Most and least used Kitchen appliance.

I answered this question before but it was built in items. If I had to bring one item on a long trip with me it would be my Kitchen Kettle. It is a multi-use product that can do a lot of stuff at a reasonable price. Last time I looked Walmart was selling it for 24.99.

Don't know if you can call this an "appliance" in the strictest sense of the word, BUT:

This is my FAVORITE "appliance": Camp Chef Mountain Man Grill!

Take a heavy mallet with you to hammer the stake into the ground.

I have a lot of cast iron stuff in my TT. Dutch ovens, skillets, griddle, saucepot with lid. Also some really old aluminum pots from Grandma, and a percolator coffee pot. These items get used all the time. I don't use the camper range oven often, but love to have it for rainy days when outdoor cooking won't be any fun.

I'm still so impressed with having an actual refrigerator, with freezer, that it's my favorite thing in the camper!

agteacher wrote:
Least used - toaster and coffee maker combo we were given.

now that sounds interesting, and unusual. ;)
bumpy

My favorite would have been the Westbend Slo-Cooker until I got a Rival Dutch Oven Skillet. As Jim stated, the Westbend is pretty versatile. The one I have is over 20 years old and I still occasionally use it in the house. But my go to is the Rival. It is about 4" deep and can be used to brown meats then add other ingredients and let them cook at a low temperature. I also use it for breakfast eggs and bacon as well as pan frying. Rival made 2 size - a 12" round and a 12"X18". The 12" is in the camper and the larger in the house. Least used - toaster and coffee maker combo we were given.

Our ice maker is an Emerson and cost about 140. I could have bought it for less online but I didn't want to take the chance of having to ship a return in case it malfunctioned. It's about the size of a breadmaker. Last summer was it's 5th season and it still runs like a charm. I know that it paid for itself quickly when you figure the cost of ice. The other plus is not having the whose turn is it to go buy ice discussion! Our refrigerator is only used for food. Beverages are kept in a cooler. The ice maker will make apx 26 pounds of ice a day so it makes more than enough for the cooler and to put in beverages.

Thanks guys, when I see the high price of the ice maker I convince myself it is a self contained automatic ice maker. Having to man it to make ice and then store it seems like more work than buying more bags of ice.

Super_Dave wrote:

littlemo wrote:
I use my oven a lot. Wouldn't want to be without one.
Also use:
Crock pot
toaster
portable ice maker
pressure cooker
mixer
coffee maker (Keurig and stove stop percolator}
Weber Q 100
Only use my microwave for thawing and reheating.

I also have a 2 burner electric unit and electric griddle for when we have electricity. I keep these in outside compartment

These have always peaked my interest. I'd love to hear how well this works for you.

Hey Dave,
Do you refer to the Ice Maker, 2 burner electric, electric griddle?

If the Ice maker, it is great. It takes time to make the Ice and it doesn't keep the ice but it sure is handy to just turn on and go do whatever for an hour or two and come back and empty into baggie or ice chest. It is not instant ice but I sure enjoy my iced tea or pop or whatever. I don't like to drink out of cans or bottles. They just doesn't seem to ever get cold enough.

Can I infer from your comments that you are talking only about countertop, not built-in appliances? While you don't say what you have built-in, you do list some must haves, or think you must have.

I think a lot of it depends upon what you have built-in and what type of cooking / foods you do most. For example, if you're really into Chinese and Indian food, maybe a rice cooker is in order. If you're strictly Tex-Mex, maybe not so much. Also are you making food from scratch or doing convenience foods that you only need to heat in a microwave or sauce pan?

While we mostly do food from scratch, we do take along prepared ahead meals for some. For extended trips, this is less likely. But I guess I'm a minimalist.

I got an electric skillet recently rather than a less than satisfactory skillet on a gas range. Low simmer range is good. Works as a pancake griddle when needed. I use one at home regularly, too.

I also got a crock pot at Goodwill last winter, but have yet to use it.

Dutch oven is a staple for outdoor cooking. Pizza, chicken, roasts, stews, biscuits, etc.

That's it.

The only other regularly used appliances, even at home, are
* Cuisinart grill/griddle combo (like a George Foreman, used when the outdoor BBQ not feasible)
* food processor for chopping and mixing,
* large stand mixer for baking doughs.

Everything else we either never got or got rid of.

Roy&Lynne wrote:
We are planning an extended trip and I'm wondering what kitchen appliance, excluding a coffee pot, that you use in your RV and which you use least. We have limited storage, and I'm thinking I should probably leave some of them behind.
I'm thinking about purchasing a Ninja slow-cooker that also fries, Ninja 3 in 1, as we make lots of soups, etc, and Im wondering about a blender. I make smoothies a lot, and lastly, do I need our toaster, and I'm also looking at the NuWave Oven thing and okay, something would have to go. LOL
And am I forgetting anything?

Weber 22.5" charcoal grill
pots and pans
plenty of food that usually comes back home (we always take too much)
toaster
coach has a oven, microwave, and a gas cook top
If we can't cook it with that, make a sammich and grab a beer and shut up hahahahaha