What did you cook in your Ridge Monkey?

[Collieboy]

Hi just got my RidgeMonkey toaster as a Christmas Present
Tried a ham and cheese toast to tide me over until Turkey Time

Lovely!! if slightly burnt! I don't think I turned it quickly enough.
Cant wait to try left over turkey mozzarella and hot peppers tomorrow

What else are you guys cooking up?

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[Hotel California]

At the moment nothing yet as i am looking to buy one....
Please share your experiences and pictures
Maybe i'll wait some longer to buy reading the reports here and one comes on offer 2nd hand

 

[Jay586]

I do omelettes, bacon & eggs, steam veg, the odd toastie, whatever...it's basically a very good non-stick frying pan with the added advantage of being able to turn the entire pan, not the food & that it holds steam, which can be useful.

I got one for my mum but she doesn't like it, so now I have two!

 

[calimera]

Agree with Jay586, good non stick pan.

Do Spanish omelettes, fried breakfasts, curries etc. use XL one.
Look at YouTube clips for inspiration. Some on ridge monkey tv & carp fishing .

 

[Wesel]

Do you sometimes use the Ridge Monkey on the inner California hob, or always on an external burner?
If external, which one do you use, or which one do you prefer?

 

[calimera]

No preference ,use the inner hob & external burner . It’s more weather dependent than anything .

 

[Hotel California]

Orderd the bundle deal with the protecting case from the forum shop last week.
https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/shop/product/ridgemonkey-deep-fill-sandwich-toaster-xl

Arrived today (international shipping to Belgium ) , great work from the forum shop!

Offcoarse needed to try it out , in the homekitchen as camping is not on the program these days.
We where planning to make quick snack "croque monsieur" .
Just bread , cheese and smoked salmon with some salad.
Preheated the RidgeMonkey 2-3min .
Trow the croque in and ready to eat within' 5min.

First test succeed !

 

[Collieboy]

Looks great!
If you want the cheese to melt within the toastie I find its best to turn every 30 secs to prevent the outside burning.

 

[Wesel]

Orderd the packadge deal with the protecting case from the forum shop last week.
https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/shop/product/ridgemonkey-deep-fill-sandwich-toaster-xl

Arrived today (international shipping to Belgium ) , great work from the forum shop!

Offcoarse needed to try it out , in the homekitchen as camping is not on the program these days.
We where planning to make quick snack "croque monsieur" .
Just bread , cheese and smoked salmon with some salad.
Preheated the RidgeMonkey 2-3min .
Trow the croque in and ready to eat within' 5min.

First test succeed !

It makes me want
Could you tell me how much to pay for shipping costs to Belgium?

 

[Hotel California]

@Wesel , the shippingcost when buying from the forumshop is about 23€ to Belgium but that are fixed prices for delvery outside the UK i guess , the shop don't make money on shippingcosts.....
The thing is i wanted to be sure i get my item as orderd , witch i'm pretty sure of when buying in our forumshop .
The bundle deal came with the cover to store the pan , that is sold seperate for 13€ elswhere , the Ridgemonkey deep fill itself you find for 30-40€ priced online elswhere.
The forumshop charges 29,99£ For the bundledeal
VIP members get 5% discount

Bought a Cali cover also in the forumshop the past year and was realy happy with it.

You don't find the RidgeMonkey easy in Belgium , found one store in Bruges .
And online most come from outside Belgium and also count extra shipping and taxes to Belgium , if they have stock ...witch is rare.

Look in the shop and combine shipping with other things ....
https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/shop/

 

[Fast Freddie]

Cheese and onion toasties are great - also cooked corned beef hash in it too.

 

[bigmac77]

What can you do in a Ridge Monkey that you can't do in a frying pan?

 

[Hotel California]

What can you do in a Ridge Monkey that you can't do in a frying pan?

Thats the million dollar Question... will let you know!
Just a popular cooking gadget now a days .
As with lots of gadgets there are maybe cheaper/better/other options but as usual one want this or that just becose you think it looks cool or works easyer , gives better result.
...what can you do in a SE/coast/Ocean that you can't do in a Beach....?

Why there's lot's that buy a Cadac ?

 

[Digger]

What can you do in a Ridge Monkey that you can't do in a frying pan?

Toasties and when closed there is no splash of fat or oil when frying. Also heating pizzas.

 

[Jay586]

What can you do in a Ridge Monkey that you can't do in a frying pan?

