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    Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 3:17pm
Just bought a 2010 178 and was wondering how many of you use the oven and how often? I was thinking of just getting a smaller portable microwave and use the original space for storage.  Has anyone else done this?  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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I use the oven all the time.  Usually for something simple like muffins / cookies / cinnamon buns.  But, that little oven has also been put to good use for cooking in bad weather (including the occasional snowstorm) when I'd rather not unpack and fire up the BBQ.  I've even cooked a Thanksgiving turkey in there.

Personally, I wouldn't want to be without something which allows me to cook inside, even if its just a very small toaster oven.
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Posts: 122 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 5:04pm
Originally posted by Pete Brayton

Just bought a 2010 178 and was wondering how many of you use the oven and how often? I was thinking of just getting a smaller portable microwave and use the original space for storage.  Has anyone else done this?  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


I have heard of several folks doing just that but Outbound has a point there.
We haven't actually used ours but for microwaving. Embarrassed
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Frankly, I think the convection oven is more useful than the microwave.
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Thanks for the replies! I've done most of my camping without hookups, so I'll get used to using the oven(s) over time. We're heading out to Mueller State Park just west of Pikes Peak this Monday and Tuesday nights for our shakedown cruise. 
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Use it all the time!! 
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We removed the microwave/convection oven to add some extra storage space in our 171.  We spend most of our time camping in dry sites in the Colorado mountains and don't have a generator.  For us, the space was more important.
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We camp with hook ups a lot, and I really like bread, rolls, biscuits etc.. 
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I used the convection mode to roast pumpkin seeds during our Halloween campouts.   
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Aug 2015 at 5:21pm
It's funny. I tested it in the driveway and like it a lot. All the functions work well and it seems like it would be really versatile to cook in. We just rarely use it, other than for heating baked beans or baked potatoes. The Weber Q does the heavy lifting when it comes to cooking (even under the Dome).

The rest of the time, we use it to store bread and chips and stuff.

I don't want to take it out cuz I never know when DW might wanna make me a fresh apple pie. It happens.

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