IS IT WORTH IT?? Travel buddy vs No name 12 volt Oven
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2019
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Just a simple look at the difference between a $250 oven and a $50 12 volt oven.
Im sure i missed a few details so dont shoot me im just going off of my limited knowledge of both products
I've used a $40 lunchbox oven in trucks for years and would never go away without it. Made up a wire trivet/rack to fit in the bottom and does everything from pies, sausage rolls etc up to frozen meals. Foil chinese takeaway sized containers fit easily.
Good vid but......wrap both in foil for a fair comparison , Ive had the $50 shitter for a few years now and it cooks pies crispy , you just need to know how to do it . With the $50 job , put pie in the oven and close it cook for 30 mins , open it up and put a stick in it to keep it ajar for another 30 mins ......crispy , crunchy pie ...simply.
I’ll have to give that ago. I was just following the instruction of the oven on how to do it. Doesn’t mean it’s correct.
Clearly if you can get crispy stuff out of it. Thanks for the info.
I was about to say the same thing, I use my $50 cheapie for pies and sausage rolls all the time. But I also have a travel buddy and it's true that they definitely have different uses from time to time.
For my cheap one I just buy foil trays & put the food on them inside the oven to cook - turns out BEAUTIFUL every single time. Punch holes in the bottom of the foil tray with a stick or skewer & it creates better hot air flow for a crispier pie base.
Great job mate. Appreciate you giving me (a fellow lc200 owner) info & ideas of what & what not to do/have with my car!
Not trying to tell ppl what to do. Just giving my experience that’s all. I want ppl to take the info that’s relevant to them.
I have both as well and I don’t use foil in the cheaper one for that reason,nice and crispy without the foil
Yep worth every cent. I love my marine travel buddy. You can't put a price on quality and safety. I have seen few now of those cheep ones catch on fire. And with the travel buddy you are also supporting aussie company
100% for the Aussie support buddy. I’d pick my travel buddy everyday of the week over the other.
That's it mate, keep up the good work mate
This video seems like your decision was made from the start, and your comparisons seemed to highlight that. Did you try cooking ribs in the cheaper cooker? Did you try pouring a bottle of water into the travel budy to see how waterproof it was?
The travel buddy doesn’t advertise to be water tight like the other one so why would I pour water into something that doesn’t even claim to be able to do it would just be stupid.
If you don’t like my review of it then find one that suits your opinion 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️.
Great video. Very informative Love that you mentioned old mate from bakedinmycar too.👌🏻
He does great stuff on he’s page so he’s worth a plug.
G’day mate, I have the no name poverty pack oven & I recently cook a small roast from frozen in it & it was just as good as cooked at home, when I cook pies or sausage rolls I put foil on the bottom but I don’t actually wrap them up,I have use the cheaper one for about 4 years and there really isn’t much u can’t cook in them, I’m keen to give the travel buddy ago though 👍🏼👍🏼
I still use my cheaper one too for the odd thing here and there. It works well and I like it but I still prefer my travel buddy overall.
I’ve never used the travel buddy but the thing I like about the cheap lunchbox cooker is that you can cook things like stew, mince and other things that have liquid ingredients but you can also put pies and other frozen foods in them.
Another great vid Steve. I am a huge Travel buddy fan and sadly on my second as I drowned the first.
The two sizes both have pro's and con's. I like the small unit, its certainly big enough for us howerver the 6amp power consumption is what attracts me to the smaller unit as I can run it in camp. The larger unit has adjustable heat setting and potentially great for larger families. 10amp power consumption certainly up there, replacing the 12v cigarette plug with a Anderson style plug is advised.
As you know its all about the pre-heating.
Great vid mate :)
Thanks mate.
I had the small and have the large one now.
The adjustment on the larger one is pretty handy
I have a marine travel buddy and it’s ducks guts the best thing I’ve ever had, it gets used every time I go to Fraser Island and I just got back from a trip up to NT and used it every day I was on the road well worth the money
I bought the no name one for nz$80 as all others were $300+. I like mine. Good for precooked pie reheating and the reheating the precooked supermarket chicken for lunch. Gets food really hot after an hour .
