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RV ovens are like mischievous little goblins—sometimes they behave, sometimes they randomly decide to incinerate your dinner. I swear mine has two settings: lukewarm and surface of the sun.
The other night, I attempted a simple roast chicken. Everything looked fine when I popped it in. Half an hour later, I open the oven door and—whoosh—instant facial. My beautiful golden-brown chicken? Charred on top, raw in the middle. I had to flip it over like it was a pancake and try again. By the time I was done, I felt like I had completed an episode of RV Kitchen Nightmares.
So, what’s the secret? Apparently, using a baking stone, an oven thermometer, and turning your food halfway through might help avoid crispy tragedies. Or you can just embrace the chaos and call it “campfire-style cooking.” Who else has an oven that keeps them on their toes?
The Great RV Baking Sheet Hunt
Why is it that every standard baking tray I own is about 2cm too wide for my RV oven? You’d think finding a simple baking sheet that actually fits would be easy. Nope. I’ve done the whole “angle it and hope for the best” trick, but that usually ends with me scraping melted cheese off the oven walls.
After way too much trial and error, I finally found a quarter-sheet pan that just fits. Victory! Until I realized that means I can now only make six cookies at a time. It’s like my oven is rationing my desserts. If anyone out there has cracked the code on finding perfectly sized bakeware for their RV oven, please share. My cookie-loving soul depends on it.
Can an RV Oven Cook a Full Christmas Dinner? Let’s Find Out.
Every year, I get a little too ambitious with my RV cooking. Last Christmas, I thought, “Why not cook a full holiday dinner in my campervan?” Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, the whole works.
Turns out, squeezing a roast turkey into an RV oven is an Olympic-level challenge. I had to settle for a turkey breast because my oven is the size of a shoebox. The stuffing? Cooked in a frying pan. The potatoes? Roasted in batches because I only have one shelf. It was basically a juggling act of swapping dishes in and out, and I won’t lie—there were moments of panic.
But when we finally sat down, in the middle of the woods, with fairy lights strung up outside and plates full of homemade food, it was totally worth it. Who else has attempted big meals in a tiny kitchen? I need to hear your successes (or hilarious failures).
The Day I Learned About Oven Thermometers
I used to trust my RV oven’s temperature dial. I figured, “It says 180°C, so it must be 180°C.” Oh, how naïve I was.
After a series of undercooked brownies and overcooked casseroles, I finally bought an oven thermometer. Turns out, my oven was lying to me this entire time—it runs 30 degrees hotter than what the dial says. That explains why my cookies always looked like they spent a little too much time in the sun.
Now, I preheat my oven, check the thermometer, and adjust accordingly. No more burnt biscuits or half-baked lasagnas! If you don’t have an oven thermometer yet, trust me—get one. Your taste buds will thank you.
The RV Oven Survival Guide 🚐🔥🍕
RV ovens have their quirks, but after a lot of trial and error (and a few near disasters), I’ve learned a few tricks to make cooking in them less of an extreme sport. If your RV oven has a personality of its own, these tips might just save your dinner:
🔥 Preheat longer than you think – Your oven says it’s hot, but it’s lying. Give it an extra 5-10 minutes unless you like surprises.
📏 Invest in a tiny baking sheet – Because trying to cram a full-size one in will only lead to heartbreak and a mess.
🧱 Use a pizza stone (even if you’re not making pizza) – It helps distribute heat evenly so you don’t end up with food that’s half raw, half incinerated.
♨️ Rotate everything halfway through – Unless you enjoy the mystery of having one side burnt and the other still defrosting.
🛑 Don’t trust the temperature dial – Get an oven thermometer and prepare to be shocked at how much your oven is gaslighting you.
🚿 Line the bottom with foil or a liner – Because scrubbing melted cheese off the bottom of an RV oven is a task I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.
Who else has learned these lessons the hard way? What’s your best RV oven hack?
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