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rockhillmanor
Explorer II
Oct 08, 2015

Toaster Oven in an RV?

Real tired of using the micro for quick meals.

How many of you have a toaster over in the RV?

From your experience which ones to stay away from and what ones work the best "in an RV"? Electric draw cause any problems?
  • We use a Cuisinart convection oven toaster. It works great. Use it outside in summer and inside during cold weather. About 16 in. wide and 12 in deep. Not had problem with it on the circuit breakers. Also convection does cook faster.
  • We got rid of our toaster and got a toaster oven. It is small and can be used for a variety of cooking! It is a power draw, but so what. It isn't on that long. We shut the AC off and let it cook. Then turn the AC back on. The one we use was given to us, but if I were purchasing new I would utilize Amazon and look at the reviews.
  • If/when our microwave quits, we will replace it with a convection. Until that time, I use my oven to store things in and we have a toaster oven. We set it up outside and we have a dedicated cord that runs to the electric post. That way, no matter what time of year, we are not drawing on the current to the 5'er, but the pole. In some campgrounds, that is even a problem.

    It heats up the area around it a lot, so I just don't want to have to deal with that heat, in addition to the heat we are trying to get rid of during the summer. In the early spring and late fall, I might use it inside, but that is very rare.

    We purchased ours at a yard sale and I have no idea what brand it is, but it is fairly large, but it is stored under the bench in the dinette.
  • A bunch of people use toaster ovens in their units. I would definitely look at the wattage of them and buy accordingly. Have you thought of maybe trading out your microwave for a convection microwave?
  • Why not just use the oven. It's about the same size and has similar capabilities.

    If you do go with electric check the amp draw and compare that to the rating on the circuit it's plugged into. If it just gives a wattage, you can estimate amps by dividing by 120v. So a 1500watt unit would draw around 12.5amps. If it's on a 10amp circuit that's a problem.

    The other complication is most counter top units require clear space around them for the heat to disipate. Space is not something most RV's have in abundance.