Have yet to try and cook something from raw. Good in the truck during a long shift.
Also i never wrap the food with anything.
Got mine from jcar.
Also found it will cook bacon and eggs, however it will not crisp the bacon.
I have the shitty $50 job fantastic all I use prep you meal at home in the foil take away packs chuck them in the freezer put one in the oven about hour half later dinner is ready.👍
I won a travel buddy many years ago when I lived in NZ used it to warm pies and one occasion cooked a rolled pork joint that was cooked on the way to our campsite. I turned up and by the time we set up for the night the joint was cooked to perfection. The guys we were camping with were very jealous when the kids and I sat down to eat. Those trays look good but susspect they will be too expensive to ship to the UK.
I’d imagine the shipping would be painful yeah.
Cheap one is great I have had one for quite a few years, put stuff in an oven proof container like Pyrex and it cooks very well, you just need something to stop the food sticking to the bottom so you should have left them unwrapped and just placed them on top of foil. Also you can cook up in the cans with canned food that's why the cheapy is so deep with lid on.
Yeah I realized that I should of them them unwrapped after wards. ( lots of comments about that ).
It’s a good little cheap over. I like it as a second one.
Had my cheapie for years . i put frozen meals in take away size foil containers . from frozen to eating 30min . love it . for an oven i use an oven
Amazing video!! Thank you for sharing it ✈️
Just put your chicken in foil and wire it to your exhaust manifold ...save a fortune on an oven !
😂. Go old school ya thinking. Nice.
Chinese takeaways are the size they are for a reason, you can find a secure spot on almost any engine to wedge one in, slip one on the engine 30 minutes before lunch, continue driving, job done.
I've been using the cheapie over the last 10years in the truck. I place the bit of cake rack on the bottom to stop burning. Frozen meal in 2 hours, sausage rolls in a hour. The only mod I've used is a switch close to the oven.
Sounds like a ripper idea
I have seen the smaller one previewed. To keep from food sticking, buy the small foil baking pans that just fit the inside to heat your food and they can be soaked for cleaning or tossed out.
Thanks for the info. 🙏🙏
I love my travel buddy!!!! it does however make you eat a lot of party pies:D Weber make foil trays that catch oil...these are the perfect height and width to fit on the two shelves and put food in. They work well!
They should be stung with a fat tax lol
Interesting comparison. Good to see the Travel Buddy does a good job. Soggy pies just don't appeal to me somehow so I guess I know which one I will be getting.
Local store had the cheapy for $25 so I couldn't pass it up. Chucked a couple of pies In there when heading out of town. They crisped up fine. I don't recommend wrapping the food in foil, 'cause it will go soggy.
Defintely some pros for the Travel Buddy though.
Hot lunch on the go with the $50 jobbie. The wife grabs it and a cold pie and lasagne from the fridge behind the seats. Sits it on the floor and In half an hour we have a hot lunch to eat that we dont have to stop for. Just crack the lid for the last 10 or so for a crispy finish. I wouldn't give up that luxury. Everything else the weber can do when your stopped.
the cheap food reheater has served us well and can also be used as a slow cooker. Frozen pastries cook up crisp if you let the unit vent for the last ten minutes of cooking. we cook two by frozen pies for twenty mins then flip them over for the next twenty mins, come out just like a bakery pie, ( halve the time for sausage rolls ) We use take-away foil frays, which are cheap as chips, for reheating casseroles or stews, foil-lined lid on or off - depending on what you are reheating, never had a flop. Travel buddies might be the ants pants, but the $50 unit is no slouch and can do a great meal.
Indeed. It did impress me for value for money that’s for sure.
I’m sure I needed to learn how to use it to be completely fair to the cheaper unit.
The only fair way I could think of is to cook in both units as described in the instructions by both units but I’m sure there’s a trick to both to make them both perform better.
Yup! The TB is definitely worth the extra coin. I love mine but I have the bigger one.
I am considering changing over to the bigger one.
I use the el cheapo, good for warming up things while on the road. Never tried cooking something from scratch though. I don't wrap things though and drilled a 10mm hole in the top to let out the steam.
I have both units the travelbuddy marine and the lunch box type. Both are great.
