pusscat Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Hi all, We have an Aspire 2 which has a fairly useless grill. Can anyone recommend an oven / grill replacement at all? Don’t mind a combined oven grill as long as the grill actually works as a grill, the oven has a thermostat and the hob has at least 3 burners! Thanks for your comments in anticipation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Pretty standard problem with the small appliances available for motorhomes/caravans. Part of the problem lpg has a different calorific value than domestic gas, we have it at home and my wife always complains about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 pusscat I’m guessing that you own an Elddis Aspire motorhome, but these usually have a 3-figure model number (215, 240, etc.) not just “2”. It might also be useful to learn your motorhome’s year of manufacture as, if it’s known what cooking equipment is fitted at present, suggesting a replacement oven/grill should be easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 ...the Aspire 2 is a Thetford (Spinflo) Oven/Grill/Hob combination, Derek, so I suspect that is being referenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusscat Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 It’s in a Swift Rio 320,I think we got it 2016?! The cooker has 3 gas burners, one electric hot plate, a separate grill and oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Thanks - that explains it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusscat Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 The oven side is ok...has some good stuffed chicken creations out of it but the grill, even with preheating and putting breadboards under the grill plate, leaves a lot to be desired! I looked at the price of the thin* new and these are not cheap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I notice that the Aspire 2 cooker has three gas-burners plus a 230V 800W hotplate, and that the appliance’s depth is quite shallow. It’s generally acknowledged that the capability of the gas grills of caravan/motorhome appliances is likely to be uninspiring and there are plenty of on-line complaints about this. This 2010 discussion is one example https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Smev-Grill-grrrrrrrr-/19897/ I don’t think replacing the Aspire 2 with anything else that would be suitable for use in a motorhome would guarantee better grilling and not sacrifice aspects of the Aspire 2 that you are happy with or are useful (eg. the low wattage hotplate) I did wonder if a Belling 60G ‘domestic’ oven might be a potential replacement, as this has an electric grill, but it’s deeper than the Aspire and might not work properly on propane gas. Can’t you improve the performance of your Aspire’s grill as suggested in the 2010 thread, or pehaps work around the issue by using a portable gas grill? https://www.muziker.co.uk/brightspark-barbegrill Replacing a ‘dual fuel’ oven that’s intended for use in a leisure vehicle and that Swift has integrated into the layout of the Rio would be a big (and expensive) step merely to gain better grilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusscat Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Thanks for the comments and thanks for the link Derek. I will have a fiddle and see what I can come up with. The thermocouple to keep the grill on has now suddenly stopped working ( five mins holding in the gas knob and still it won’t stay lit) so i’ll Also look at the position of the heat plate the flame plays over as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 We had our Thetford grill replaced with a Thetford combined grill and oven, easy job. But wish we'd thought first about what we needed an oven for - so far we've only used it for pizzas once, which works out very costly for a rather over-rated meal. Grill for sale if anyone is interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeco Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Peter, we normally cook toast in a toaster however when not on ehu the grill is the best option. The first time it seemed to take forever to cook the toast. So I experimented with placing a spacer under the grill tray to move the toast up closer to the gas flame. Bingo toast cooked fast with out drying it out. If slow toasting is your problem that is the solution. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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