There is nothing like a good meal while camping or traveling in your RV or class B motorhome! One of the many convenient things about owning a campervan is the ability to make home-cooked meals! Motorhome kitchens are small but most often have amenities such as refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, dishwashers and ovens!
Many people have misconceptions about RV ovens. Some think they burn food easily, others think they are better used for additional storage. The truth is, you can whip up some fantastic meals when you use them properly!
Follow the bellow tips on baking in your motorhomes oven! Before you know it, you will be enjoying fantastic home cooked meals on the road.
- Purchase an oven safe thermometer!
There are many factors that can make your motorhomes oven temperature less accurate. Depending on your vehicle the accurate temperature can vary about 10 degrees. Pick one of these up at bed bath and beyond or target.
- Play around with adjusting the baking rack.
This is the same for your oven at home. Some ovens tend to be warmer towards the bottom, while others toward the top. You may have a few burnt items before finding where to position your rack so it’s most efficient.
- Pre-heat fully prior to baking!
Many motorhome ovens won’t have buzzers or lights that signal when the temperature has reached where you want it. This is where that oven safe thermometer will come in great handy! After you feel you have let your oven preheat long enough, pop the thermometer in. Even at home your food will cook more efficiently when the oven has reached the proper temperature. Use your phones timer to check & see if you have allowed enough time to preheat. Some vehicles ovens take anywhere from 10-20 minutes. It can vary.
- Think Small!
Remember, your motorhome or RV’s oven will be significantly smaller than the one at home. Purchasing smaller pans will help you cake more evenly.
- Rotation!
Baking in your motorhome’s oven is a little bit more of an art. Vigilantly checking your food without releasing all of the heat will allow you to bake more evenly. If your making a cake or cookies for example, flipping the pan about half way into baking can help your recipes cook to perfection!
- Purchase a Baking Stone!
A simple baking stone or good-sized unglazed piece of tile can be your motorhome ovens best friend! Most people complain that their oven bakes unevenly and burns the bottom of their food. A baking stone can solve this problem! The key is to place it directly on the metal shelf while not blocking the ovens ventilation holes. Trust us, you will be happy with this inexpensive purchase.
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Use this link to review and purchase one according to your ovens size.
Follow these tips to get the most out of your campervans kitchen! Cooking on the road can be fun way to get friends and family together and create awesome road trip memories.
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