The lunch box one i use in my work 4bee and it cooks pies and pastries awesome. All you need to do is open it and fold the locking latch in to hold the lid cracked open for the last 5 or 10 mins and they crisp up easy.
The 50 dollar job (Same as the BCF one) pulls a constant 8amps from my watt meter test.
Most cig sockets in cars are only rated to 120 watts or 10amp, so they generally don't go over that.
The cheaper one is easier to run for standard cars for sure.
The no name one looks like a road pro. If so the seal is not to make it waterproof. If you look there are vent cut outs for steam. I like the concept of the travel ovens. I like the higher heat to crisp up food. If you are looking for another good travel option check out the hot logic. I have 3 2 minis and a larger one. Cook at a much lower temp (165°f) so it cooks slower. Won’t cool all the same, but great if you leave food in and it’s on. Doesn’t dry it out. Use Pyrex dishes with lids. I would like to have both and use the together for family road trips. Could make killer food on the go
food goes soggy when wrapped in foil - just put the food on a foil tray from Coles or Woolies in the cheaper oven & it will come up real nice & crispy...you can cook delicious honey soy chicken wings in the cheap oven that way too. I have one & it's brilliant, but I always use a foil tray & never wrap the food in alfoil.
I've got one of those CheapO ones. I got for $20 when Tandy/Dick Smith Closed down in 2013 or 14 & everything was Reduced to Clear.
I haven't used it alot, But I've heated up Party Pies. Dim Sims. It's not the Best. But its Handy to have.
just got the$50 cooked 2 pies from shop to mouth in about 90 min fantastic ham cheese sangers cooked ok started to go brown but hunger took over but for the price it is great. keep up the good work.
👍i wonder why they didn't add some insulation to the door. It would spill alot of heat/energy.
Travel Buddy is Australian made and built to last. The cheaper 12v oven i have had one b4 and all i can say it that sucker was drawing around the 10amp mark, I gave it a go put a few pies in there from half frozen pulled up 2 hours later they was soggy as anything and still half cold, plus a big one to keep a eye on is the cords, now i had a friends one where the power cord melted, being that i do electronics checked the plug and cord, all i can say is piss poor quality and he almost lost his vehicle in the process because the cord got so hot it started to burn. I will support Australian made travel buddy any day.
Great video, advantage of marin size (large) is you have a temperature control knob as well.
Yeah that would be handy. I’m considering changing over to the large one.
I soooo want a travel buddy. Cheers Steve
They are relatively cheap.
Good video mate. Nothing worse than driving and smelling delicious baked goods that you can't eat yet. Might sound cliche but nothing beats a good pie or home made sausage rolls for lunch out of a travel buddy
🤤🤤. You had me a pie 🥧
The Road Pro 12 volt oven is a terrific gadget. Hot food on the road, during a power outage and more.
I bought a 49 dollar 1.5 litre airfrier from kmart, uses 900 watts, using a kings 1500 watt inverter with a DCDC charger and lithium battery, i think it will be just as good and versatile.
Litterly just got an air fryer for Christmas to use in the 200 😂
@@Australian4x4Adventures - its easy to turn the temp down to 130 C for cooking pies and then up to 200 C for chips.
I had one of those cheap ovens I got it from bcf 79$ and worked perfectly had it for years doing my meals while working security
BCF would be better quality than online?🙂
Does the trays add to the cooking time in the Travel Buddy oven? I would imagine so, due to the thickness of them?
Yes I’ve found they add a little bit of time due to the thickness. But once hot they hold there heat well.
Not a bad review. I think I will buy a travel buddy now. I have the cheapo run I run in my service truck on the road. It geat for warming up left over meals. But rubbish for my pies and sausage rolls.
Fairer test might have been to wrap the stuff in foil in both ovens. Both would be soggy. The cheapo oven might produce crispier result with a trivet and no foil?
I was just following the instructions of both ovens on how to cook food. It states food isn’t allowed to touch the bottom or it may damage it. The travel buddy comes with Trivets.
I've heated maybe 30 perfectly crispy and hot pies out of the oven I got from jaycar (same as the black one). Takes about 30 minutes from frozen. The Secret is shockingly to not wrap it in foil. I was considering pre-prepping all my food and just heating it in the oven next trip. Saves carrying the gas stove
They are a bloody good thing.
