Travel Buddy Oven Trays
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Triton14
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So I got my response from Crysalair who make the Travel Buddy ovens & when I asked them about the thermostat & the door insulation this is their answer-
My questions-
Hi there, I really like the look of both your marine & normal 12V ovens & before I purchase I want as a couple of questions.
Are they both thermostat temperature controlled & also you state the ovens are insulated but I do not see any insulation on the doors, why would you do that? From a safety & efficiency point of view to me as a chef I would want the door to be insulated.
Cheers
Response-
Hi, Adrian
Only the marine oven has a temp control the smaller does not
We do not insulate the door as we looked at it about 6 years ago and found that it only dropped the surface temperature by about 10 degrees
And not change the cooking temp inside
Regards
John Warren
So I have been on youtube today seeing as I am still unemployed & in government enforced self isolating came across this test between the 2 ovens which is in 2 parts & very very interesting!
I am surprised @Pubski or Rory, hasn't linked this one as he gets a plug on the business inboth vids & seeing as you provided the Road Chef for testing.
Although this maybe because of the findings by lock your hubs??
I will let you guys be the judge on his findings
So after watching & the testing I am not surprised of the performance difference between the two units.
I am actually in agreeance with the last statement in Vid #2 about the need for a Travel Buddy V2 which addresses some of the issues outlined.
I am all for the idea of 'if it aint broke don't fix it' & buy Australian but the the product has to be as good if not better & I don't care if the better product comes from China or Germany, I just want the better product!
I am not setting out to knock an Aussie company at all, I want to support them & my fellow Australian workers BUT you have to be open to improve your product & meet if not exceed any competitors product.
On a side note, I have no idea why you wouldn't put a thermostat in both models, I should have asked why in my original email.
My questions-
Hi there, I really like the look of both your marine & normal 12V ovens & before I purchase I want as a couple of questions.
Are they both thermostat temperature controlled & also you state the ovens are insulated but I do not see any insulation on the doors, why would you do that? From a safety & efficiency point of view to me as a chef I would want the door to be insulated.
Cheers
Response-
Hi, Adrian
Only the marine oven has a temp control the smaller does not
We do not insulate the door as we looked at it about 6 years ago and found that it only dropped the surface temperature by about 10 degrees
And not change the cooking temp inside
Regards
John Warren
So I have been on youtube today seeing as I am still unemployed & in government enforced self isolating came across this test between the 2 ovens which is in 2 parts & very very interesting!
I am surprised @Pubski or Rory, hasn't linked this one as he gets a plug on the business inboth vids & seeing as you provided the Road Chef for testing.
Although this maybe because of the findings by lock your hubs??
I will let you guys be the judge on his findings
So after watching & the testing I am not surprised of the performance difference between the two units.
I am actually in agreeance with the last statement in Vid #2 about the need for a Travel Buddy V2 which addresses some of the issues outlined.
I am all for the idea of 'if it aint broke don't fix it' & buy Australian but the the product has to be as good if not better & I don't care if the better product comes from China or Germany, I just want the better product!
I am not setting out to knock an Aussie company at all, I want to support them & my fellow Australian workers BUT you have to be open to improve your product & meet if not exceed any competitors product.
On a side note, I have no idea why you wouldn't put a thermostat in both models, I should have asked why in my original email.
Swaggie
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Triton14
Well-Known Member
Hey Swaggie, yes I intend on responding, just thinking about what my response will be apart from that question.
I would think that any company would continue R&D to improve a product in these modern times & competitive markets!
Not sure, maybe they are happy plugging along with little effort & sitting back relying on the "Aussie made" thing using china made parts
You only have to look at how in this Covid 19 situations that companies have had to think outside the box, quickly change processes eg. a company turning alcohol into hand sanitiser etc to know what can be done..................if you want to stay in business!!
Booze takes back seat as rum, gin distillers turn hands to sanitiser production
They may be more accustomed to making rum and gin, but as coronavirus spreads some distillers are turning to another type of alcohol product.
www.abc.net.au
I went the Road chef as it looks better suited for running off batteries, but in real world well how the heck really knows... Never understood the need running these in a vehicle???? Don't you guys do real cooking? Sure great for a snack on the side of the road, but good food needs to be watched while cooked. I'm not much of a fancy eater. so prob just frozen pizzas & fish fillets with some vinegar. Some of those frozen pizzas are actually not far off the crap pizzahut serve up.
cookie64
4x4 Earth Contributer
Got off my butt and ordered 2 x Small & 1 x Large for yet another Simpson trip in a couple of weeks, open to anyone if interested leaving 8th August
@mac_man_luke do you find it adds much time to your cooking having both trays or a large tray in??
@Bru9 both the Original Travel Buddy and the ripoff RoadChef / Kickass would use similar heating elements so apart from an insulated door not if 1 is better suited to running off batteries than the other as I can see. My youngest daughter makes the best Lasagne and I typically have one for the first nights dinner after travelling for up to 10 hours - 2 hours out I pull up and pop it in the oven and by the time I get to camp I can sit down with a beautiful hot meal with an obligatory Red Wine.
Had my Travel Buddy for quite a few years and love it no problems with the door either even going over horrendous corrugations
Been using disposable trays but that's not exactly environmentally responsible is it and they can rub through leaving a bit of a mess
cheers
@mac_man_luke do you find it adds much time to your cooking having both trays or a large tray in??
@Bru9 both the Original Travel Buddy and the ripoff RoadChef / Kickass would use similar heating elements so apart from an insulated door not if 1 is better suited to running off batteries than the other as I can see. My youngest daughter makes the best Lasagne and I typically have one for the first nights dinner after travelling for up to 10 hours - 2 hours out I pull up and pop it in the oven and by the time I get to camp I can sit down with a beautiful hot meal with an obligatory Red Wine.
Had my Travel Buddy for quite a few years and love it no problems with the door either even going over horrendous corrugations
Been using disposable trays but that's not exactly environmentally responsible is it and they can rub through leaving a bit of a mess
cheers
mac_man_luke
Well-Known Member
I ended up selling my second tray to a mate as i didnt need it. The single small tray adds a little bit extra time to the initial heat up but i do find it gives better results and really contains any mess. Oven stays spotless.
So keen to get across the simpson again, would love to join you but work always gets in the way.
cookie64
4x4 Earth Contributer
Good to hear Luke,
Yeah this trip is purely because I can see a window of opportunity but making sure I don't leave the state otherwise it could land me in trouble with clients. Always welcome to jump in if the opportunity should arise
cheers