As our Coastal Winter Season approaches, some good warm comfort food cooking starts to sound good!
Winter brings more use of the R.V. cook stove. Most R.V’s are equipped with an LP appliance that has 2 or 3 burners and an oven. It is smaller than a household stove, (keep that in mind while stocking your cookware) and does cook as hot as a gas appliance in your home. Baking and cooking may take a few minutes longer. Ovens may not heat as evenly. To assist in baking, a baking stone is a handy item to own. Make sure it is small enough to allow heat to flow around the rack. Once it is hot it helps maintain even heat while baking. There are many resources for tasty recipes that RV’ers have developed. Easy way to find them: Google R.V. recipes!!
How do you light the oven? Always with a long BBQ lighter! It is tempting to leave the pilot light on, because it is necessary to get down to floor level to see where to light the pilot! Please don’t leave the pilot lit! It uses up the oxygen in your R.V.! not to mention using up LP. NEVER NEVER use oven or burners to heat the R.V.!!! Best practice cautions when preparing to use your oven: Turn on your stove vent fan. Check your BBQ lighter for function. Find position to see the pilot, and be able to reach it with your lighter. Follow instructions on your stove to engage the Pilot Light. Hold ignited lighter to pilot until flame comes on. Remove your lighter, watch the pilot to make sure it holds the flame. Set your desired temperature, burner should ignite.
When cooking on top burners, cover pans as much as possible. This helps items to heat faster, hold even temperature and keeps the extra moisture out of your R.V. Always cook with the stove vent fan on. Remember to look at your vent cover to make sure it opens when you engage the fan. Some vents have tabs on the outside/interior cover that keeps it shut during transport or rain. Some have a tab or lever inside under the edge of the vent hood inside to secure the vent. Keep your vent filters clean to ensure long term operation. Some filters slide out to the side, others have small spring clips that release when pulled down.
If you plan to use an electric appliance to cook, try to do so when electric power usage by the A/C and other parts of the R.V. is at minimum. Do not plug your electric appliance in the slide out outlets. Use them in GFCI outlets, in the kitchen area, that will trip if power draw is over loaded. Please do not use the “extra outlet extensions” that plug into your outlets!
Remember!! When a breaker trips, it is doing it’s Job, which is protecting your R.V. circuits, appliances and you from unnecessary expense and in worst case, a fire!
Safe Travels for those going away for the holiday, and for those coming for the Winter Season!!
We Wish All a HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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361-524-8707
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We appreciate ALL of our customer support!
Thom and Alice