After the first half hr I did un wrap them to let the steam come out of the foil.
I’ll try again without foil all together. 👍👍
The seal on the No Name likely relies on it being on for the seal to be optimized. That being said, it's an 'oven' not a vacuum seal, like the other one.
Both are good for their own purpose.
You may find if you cook pastry in it without wrapping it in foil, you would get a pretty good result from the cheaper oven.
I have heard of someone buying 2 cheapies and modifying to make one with a heating elements top and bottom.I don't know if it has a thermostat.The cheapies are supposed to get to nearly 150 degrees?
170 degrees acquiring to the website.
I thought the bigger ones had an element too and bottom already or am I mistaking?
Probably will be seen as a dumb question here; but does this light turn on when it reaches temp? Or when it’s turned on? I’ve plugged mine (small one) in. It’s been on for about 1.5h and it still cold and the light isn’t on. Please can you make a video on how it all works? I just want to feed my kids chicken nuggets while on the road.
The light turns on when it’s heating up. When the light turns off the oven is at temp
I ever had the black portable stove for about 3 years now it works really great to heat up leftovers in a aluminium tray other than that they suck
They both have their purpose but I still think the travel buddy is better over all
@@Australian4x4Adventures Travel Buddy is 100% I use my Travel Buddy all the time only use the portable stove for leftover spag bol potato bake work perfect for that enjoy your videos🤟
i don't think this is a true comparison. TB is a oven and the Lunch Box is slow cooker. I have made great meals in the lunch box stove. If you want to make things that aren't soggy. Raise the food above the heating element and leave the lid slightly open after 30min of cooking pending time and do not wrap the food. Your leak test was not needed if you look at back corners of the seal there are channels to let some of the steam out. I think for safety reasons. Have a look at a YT member i think the name is 12v cooking. He does some great things with the 12v lunch box.
BTW the amp rating on mine is 12A. So you are looking at aprox 144W
THANK YOU DETAIL VIDEO ON WORK THE BEST IN COST
Your more then welcome.
I have one of the cheap $50 ones and unless you want crispy food. It's bloody awesome. Hot dogs so hot you can't eat them. Steamed dim sims are amazing out bush.
I think both are good for different situations
@@Australian4x4Adventures Very true, a proper oven to be able to have crispy pies and proper roasts would be awesome. Having both in the back is clearly the best.
hey what table is that you're using for the gas stove?
Sweet im buying a travel buddy tomorrow thanks buddy
I want a travel buddy soooo bad! I love food too broski 😂😂😂
It’s called Voood 😂
Guess I,m the same as everyone else,don't use foil, it's cleans out fairly easy. Have the cheaper one bought from super cheap in work van,(doesn't hurt as much when it gets abused more for that price.). Use it nearly everyday for lunches. Pies 18 minutes then flip for another 18. Toasties or rolls 10-15 each side. Oh and hot dogs go in a thermos. Lol. Great vid anyways. Still wish I had a travel buddy for more room for pizza.
for the portable oven it is wise to use an oven bag
Yeah I’ve found that for doing meats with leak juices.
We’ve used the cheapies for years at work (tin soup,pies,sausage rolls,leftovers in Chinese containers,toasted sandwiches,hotdogs) Dick Smith ones are the best,but you can’t buy them anymore 😐 just don’t leave a tin of soup in for 3 hours then open it 🙄
😂. Noted on the soup can info 😆.
Lucas Hitchen any advice on making toast? That would be handy!
Great video
Do a Comparison with the 12v Road chef?
Yea this I want to see
Should be a fat tax on travel buddy's, all ya see on all the shows across the board is so much bad food! haha😂
i won't be using mine for pies and sausage rolls haha
If you can get something Australian the choice is easy, we will all be better off in the long run
My thoughts as well
The seal is on their mate to seal in the heat. Not for liquid
Im thinking pizza pockets flat bread with pizza toppings on top. Are people really going to feel well eating pies and pasties. I dont think i could drive with a bakery in the back of my car. I couldnt concentrate
Do you always leave it in the car? How do you mount it?
