Barry got the grill fired up, the one that's on the port stern rail. He grilled hamburgers and hot dogs so far (actually the dogs are polska kielbasa, yum!). A couple of times I've gotten Chinese food takeout, which reheats well for leftovers using a small "rice cooker" I bought for cheap ($13) at CVS. This little rice cooker has the ability to also cook up stews, and items can be reheated either directly in the removable cooking bowl or wrapped in foil and placed in the bowl with about an inch of water. When that water boils, the item in foil is nicely heated up. The rice cooker uses up to about 700 watts (if my memory is right), and it certainly does not blow out the AC breaker on our 30-amp shore power. We're also using a "hot pot" ($15) also from CVS - mainly for boiling water but it can also simmer up soups, chili, and similar liquid-based foods. It uses up to 1000 watts and doesn't require going beyond the low settings in order to get liquids to boiling in a real hurry.
Our new acquisition as of yesterday is a "NuWave" oven (yes, it's as seen on TV, LOL!). Since this is for the boat, it's the "Mini" model which is smaller and uses only about 600 or 700 watts. We used it a few times for trials yesterday and it certainly did not blow out the AC breaker. We opted for it rather than a microwave, because the NuWave Mini promises to provide convection and infrared heating - basically, in addition to simple heating/cooking and reheating, it promises to enable baking, frying, and browning. The company provided a recipe booklet and a "free" mixer (well, for an additional $14.95 "shipping and handling" charge) which looks like it may be useful for chopping, dicing, and making pina coladas and whatnot.
Update at 6:25 pm: here are photos of the prosciutto-wrapped shrimp appetizer Barry just cooked in the NuWave Mini. I don't mean to sound like advertising, but these do taste great!
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