Remoska - what size

Techno

Hi Folks after some advice re size of remoska. There are two of us and have a motorhome without an oven and grill and having read your posts, the remoska sounds ideal. Would the standard remoska (2l) be big enough for 2 and what are the actual dimensions?
Many thanks in advance

C_J

I have both the standard and the grand Remoska, and tend to use the larger one more often at home. The two things you probably need to consider are the size/weight (the standard will be very much easier to store in a motorhome) and the amount of power they use. I’m not sure, but I think the grand uses a lot more power and if you are using it on the continent it might prove tricky.

A quick google will bring up the dimensions and weight of each model.

I do prefer the grand, but in a motor home I would make do with the standard esp as you are only cooking for two.

Techno

Thank you CJ. I was thinking the standard, especially as it's on a Black Friday deal at the moment

walkers60

For two I would opt for the medium one. I also have the grand one but find that too big for everyday use. I have even got the smallest one they made and that was really good for me but they do not make that one any more.

C_J

The grand would be great for cooking large meals, or multi-meals all at the same time, or big things like a roast chicken (all of which it does beautifully) but my guess is that on the road in a motorhome you won’t be doing things like that. If you want a roast chicken dinner, you could fit a couple of chicken portions and some potatoes into the standard one quite easily.

Perhaps have a think about what food you would want to cook, and work it out from there. Please also remember that the lid of the Remoska houses the heating element and it gets extremely hot - would you have somewhere to put it down (upside down) safely while you serve the food (and let it cool enough that you could wipe it clean)? The more I think about it, the standard would be more suited to a life on the road in a confined space.

maddiemay

I have a standard one which is used at home and in the caravan (tourer), the large would have too big a footprint in the caravan because, as mentioned you need to have space for the base and also to safely put the very hot lid down, without touching anything that is meltable:( I have two of the toughened glass heatproof worktop savers, a large one at home and a smaller on lives in the van.

Meals when away are simple affairs like chicken portions, chops, sausage, pasta bake, and a risotto type rice meal (from the Remoska cook book. We have a full size cooker, but cover it to use as a worktop as the galley space is so small, plus after 50 years of being the one to provide meals I am pretty fed up with doing it, must say that OH is a good helper though. We have a microwave and a kettle and I have just got a small electric omelette maker.

Techno

Thank you for your advice, everyone, the standard it is

Techno

Just adding on here. Bought the standard remoska on a Black Friday deal -£99 bur £94 with the Lakeland voucher.

Used it last night to cook a stuffed chicken breast. Recipe said 25 to 35 minutesbut looked very anaemic after 25 so left it in but then a bit dry. Put it on the rack but upside down so further away from the lid.

So, would a quick blast in the frying pan to brown then the shorter cooking time be the way to go? Might leave on the bottom of pan too rather than on rack so it bastes in own juices. Doing the chicken legs tomorrow on a bed of tatties an onions so will brown those first and see how we go.

Need to get this right as taking away in motorhome soon so need to get into the swing of this new method. All advice very welcome.

buildersdaughter

I use the Remoska when camping, and a bit at home. The secret is to heat up when empty, so that it functions a bit like a frying pan - then you can sear whatever you need to, then cook. Hope that makes sense.

Katiehound

Don't forget that there's a lot of heat in the lid when you switch it off, so it is probably still cooking for maybe another 10 minutes?