Oven decision…. Please advise.

[Selkirk]

I regularly use a oven at home to heat/reheat relativly simple meals....not so much for baking or cooking elaborate meals.

If I had the the additional kitchen space available in the larger ETI models, I would would have definitely opted for the propane oven.

I configured my E19 with the standard 2 burner cooktop only because I thought the stove/oven option would sacrifice too much cabinet space.

I do use a small countertop electric toaster/oven/air fryer that is stowed under the dinette bench when not in use. It is quite power hungry despite its small size...1100 watts or so. I normally only have access to 15A shore power, so have to be quite mindful about whatever other systems are in use while operating it. Of course, it's unusable when off grid without either a generator or a major inverter/solar/battery capacity upgrade. On the plus side, I can set it up outdoors to avoid heating the trailer up on warm days.

 

[DanandDaphne]

We love our built in stove/oven and we use the oven a lot. We're usually without hookups and we have the standard two flooded batteries so not a huge electrical system but we do have the 1500W inverter and microwave that we use occasionally.

It's true the oven is small for things like a roast chicken but we wouldn't want to grease out the oven or deal with the smoke from roasting a chicken, we cook stuff like that outside on the grill, fire, or two burner stove. We also don't bake bread while on the road but it's great for things like muffins, cookies, pizzas, we also bring meals we have cooked at home and keep frozen then we thaw and heat in the oven. The oven size is perfect for everything we use it for. Like others have said it's also a storage compartment. We keep all of our baking pans and a big #10 cast iron skillet in the bottom broiler (our Blackstone).

If we were doing it all over again we would definitely get the oven.

 

[vermilye]

I've done the small frozen chickens in the stock Escape oven with no problems.

 

[Jim Bennett]

We have a Dickenson Caribbean range I installed. My wife wanted an oven, I willingly supplied it, and now get to enjoy lots of things made in it. If on the go and busy it sees little use, but when we are just hanging out, and especially in bad weather, it gets lots of use. I love what it produces whether for our meal or a yummy dessert. We use the broiler some, but not a lot.

Previously I did bake with the BBQ a fair bit, but the oven is nicer.

Other than the oven we have the stovetop, and for outside a good stove and BBQ. We can cook lifetimes of things on these appliances and rarely eat the same thing twice. Many others like slow cookers, outdoor grills, and many other cooking devices. Good for them if they enjoy the cooking and the results. We all have differing ways.

 

[Ron in BC]

I've done the small frozen chickens in the stock Escape oven with no problems.

And nice blueberry pies at Q'site. Sadly, none here this year.

We have a Dickenson Caribbean range I installed.

Hi Jim, from Snob Hill.

Ron

 

[Jim Bennett]

And nice blueberry pies at Q'site. Sadly, none here this year.

Hi Jim, from Snob Hill.

Ron

I've sampled Jon's blueberry pies, very nice.

So is that meant to be "Hi, Jim from Snob HIll" or as you put it saying high to me from Snob Hill?
Neither seems to fit.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Instead of Arizona, Jon decided to come down here and enjoy the... snow.

 

[Ron in BC]

I've sampled Jon's blueberry pies, very nice.

So is that meant to be "Hi, Jim from Snob HIll" or as you put it saying high to me from Snob Hill?
Neither seems to fit.

Definitely a "Hi Jim". I can see why you liked to park on Snob Hill. Nice to be to get an overview of the whole place.

So, not to be OT, if I was going to install an oven it'd be the good quality Dickenson like yours.

Ron

 

[Mike Lewis]

I have a 2014 Escape 21, which is first generation. At the Osoyoos rally one year I asked Reese (original ETI owner) if my trailer could be retrofitted with an oven. He said it would be very difficult, as the entire cabinetry on that side of the trailer would have to be redone. This may apply to the newer trailers as well, so keep that in mind.

 

[MI21C24]

A bit surprised ETI doesn't offer one or all of the Dickenson ranges/cooktops as upgrade options for those that really want to cook in their unit.

He said it would be very difficult, as the entire cabinetry on that side of the trailer would have to be redone.

Maybe this is why??

 

[Jim Bennett]

Definitely a "Hi Jim". I can see why you liked to park on Snob Hill. Nice to be to get an overview of the whole place.

So, not to be OT, if I was going to install an oven it'd be the good quality Dickenson like yours.

Ron

Ah, that, I had either forgotten or tried to forget.

Do you seriously expect that someone of my class would park near the lowlifes below. I will socialize and party with them, but is all.

 

[Donna D.]

I have a 2014 Escape 21, which is first generation. At the Osoyoos rally one year I asked Reese (original ETI owner) if my trailer could be retrofitted with an oven. He said it would be very difficult, as the entire cabinetry on that side of the trailer would have to be redone. This may apply to the newer trailers as well, so keep that in mind.

Years ago, Larry Gamble of Little House Customs fame, modded an Escape trailer with an stove/oven. Don't remember what model of trailer and don't remember what all he did, other than the fact he didn't redo all the cabinetry. Anything is possible if you have the time/money/skill or have plenty of money and can find someone with the time/skill.

 

[Mike Lewis]

My point was: decide what you want ahead of time, because retrofitting an oven is difficult.

 

[DanandDaphne]

A bit surprised ETI doesn't offer one or all of the Dickenson ranges/cooktops as upgrade options for those that really want to cook in their unit.



Maybe this is why??

We looked into the Dickenson before we ordered our Escape but it's taller than the standard cutout for the Dometic so it's a pretty major undertaking to install one. The Dometic is only 16 1/2" tall but the Dickenson is 21 3/4" so it would be a big deal for Escape to do this.

Also currently it's $2,141 plus shipping so it would need to be an expensive option.

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[Axeman]

We've enjoyed the oven/stove combo in our 21C as well as our previous trailer. We don't use it every day, but my wife likes options and I appreciate what she's able to create using the oven. I think it's a matter of your personal cooking preference. If you expect you'll be baking/roasting frequently, the oven/stove combo is probably the way to go. If you expect it will be used infrequently, the toaster oven may be the right choice. For us, additional storage wasn't a huge factor. We find we have plenty for the two of us.

 

[Kingfisher]

It’s certainly possible to install a Dickinson stove/oven in a trailer if you start with the convection oven cutout / no convection oven / no cooktop as your options. I did this recently and describe the process here.

 

[occer]

When we camp, anything that takes a lot of prep or long cooking times. Is prepared at home , vacuum seals , frozen and only heated up while camping.
And if the dish doesn’t work well for that method then it doesn’t go camping!
The large freeze/refrigerator is one of many features we like about the 5.0

 

[alanmalk]

No fresh baked brownies, no camping - period.
(Makes a great place to store potoato chips, bread, fragile foods.)

 

[WillyB]

When we were designing our Escape I mentioned to the boss that it would be nice to bake cookies in an oven.

Her Response? “Chips Ahoy’s come in a nice resealable bag”

 

[Jim Bennett]

When we were designing our Escape I mentioned to the boss that it would be nice to bake cookies in an oven.

Her Response? “Chips Ahoy’s come in a nice resealable bag”

Very unfair to compare good oven baked goods to any bagged cookies. On a multi month trip some nice foods made in the oven are soooooo nice.

While I have baked my wife's scrumptious mac and cheese in the BBQ, it is just easier in the oven. Especially when using the broiler for a bit at the end. As mentioned before, we don't use the oven all the time, but when we do anything that comes out of there it sure is delicious.

The oven warms the trailer and the yummy food warms my heart.