Grills and cook tops, what do you like?

[Mergatroid]

Our boat came with an alcohol stove and it works o.k. for boiling the morning coffee. Not sure if you can toast or buy an oven attachment or if it would be practical. Not sure if you can use a camp toaster on propane? Does anyone know?Would a propane grill, al la Magna, be a good investment?What do you prefer on your weekends?

 

[kenkindy1]

Love the magma!

Hi Mergatroid,We love our magma! This weekend on Monroe I cooked some really nice marinated chicken (at the docks in a light rain) and then some nice white Brats from Klaus German market (Shelby st. a little north of Raymond)on Sunday at anchor for lunch. We leave ours permanently mounted under the port stern rail seat on our 240. When it's time to cook I just loosen the mounting collar and swing it out into the stern step through and fire it up.The Magma also puts out enough heat so you can use it with a pot or frying pan etc. I smelled someone doing bacon and eggs at the dock sunday AM.There should be a 4th of July sale coming up at West Marine. I don't think there is a big price jump in going from the small model to the "party" size. The small one works well but a little more surface area would come in handy at times.Ken

 

[Ed Schenck]

Have both.

My crewmates and I cooked great meals on the Origo alcohol stove on a seven week odyssey. We supplemented with the Magma on the stern, great for grilling those chicken breasts. We experimented with "baking" in a covered pan on the Magma with some success. My H37C's original "range" was pressurized kerosene and sits in my garage. Sometimes I think it would be nice to have an oven but none of my standard recipes call for one. I would never add propane to the galley because of expense and lack of space for a tank. The danger of propane is a minor concern but the alcohol stove works so well and is really economical.

 

[Mergatroid]

I know Klaus Market.

We used to live on Napoleon St. just south of the park.

 

[tgrass462]

Oven

We have a 94 Hunter 26 with an Origo 4000 alcohol stove. First of all we needed a new cutter board ... the old one came apart. I tried to purchase on on Sail Boat Owners.com - they sell a custom made butcher block cutting board - really beautiful - but unfortunately - it would not work on my stove. I ended up buying a maple cutting board from Amazon.com and cut and routered it to fit on my stove. Looks great!Earlier this month we spent a week on Kentucky Lake - we tried our OVEN - a Coleman camper oven. It worked great. It would heat to 300 degrees - my wife cooked some muffins, baked some bread and we had a really great baked egg dish. It sits directly on the burners - I'm going to rig up some sort of bracket to keep the oven from melting the plastic guards at the front of the stove. One good feature of this Coleman oven - it folds flat when not in use.Don't get me wrong - we too have a Magma - I love it! It's durable, made in USA and does a great job. Next weekend we'll be at Carlyle watching fire works ... the Magma will be cooking the Brats while the Origo will be preparing the rice dish. Tom GrassGrasshopper II94 H-26 #174

 

[kenkindy1]

Garfield etc.

Hi again Mergatroid. You just can't beat the local butcher shop! I can almost never get to Klaus' when they're open. I think they run 8 to 5 most days. I'm driving to work at 7:30 and at work until after they close.We live on Martin St. off Shelby just south of Troy. The Zink Bud distributor sits directly across from Martin.I also bought the shore legs for my magma (makes it into a small tabletop grill) so I can use it for tailgating in the non-boating season.Ken