Steam things, heat both sides of the food (turn an omelette or sandwich over) without too much fiddling and it's pretty good at being non-stick, which is a thing in itself.

 

[bigmac77]

Thats the million dollar Question... will let you know!
Just a popular cooking gadget now a days .
As with lots of gadgets there are maybe cheaper/better/other options but as usual one want this or that just becose you think it looks cool or works easyer , gives better result.
...what can you do in a SE/coast/Ocean that you can't do in a Beach....?

Why there's lot's that buy a Cadac ?

I'm not dissing it I'm trying to decide whether I should get one for our kitchen/Cali. I don't eat cheese so it has to more than make toasties.

 

[Hotel California]

I'm not dissing it I'm trying to decide whether I should get one for our kitchen/Cali. I don't eat cheese so it has to more than make toasties.

I never was thinking you where dissing me Chris , i know where to find you if so....
There are some video's on tuubtuub , you can do anything in it and as said above it's a non sticky pan witch requires no or minimum grease (butter / oil)
Seen some great fried egg's made in it also.

 

[Hotel California]

Needed meatballs for dinner tonight witch we normal bake in a standard pan....
hey another thing to try out in the RidgeMonkey !
Rolled some balls and trowed them on the pre-heated RidgeMonkey
Did not added butter or oil
They baked very well ,after baking they go in the pot with bolied celder in a tomato flavord bechamel -sauce and some potato's

 

[Borris]

Needed meatballs for dinner tonight witch we normal bake in a standard pan....
hey another thing to try out in the RidgeMonkey !
Rolled some balls and trowed them on the pre-heated RidgeMonkey
Did not added butter or oil
They baked very well ,after baking they go in the pot with bolied celder in a tomato flavord bechamel -sauce and some potato's
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Yum yum. I've not had the chance to try ours yet.

 

[Victor]

We cooked pizza on ours last night, that is one ready meal we miss in the van, you can only do a few slices at a time but works a treat and is fast.

Inspired by this guy however my pizza turned out better than his!

 

[Hotel California]

Been trying out some stuff .
Today tried to make toast in the RidgeMonkey...@home that is on the gas pit in the kitchen .
Used 2 days old leftover bread that is allready a bit dryed out .
No butter,oil ...obvious i guess.
Pre-heat the pan on high level
Put slice bread in ...lower the heat to 1/2
Flip the pan arround frequent or you end up with a African toast as i did with the first attempt
Ending up with a pretty good result


Downside:
Takes a bit longer than with a 220V toaster
You need to sit next to the pit to flip the pan over frequent , but in the Cali you are sitting next to the coocker so easy done
Only one slice bread a time , you could cut up two slices to fit the pan...

Plusside:
No need to carry a 220V toaster
Cleans very easy , alltough it would have been nice that the two parts could be unlocked from eachother for cleaning and to use as two seperate pans( ...hmm thats more a downside then?)

 

[Brembo]

Been trying out some stuff .
Today tried to make toast in the RidgeMonkey...@home that is on the gas pit in the kitchen .
Used 2 days old leftover bread that is allready a bit dryed out .
No butter,oil ...obvious i guess.
Pre-heat the pan on high level
Put slice bread in ...lower the heat to 1/2
Flip the pan arround frequent or you end up with a African toast as i did with the first attempt
Ending up with a pretty good result
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Downside:
Takes a bit longer than with a 220V toaster
You need to sit next to the pit to flip the pan over frequent , but in the Cali you are sitting next to the coocker so easy done
Only one slice bread a time , you could cut up two slices to fit the pan...

Plusside:
No need to carry a 220V toaster
Cleans very easy , alltough it would have been nice that the two parts could be unlocked from eachother for cleaning and to use as two seperate pans( ...hmm thats more a downside then?)

Put two slices of bread on top of each other,then flip them over as normal.

 

[Toot-toot]

Cooked steak and potatoes yesterday and had a bacon cheese and egg omelette today yummy, tried to upload a video of the cooked omelette but some kind of security error never mind

 

[audio2]

Should I buy a RidgeMonkey Deep Fill Sandwich Toaster XL or a RidgeMonkey Connect Non Stick Combi Pan? Can you cook a toasty in the connect combi?

I like the idea of the detachable handles & that the combi can be used as two separate pans, but is it as good as the original design?

 

[Duncan]

I purchased a Ridge Monkey from the club shop last week and just used it for lunch this afternoon and I am blown away at how good it is! All I have done is a boring cheese and ham toastie now I am eager for some more great recipes and wondering what you guys cook on yours ?