No I don’t leave it in the car all the time at the moment. It generally just sits behind the front seats on the floor when traveling.
As explained near the end of the video but I’m getting a custom cargo barrier made up so I can mount in above the fridge in that dead space.
The Travel Buddy must be heaps better at heating food just based on the fact that it is more expensive right?
No not at all. That’s why I wanted to test them. Both heated the food fine. One just had a slightly better finish to it.
Would be a lot tougher to call if the cheaper item did a better job and was finished just as well.
Indeed. If the cheaper one cooked it just as well I’d be a fair bit happier with it.
Then it would just come down to how long it lasted really.
Hi I have a big travel buddy where can I get the draws made I’m in Perth wa
There’s a link in the description of the video. He can send them anywhere in Aus.
So Lovely 😍
Thanks you.
Did you fill the travel buddy with water and see if it leaked ?
No because that’s not a feature travel buddy promotes so that would be a silly test to do.
good to know cos i just got the 50 one
multitoods of vood mate! everyone has a travel buddy now!
😂. I lost my English.
The black one needs the food wrapped in paper towel. That then soaks up the moisture .
Just another step and something else you need to bring. The travel buddy still wins for me
@@Australian4x4Adventures I agree.
Paper towel is a fucked idea you drug addict!
Can you use a glass container ?
You could put a glass container in both I’d imagine.
As long as it doesn’t have a plastic lid of course
Why would you put water in it? Show me how to travel buddy holds water. Truck drivers in the USA been using a plastic box for a long time they work pretty good
Because it has a seal and says on the instructions it’s water tight.
It wasn’t.
It’s not a bad little over but I still much prefer my travel buddy over it.
I love a good comparison but ya got to compare 🍎 to 🍎. Both with or without foil fella. We all make mistakes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hahaha. Agreed. I was just trying to follow the instructions of the oven which told me I had to wrap them in foil so it didn’t touch the bottom of the tray 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️. I did un wrap them after the 30 min mark to let the breath a little better so they were just sitting on the foil.
All good fella just having a laugh with ya. Love ya channel keep on smashing it!
😂. Thanks mate. 👍👍👍
I actual l thought it was fair. The instructions say " wrap it in foil" you wrap it in foil. Follow the instructions (or omit if there is no instruction to make you do so) and youve got a fair test. Thats only my opinion.
A classic case of you get what you pay for......travel buddy is on the list for the camper trailer......
Indeed. I’m happy with my travel buddy but I’ll give the cheaper one a bit of a good to be fair to it.
Chuck your old cinnamon donuts in to a coster
Cut them into two slices tost them and then wack some jam on them .
🤤🤤🤤🤤. You had me at donuts.
Any chance u could put a food rack in the black 1 & show the results. Would b very interesting. I know u were following the instructions but b good to see/taste the difference between rack cooked & foil wrapped.
Yeah I was thinking of doing something similar. I’ll work on it. 👍👍
you put it in the travel buddy first but took it out of the portable first.... so it didnt get as long
In the wonders of editing it looks that way. In reality they were in for the exact same amount of time. With in 30 secs anyway.
Video is nice. It does demonstrate that one needs to know how to use your cooking devices. I can cook and it is clear to me the travel buddy is the better 12 volt oven. Inside volume and rack tray abilities, it is the clear winner. It's worth the x5 the price of the lunch box oven. Have you ever tried the ovens that sit on top of a burner or grill? They are worth a look if you want to be sure you can start your vehicle in the morning. ;-)
We have 2 of the cheap ones. Cost $17 from dick smith when they were closing down. Put a trivet in the bottom then it will do pies no problem. To make yourself super popular do hot jam donuts on your next snow 4x4 trip.
You paid too much for the Road Pro 12v one anyway. My wife got mine for $33. Can't wait to try it out. I work out of my car and run calls for service twelve to fourteen hour days...I wonder if it does better if you "don't" add water since it's so soggy anyway. My main dish would be casseroles anyway so soggy is fine i guess. Chilli and stew and Rice and Chicken together maybe noddles too would be great.
It’s a great little over the cheaper one. Still does a great job for the price.
