HeadedToTexas
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Our Mariner 37 came with a small microwave oven in the galley cabinet pocket. It fits reasonably well, but the trim around the pocket was enlarged by some previous owner so there must have been something else in there from the factory.
We rarely use a microwave at home and even more rarely on the boat, so I am planning to replace it with something. I see and read about folks baking bread and muffins and such in toaster ovens, so that's a likely candidate. We use an air fryer at home, so a combo toaster oven air fryer is even more likely. At least until I started thinking critically about it.
Our air fryer puts out a whole lot of hot air (since that's how they work). That's one thing at home in a big kitchen with plenty of air conditioning capacity, but a different matter on a boat with marginal cooling and big windows.
Similarly, most toaster ovens radiate a lot of heat. Calphalon makes a "cool touch" model with much better insulation, but it still vents hot air when air frying.
While I think the cabinet pocket can handle the heat, 20 minutes of making French fries at 400º will definitely heat up the salon. Same with baking bread or muffins or anything. Not a problem when it's cool, but most everywhere we boat and plan to boat has warm to hot summers. What do you guys do about the heat ovens produce? Does the smell and taste of fresh baked break offset any increased load on the AC or discomfort while the salon cools back down? What is the right appliance?
We rarely use a microwave at home and even more rarely on the boat, so I am planning to replace it with something. I see and read about folks baking bread and muffins and such in toaster ovens, so that's a likely candidate. We use an air fryer at home, so a combo toaster oven air fryer is even more likely. At least until I started thinking critically about it.
Our air fryer puts out a whole lot of hot air (since that's how they work). That's one thing at home in a big kitchen with plenty of air conditioning capacity, but a different matter on a boat with marginal cooling and big windows.
Similarly, most toaster ovens radiate a lot of heat. Calphalon makes a "cool touch" model with much better insulation, but it still vents hot air when air frying.
While I think the cabinet pocket can handle the heat, 20 minutes of making French fries at 400º will definitely heat up the salon. Same with baking bread or muffins or anything. Not a problem when it's cool, but most everywhere we boat and plan to boat has warm to hot summers. What do you guys do about the heat ovens produce? Does the smell and taste of fresh baked break offset any increased load on the AC or discomfort while the salon cools back down? What is the right appliance?
