Road Chef 12V Camping Oven

G'day Malcom,

It's a bit similar to saying 'how long is a piece of string?'

In theory, the 120W model would have 15% greater output and therefore better performance, but they're not like-for-like which makes it a bit more complicated.
The lower 100W Roadchef has an insulated door, whereas the Travel Buddy with 120W does not.  It is quite possible that any potential heat lost through an uninsulated door would offset the 20W difference, or at least bring it within the realms of a negligible difference.

In an instance where you were looking at two like-for-like ovens, there are several other variables that would need to be considered, such as where the oven is positioned, the gauge or wiring uses, whether or not it's run from a DC to DC inverter, ambient temperatures, etc 
Realistically, without extensive testing of both ovens over a range of different scenarios there's no way of saying which one is 'better'.

When it comes to choosing between the two you'd mostly decide on Aussie made or not, and price.  In terms of performance, feedback has been mostly on par. I'd also recommend checking out the reviews on our website from campers who use them in real life.

Hope that helps somewhat!

G'day Greg,

The timer on the oven is mechanical, so will need to be set at the time you start cooking instead of being set in advance.
Hope that helps!

G'day Andrew,

The oven is essentially fully insulated, so shouldn't get too hot & there's no official clearances provided by the manufacturer.
We'd probably recommend a couple of cms of ventilation to be on the safe side, but other than that just employ abit of common sense & you should be fine!

G'day Anthony,

Yep, it sure does!

G'day Barry,

The Road Chef 12V Camp Ovens are manufactured in China.

G'day Jess,

Thanks for getting in touch. The Travel Buddy 12V Portable Marine Oven and the Road Chef 12V Camping Oven are actually made by two different manufacturers. We're actually in the process of filming a video comparison between the two models so we'll get that uploaded as soon as we can. The Travel Buddy Marine model appears to be essentially the same as the Road Chef and doesn't appear to have any features that make them specifically purposed for marine conditions. They are both 12V stainless steel with the Travel Buddy having a cigarette plug, and the Road Chef an Anderson plug.