883326&query=%20newslowcooker&path=90230,90248,107445:443440,182776:231157,347161 I suspect that you'd need a new inverter though as 150w is a bit wee for all but the smallest wattage one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnerontheroad Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Mel B - 2011-02-17 5:42 PM I suspect the easiest, and probably cheapest answer, would be to buy a low powered cooker (I assume you're talking slow cooker here?) and use it via an inverter. I know someone on here does this but for the moment I can't think of who! You can get 12vl Slow Cookers https://www.roadpro.co.uk/retail/product_detail.aspx?prod=12V+Slow+Cooker&id=90 Plug in and put in your sink and use on the move meal ready when you stop driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magbrin Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 johnnerontheroad - 2011-02-17 7:33 PM Mel B - 2011-02-17 5:42 PM I suspect the easiest, and probably cheapest answer, would be to buy a low powered cooker (I assume you're talking slow cooker here?) and use it via an inverter. I know someone on here does this but for the moment I can't think of who! You can get 12vl Slow Cookers https://www.roadpro.co.uk/retail/product_detail.aspx?prod=12V+Slow+Cooker&id=90 Plug in and put in your sink and use on the move meal ready when you stop driving. This is the one I had a problem with - hence the questions! Brian What I was really wondering was what my 150w inverter could cope with - so that I know what to look for when I (if I) go out to buy a conventional slow cooker! I know that there is loss of power when using an inverter so, for example would it cope with the £20.00 one Mel is suggesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Instead of a "slow cooker", have you tried a Pressure cooker? i find they are good, have used one for over 50 years, I have replaced my origanal one (Wedding Present) for a smaller one. I used it on our boat, very handy when you only have two rings to cook on. You can cook lots in them. Meat is very tender in pressure cooker, if you have never tried one I know this is probably "Old Fashion" with to-days cooks , but use mine a lot PJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendolyn Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 We used a skillet for years when camping - think we may still have it tucked away somewhere with the camping gear and will search for it. It was excellent when camping - no oven, as in caravan and campervan. Think we almost wore it out! Broke the glass lid certainly. Now we use a Remoska a great deal. Any other fans / users out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 We bought a skillet for our last trip and found it useful and it meant we didn't need so many saucepans on board. However, really disappointed with the roast dinner, no comparison to it being cooked in the oven. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magbrin Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 PJay - 2011-02-17 8:42 PM Instead of a "slow cooker", have you tried a Pressure cooker? i find they are good, have used one for over 50 years, I have replaced my origanal one (Wedding Present) for a smaller one. I used it on our boat, very handy when you only have two rings to cook on. You can cook lots in them. Meat is very tender in pressure cooker, if you have never tried one I know this is probably "Old Fashion" with to-days cooks , but use mine a lot PJay Thanks for the idea, PJay, but I see 3 main problems with pressure cooker: needs gas - 12v slow cooker uses "free" energy creates steam - adding to the condensation problem 3 does not create a meal while you drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 pelmetman - 2011-02-17 9:35 PM We bought a skillet for our last trip and found it useful and it meant we didn't need so many saucepans on board. However, really disappointed with the roast dinner, no comparison to it being cooked in the oven. Sue You weren't doing it right then!! It doesn't go as crispy as a chicken would for example in the oven but by heck it is soooooooo tasty and the spuds are to die for! You did use both pans put together didn't you, and not the glass lid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hi Mel Yes we clipped the two pans together and the meat was not bad but the potatoes were - well not very nice. At home we always boil our potatoes for 10 minutes then bash them round the pan before putting into roast and they are always delicious, (always use Maris Piper Potatoes). Have to admit whilst we were away the second roast dinner we reverted back to the traditional cooker. How do you do yours Mel? Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I've done several chickens with roast tatties now - we got addicted to them when in France last time and had at least one a week! :D You have to get the pans nice and hot first before putting the meat in. I found that as the chicken cooked, leaving the juices that came out of it in the pan stopped it and the spuds from crisping up, so periodically I took the top pan off (keep it upside down to keep the heat in it ;-) ), tipped the bottom pan to get the juice out of the chicken cavity, then poured off the liquid in to a jug to use to make gravy, then put the lid back on (use the glass lid when pouring off the juices to keep the chicken and spuds 'captive' in the pan though!). If necessary, I just put a bit of oil back in the pan so the spuds could crisp up. Admittedly they never were as crispy as you'd get in an oven at home, but they were certainly well on their way and were wonderful with all the flavour from the chicken ... sweet and tasty. :-D We did find that the better the quality of the chicken, the better the roast was as there was less water coming out of it. If you want to parboil your spuds you can and then pop them into the pan with the meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thanks for that Mel. Next time I will boil the potatoes first and see if it is more like the oven roasties. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsoa Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 We would be lost without our Remoska - used for nearly all of our cooking - it is so versatile. Alan W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 150 watts is about .65 amps at 230 volts and I doubt it would power any slow cooker - in fact it would just about manage 2 x 60 watt light bulbs! Not only that but 150 watts at 12v input will consume upwards of 13 amps from your leisure batteries and by it's very nature a slow cooker needs to be on for a long period. An average 90 amp hour leisure battery would - in perfect conditions and from absolutely fully charged - at 13 amp hour rate flatten itself maybe even beyond redemption in about 3 - 4 hours Sorry but it's a non starter even with a much larger inverter as all it will do is flatten the battery even quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magbrin Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thanks Tracker, but just to confirm ............................ (it's after 10pm on a saturday night) ............... The slow cooker would be on whilst travelling, so the inverter would be plugged into a leisure battery that would be being topped up from the engine ......... would this make enough difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t5tripper Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I have still not purchased either a remoska, halogen or skillet for cooking.... my Hubby keeps saying to me when we are away you should be off duty and if we get one of these bits of kit I am likely to spend time cooking... we'll see how long his theory lasts when we get to the end of the trip and work out how much it has cost us to eat out. Having said that there are several meals we do make just on the gas stove and bar-b-que. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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