Elite Gourmet Americana 2 Slice, 9.5" Griddle with Glass Lid, 3-in-1 Breakfast Center Station, 4-Cup Coffeemaker, Toaster Oven with 15-Min Timer, Heat Selector Mode, Blue

I was looking for an Oven + Cooking station to carry in my car trunk when I go camping and sleep in the car. I was hesitating between the Teal Elite Gourmet Americana 2-Slice and the Red Nostalgia BST3RR. Both are small 3-in-1. I've bought both to compare them as I felt that there was not enough information on the product pages. First impressions: The Teal Americana is smaller and the coffee maker feels low-end plasticky. The Teal Americana has only one burner top and one bottom, where the Red Americana has two heating elements in the same positions. At first glance, I really liked that the Red Americana's griddle is the entire size of the oven: any bacon grease splatter will stay on the griddle, while it will land on the teal body on the other one. After using the Teal Americana during a trip, there is no bacon grease spatter due to the glass cover. Both are cute and playful. You want to make something to play with it... very fun toys. The buttons of the Red Nostalgia have a flat portion: one knows where they point to. The Teal Americana has round buttons with a minuscule indentation. I had to paint a white line on them to be able to see where they point. The coffee pot of the Teal Americana looked more secure in a moving car due to its 3 walls, but in the end, it's the Red Nostalagia carafe which is held stronger by the pressure of the no-drip ball. The oven rack of the Teal Americana is tied to the door and moves slightly with the door is opened. The Red Americana is independent of the door and has two positions (one for Teal Americana). Dimensions / Measurements: Length (similar): 19" for the Red Nostalgia vs 18.5" for the Teal Americana. Body depth (Teal Americana is way smaller): 7.3" for Teal Americana Backspace needed (when water tank open): similar Height: similar. Griddle Volume: Big surprising difference: the big Red Nostalgia's griddle is very flat and shallow. I was only able to pour 200 milliliter of water before it reached the cover. The cover also did feel very secure to me, feeling very twisted (see picture). The Teal Americana is much smaller in surface, but has a much bigger depth. I was able to pour 550 milliliter before reaching the cover mark. The Teal contains almost 3X more liquid than the Red. Coffee Pot: Similar: the Red Nostalgia is graduated for 3 cups and contains 522ml, while the Teal Americana is graduated for 4 cups and contains 515ml. Power: I plan to use one for Car Camping powered by the inverter from a Portable Power Station like a MaxOak BlueTTi, so I was especially interested in the Watts in operation. I used a Welltop Plug-in Socket Power Meter, Voltage Watt Energy Meter which gives instant+min+max watts used to measure. All numbers rounded to the nearest 5. Coffee Maker Only: Teal Americana: 605W vs Red Nostalgia: 570W = 6% difference = similar. Top Griddle Only: Teal Americana: 490W vs Red Nostalgia: 850W = 75% difference. No surprise here as I expected the two heating elements to burn 2X the power. Bottom Oven + Top Griddle together (no Coffee Maker): Teal Americana: 760W vs Red Nostalgia: 740W = suprisingly similar. Big surprise here. I reran the test multiple times, and indeed, when the four heating elements of the Red Nostalgia are on, I was seeing less power - 740W - than when only the top two were on - 850W -. Bottom Oven Only: Teal Americana: 290W vs Red Nostalgia: 340W = 17% difference. All on: Coffee Maker + Bottom Oven + Top Griddle: Teal Americana: 1300W vs Red Nostalgia: 1250W. Keeping the surprise, the Red Nostalgia uses less power when everything is turned on. The Red Nostalgia reaches its maximum power of 1350W when the bottom oven is off, and the Coffee Maker and the Top Griddle are both on. As I am very limited by my current inverter (600W) and its batteries, I went with the Teal Americana. My Teal Americana fits in the 40 Liter, 22 Inch Duffle Bags for Women, Men, Travel Heavy Duty (Black) from Trail Maker also bought on Amazon. Already used it on a few day trip where we were staying in hotel (no power limitations there) with fridge and no kitchen. It was used everyday and it was so nice to have breakfast in the room (in bed?) and be able to cook / reheat takeout. I recommend hat you get one of those 3-in-1 if you travel by car and camp or hotel.

best to put bread in one way...then turn sideways...then flip and do the same to get more even toasted as the only element is in the middle from left to right...i also put dial knob setting on g...rill and toaster.. to make toast so it gets toasted from top element then also ...i put a little triangle of yellow tape on the control knobs to be able to tell where i have turned the knob to cause i cant see it otherwise...i made breakfast sausage patties...eggs and toast and it was awesome !!!...and also coffee...note best to turn the coffee switch off when it is made so bottom warmer cools off...do not put an empty coffee pot back on if it is already hot...they warn that in the instructions...

La compre con la intención de usarla en una van. El tamaño es perfecto, pequeña pero suficiente para el desayuno d dos personas. El horno y la parrilla se calientas muy rapido y alcanzan la temperatura adecuada en 2min. Me parece suficiente la profundidad de la bandeja superior, no se alcanza a salir la comida. La cafetera super, tiene un buen deposito de agua, aunque lo que no me agrado es que no es fácil sacarla toda, siempre queda un residuo en el tanque, como en todas las cafeteras, pero aqui hay que voltear todo el horno o meter la mano para secarla. Me hubiera gustado que toda la estacion fuera de metal, y no combinación con plastico, pues con el uso si sentí deformada ligeramente algunas partes de l area para la cafetera. Tambien deberian hacer mejor los indicadores de las 3 perillas pprque es prácticamente imposible encontrarlos a primera vista. Me costó 750 en el prime day, lo cual lo hace una ganga!

It great for small uses. I mostly use coffee makers and I love it

It’s cute sitting on the counter. Coffee size perfect for single person. Compact