Would you give up your LP oven/cook top for a convection microwave?

Does the convection oven have a grill, fry or broil button? If not the answer is no.

Oh heck no. I cook way too many meals that require multiple items cooking at the same time on the burners. I rarely use the microwave for anything other than fast cooking a potato. And in many National parks where there are no hookups and very restricted generator use hours you would be out of luck for a hot meal without a propane range or oven if you mistimed your hike.

I have propane stove top and a convection oven that is also a microwave. Since we don't bake much, and the microwave is good for other things, I think it is a good tradeoff. I'm not crazy about lp ovens. They seem to be very inconsistent in RVs when I've had them.

No way, I cook and stay at CG's very seldom. Even with a genset that would not be the way I would go. gensets give to much trouble to rely on electric appliance.

We have no use for a micro-wave.We rarely have hookups and would rather not carry a genny too often (except ski camping)...It really depends on how you will camp...if you don't go where there is electricity...the micro doesn't do much good.We use ours for storage.B

LP oven/cook top or convection microwave? | Good Sam Community

cewillis
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
Not a chance.
msiminoff
Explorer II
Apr 17, 2014
The answer likely will depend upon how you plan to use your camper; If you always have shore power available (I seldom do) then a convection-micro can easily replace the LP oven. Personally, I would never give up having an LP cooktop.

I currently have an LP oven/stove and a Dometic convection-micro'. The Dometic unit is is a very versatile cooking machine as it can microwave, convection bake, or broil (they call it "grill")… plus it has a few combo modes which will micro & bake or micro & broil. In some regards (especially temp' control & cooking speed) it performs better than the LP oven. IMO the only downside is that it is power-hungry (~1450W) which means shore power, or running the generator, or the truck engine.

Cheers,
-Mark
trail-explorer
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
oven cooked pizzas taste way better than microwave pizzas.
Fastbrit
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
We had a new f/w for 2 years before the camper and the oven was never used. So it was an easy decision when we place the order.We replace the oven with m/w conv. when we need to use it, we start the gen. And more cargo space

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arto_wa
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
AISURFFISH wrote:
I replaced my conv/micro.within the first year I hated that thing..

Why all the shouting?
gpascazio
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
Nope. We use the cook top and oven much, much more than the micro. We do mostly dry camping so that would mean cold food. I hate running the generator at camp. Generator will only get occasional use for lunch on the road. We have eliminated campers from our purchase list because they had a convection oven.
dakonthemountai
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
During our recent 7 night trip we only had electric once and I did use the microwave to reheat my coffee that got cold. Other than that I have never used it and could not cook in my kitchen without the range.

Dak
camper19709
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
No. No. and No. :)
Bedlam
Moderator
Apr 17, 2014
I wonder if it is a generational choice as much as a lifestyle choice. I've been using microwaves to cook for over 40 years and my bachelor life consisted of toaster, blender, microwave and hot plate. Even a few year stint in commercial food preparation used microwaves and convection ovens with fryers and griddles...
joeshmoe
Explorer
Apr 17, 2014
Ours came with an oven, so what the heck, we use it. Muffins, banana bread, pizza. No fish though.

Stovetop is great when we're not setup somewhere, but just need to heat up something quickly or make coffee.