Did ya give the cheapie a crack with some other meals in the end??
I was going to comment,but everyone else had said almost the same thing, but from frozen wrapped in foil then closed shut,,, of course its going to be soggy,, would've been the same in travel buddy too,
I was following the instructions that came with the oven but yes I agree.
I do plan on using the cheaper one a bit more to figure out the best ways to use it. After I’ve done that I’ll be doing an updated video down the track a bit.
Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy some other stuff on my channel.
@@Australian4x4Adventures cheers for the reply mate. Nah only just stumbled onto it might check out some of your other vids though.
If you cook on a camp oven a lot I recommend a product called "camp maid" from the states. I've done ribs on it while up the cape
Sweet man thanks. I’ll look it up and see what it’s all about.
I’ve got a heap of trip videos you might enjoy. Pretty much just me and the boys getting out having some fun.
@@Australian4x4Adventures yeah nice.. I blew my grenade patrol up just before Australia day, was planning fraser trip for then lol so only just gotten a motor in and running so heading over once I fish up at this job next week. Lol and I recently got a gopro, so going to try and record some vids from my trips
Hey have ya found those other trays rattle like crazy in the oven? I know ya don't like hearing rattles, I'm the same!...have you found a solution other then turning the stereo up!🤪
Refit the bottom grill only, will be snug and no rattles.
Yeah I got a tray that fits perfectly snug under the middle mesh shelf and stops the rattle
These arnt to bad for rattle but yes they do rattle. Somerville told me the other day that he’s working on something to make them rattle proof. So I’ll find out what that is soon enough.
@@Australian4x4Adventures Cheers mate! Look forward to the update... They're a great product and I love em!👌
Go the gravel ruddy!
Hey mate have you got the link for travel buddy trays? Thanks mate
Yeah sure. I’ve put both links in the description of the video on UA-cam here. Just scroll down a little from the video and you should see it.
@@Australian4x4Adventures thanks mate your a legend, just wondering if you have much difference in cooking with just the travel buddy trivet compared to the custom made trays? just wondering if it takes longer to cook food, thank you
Yes. They take a little linger to heat up but stay hotter for longer. So it’s a trade off.
I might stay with the weber or microwave.
Why not both 😂
I have used the cheap one used it to reheat meals no problem have seen blokes cooking snags
For me why pay top dollar for something I use every now and again
Good video however, travel buddy food was crispy because it was not wrapped in foil. Your $50 cheap stove didn't stand a chance.
I do agree.
But I was just following the instructions of each unit.
You did not pour water in the other oven you represent and shake it around, not even a close comparison.
That’s because travel buddy doesn’t claim to be water proof.
And so we are all clear I’m not sponsored by either brand.
Could just use those aluminium trays
personally i'll go the extra at least then i got someone i can yell at should there be an electrical fault (always helps having someone to yell at when shit happens, if anything makes me feel better :) ) anyway keep up the good work.....
😂. I love a good yelling session.
And will do buddy.
I've only the cheaper of the 2, the best pulled pork every trip!!
🤤🤤🤤. Pulled port would be amazing.
50 bucka whack in some dimmies
For Australian hot sunny weather, a solar oven would be on my equipment list. Fresh baked bread and stew cooked for free using sun power only. Yes you need to wait for the sun to cook things, but you're all just sitting around boozing and farting anyway right?
Ahhhh not really. 🤔🤔
Good to know.
Buy Australian made!
I did 😂
It was an okay video but I want to see fairness you put the chicken nuggets in the travel buddy first and waited a it was an okay video but I want to see fairness you put the chicken nuggets in the travel buddy first and waited a while then at the end of the video you pulled it out of the No Name so before you pulled it out of the travel buddy so the No Name stove then the travel buddy also put them both in foil for equal fairness also the travel buddy got caught on the door that's not always a good thing when you're traveling and the chicken nugget dried out so it made it more crispy that's good for some things but not good for others and when you did the size comparison you only compare the outside not the actual cooking area
$250 made in china oven naaaaa. Cold 4 and 20 cost of a pie. TA PASS THE $250 bucks of beer
waste of time and money
Thanks for your insightful input. 🤷🏿♂️