micro waves in boats

[clyst]

I propose to fit a small microwave but I will be a tight squeeze so ----- how much air gap is needed and what about heat /steam vents ?? The best position would be inside a cupboard so you can see my question re steam etc .

Cheers

 

[sailorman]

I propose to fit a small microwave but I will be a tight squeeze so ----- how much air gap is needed and what about heat /steam vents ?? The best position would be inside a cupboard so you can see my question re steam etc .

Cheers

we have around 60 m/m each side & poss 100 > 120 m/m above ( sloping deck hd)

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

It varies depending on the microwave model itself. If you download the manual they all have the width specified.

However, as long as it is just a microwave, and not a combi with a grill, a couple of inches seems to work on the sides or back, depending on where the outlets are. Of course, you need an inlet area as well.

 

[Searush]

Do you have the power to run it? I bought one for my motorhome solely for use on sites with 240v mains. It is a small one but still quite close to the RCD trip limit.

 

[clyst]

Do you have the power to run it? I bought one for my motorhome solely for use on sites with 240v mains. It is a small one but still quite close to the RCD trip limit.

Only for when on shore supply . can run a 2kva heater off marina supply so micro should be ok but the fit is not looking good due to lack of vent space .

 

[Searush]

I got mine from Tesco's for about 40 squid & it is quite a bit smaller than our home one - but we seldom use all the space in that anyway. I think it was about 17ltr & we reckoned it wold be handy on "posh" sites if not when we are wildcamping.

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

For the money I would rather have a Remoska. Not worries about fitting.

Admittedly it does not defrost, but we use ours EVERY time we go sailing.

 

[rob2]

If you're only using it when on shore power, then wouldn't it be better to take it out of stowage when required and run it on the counter top?

Rob.

 

[Searush]

If you're only using it when on shore power, then wouldn't it be better to take it out of stowage when required and run it on the counter top?

Rob.

That's how I shall use the one in the Motorhome, it saves screwing it down to the rather nice worksurface & also leaves the worksurface available for food prep when off the mains. But I have a handy TV locker designed for a CRT telly that no longer serves any other useful purpose.

 

[CreakyDecks]

You could maybe mount it on drawer runners so you can pull it out of the cupboard when you are actually using it.

 

[clyst]

You could maybe mount it on drawer runners so you can pull it out of the cupboard when you are actually using it.

Now there is a thought ! that would indeed work for me . Cheers

 

[yodave]

If you're only using it when on shore power, then wouldn't it be better to take it out of stowage when required and run it on the counter top?

Rob.

I was just figuring out where to fit a microwave in our galley over the closed season ...and now thanks to Rob I simply won't 'fit' one at all. It can live in a locker until such times as we need it.

Some times it's hard to see the wood for the trees.

Thanks Rob

 

[Searush]

I was just figuring out where to fit a microwave in our galley over the closed season ...and now thanks to Rob I simply won't 'fit' one at all. It can live in a locker until such times as we need it.

Some times it's hard to see the wood for the trees.

Thanks Rob

You can even store (suitable) stuff inside the thing so you don't lose all your locker space too!

 

[VicMallows]

I'm still puzzling over why you would want a microwave if you are only going to use it on shore power? .... wouldn't you prefer to use the ordinary cooker anyway?

I can just about see that one could be useful when passage-making and wanting to heat something up quickly in poor conditions ..... assuming you could afford the power.

Vic

 

[yodave]

VicMallows: In our case it's because the boat that we bought has no oven, just a two ring hob at present.

Initially we had planned on replacing the hob with a full oven & hobs, but that would mean losing [or at least relocating] the fridge ...and the strong pull of cold beer came to the fore over the summer.

A microwave gives us a wee bit more flexibility until we make a final decision on what's going where.

[the fridge is staying any-which-way ]

 

[Bobobolinsky]

The other thing is a Samsung Junior, which is very compact. My son has mine at the minute for heating baby formula in the bedroom

 

[Talbot]

I do not have a gas oven, I have a microwave/convection oven. But I do have a generator!

 

[clyst]

I'm still puzzling over why you would want a microwave if you are only going to use it on shore power? .... wouldn't you prefer to use the ordinary cooker anyway?

I can just about see that one could be useful when passage-making and wanting to heat something up quickly in poor conditions ..... assuming you could afford the power.

Vic

You haven't got a micro wave at home ????

 

[Searush]

Micro-wave? Best way to make cheesy scrambled eggs there is! Plus you can carry a range of quick meals for when you are just too pooped to deal with cooking as well. Great for rice, veggies, "baked" potatoes - lots of stuff, even if you have a gas oven anyway. But mine for the motorhome was simply because that is just a hob & grill cooker too. No point on SR, I would never have the mains power to run it.

 

[nimbusgb]

Gas cooking gives off masses of water vapour making everything humid and damp.

Baked potato in a microwave -5 - 7 minutes - in an oven, especially a small boat butane oven - 30 minutes to an hour! Best solution is in the micro to cook it and the oven to finish it off!

Buy a rotisserie chicken from the local supermarket and if you must, nuke it to reheat once you're back aboard.

Soup? In a mug and nuke it, no pot to wash!

Convenience foods - ie a curry with the trimmings can be made in minutes without all the mess, perhaps not culinary perfection but sometimes ideal for catering afloat.

With the lack of space on / in a small boat galley a microwave is a real boon.

Nuking stuff does tend to kill off a lot of bugs too.