Electric grill/griddle plate
Hi, everyone. we are spending 2 weeks in June on a site in France where gas barbecues are not allowed, and I normally use my Cadac all the time. I was thinking that maybe I might buy a small electric grill / griddle plate as an alternative. Does anyone have
any experience or recommendations for us to explore? Any advice would be welcome. Thanks
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We have a Judge brand one but have only used it in the UK. It's great for doing cooked breakfasts - sausage, bacon, mushrooms, black puddings, tomatoes, even eggs. We've also enjoyed chops and steaks. There's only two of us and so there's plenty of room
on it for our needs but I'm sure you could do enough for more people.The only down side is the cleaning of it after use as all the juices/fat run into the channel so it has to have a good wash at the end of the cooking.
It cost around £45 and we've had it for about three years now.
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As you say Bestboy, it could go in any one of two or three sections, i.e. Overseas Sites and Touring, Parts and Accessories, Food and Drink, so I left it here rather than move it for the sake of as it could be useful to people not travelling overseas.
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I have these they come in different sizes
VonShef 1500W Medium 30cm Diameter...0 -
breneo, be careful what you buy watts wise as some sites in France are as low as 6amp and you could blow the bollard, I have an electric frypan/multioven thing which I use when away (as welll as cadac) its 1500w but at low and medium heat it works fine as
long as I don't put the kettle or microwave on. I haven't come across a site that doesn't allow gas BBQ its usually the coke ones they don't like or electric ones we've seen banned.0 -
We have a two ring electric hob, with one large and one small ring (bought for about £14.99 for ALDI) - and have used it on many sites in France without any problem. You just have to remember not to boil the kettle or have the water heater on at the same
time.We then use a cast iron griddle on the larger ring for griddling steak or burgers. This also means we can use the rings for other types of cooking as well.
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You make a good point Tammygirl. You never know with the electrical supply on French sites. I have checked the 'reglement interieur' for our site and it says: "BARBECUE Tous les barbecues (électriques, gaz, charbon…) sont strictement interdits sur les emplacements
nus (tentes, caravanes et camping car)."0 -
Call me old fashioned but what is wrong with using the cooker that comes with the van?
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I use an Andrew James Electric Teppanyaki
but at 2000w it may be over powered for a lot of sites in france!
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i also use an oven top griddle which covers two gas burners and i find it very good see link:hope that helps
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Glad you've sorted something. Enjoy using it.
What's wrong with using the caravan cooker? Nothing in the winter or when it's raining. When the sun shines, I like to cook outdoors and the griddle enables me to do that.
Our caravan grill - although not strictly useless, is just too small.
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I use a Kuma electric BBQ for cooking outside of the van
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You make a good point Tammygirl. You never know with the electrical supply on French sites. I have checked the 'reglement interieur' for our site and it says: "BARBECUE Tous les barbecues (électriques, gaz, charbon…) sont strictement interdits sur les emplacements
nus (tentes, caravanes et camping car)."Although BBQ's are not allowed on the pitch, on quite a few sites we have been on there is an area, often gravel or sandy, on which they are allowed. When this has not been very far from our pitch we have made use of it.
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Call me old fashioned but what is wrong with using the cooker that comes with the van?
Because in France, in June, it's likely to be so warm that there is no way you would want to be cooking inside. Over many years of travelling to France, we tend to cook outside now in all weathers, under the awning canopy when it's very hot (for shade),
as well as when it's dull or rain is forecast, with the panels in if it's windy and without a canopy at all if the forecast is for a period of very settled weather.0 -
Call me old fashioned but what is wrong with using the cooker that comes with the van?
Because in France, in June, it's likely to be so warm that there is no way you would want to be cooking inside. Over many years of travelling to France, we tend to cook outside now in all weathers, under the awning canopy when it's very hot (for shade),
as well as when it's dull or rain is forecast, with the panels in if it's windy and without a canopy at all if the forecast is for a period of very settled weather.The one night we did use it on our last trip, although we sat outside, the van was still about 30 degrees at bed time, as it had heated everything up and it took so long to dissipate. Also had a negative affect on fridge performance.
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"BARBECUE Tous les barbecues (électriques, gaz, charbon…) sont strictement interdits sur les emplacements nus (tentes, caravanes et camping car)."
Reading between the lines it is probably the process of barbecueing that they are against, possibly because others do not like the smell. Is it a vegan campsite?
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A sideways observation we use an induction hob for cooking quick to heat, quick to cool, (some rings take ages to cool) also the heat / current is easily controlled (unlike some on to heat / off to cool at full current ). So on French sites with low amp
supplies the hob is still useable.rgds
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