Cooking in the caravan

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  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited October 2016 #32

    As the previous comments we use all the equipment as supplied in the van. The one extra piece of equipment that Her Ladyship likes for our extended trips away is a 'slow cooker' or a crockpot as they are now called. Nothing better than coming back to the
    van after a day out to a meal ready made!

    OH never worries about cooking the evening meal ............ I do all the cooking Winking

     

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited October 2016 #33

    We use oven and hob for cooking, we have even cooked our Xmas dinner in the van on a number of occasions, 

    We have been away in the 'van over Christmas for the last 6 or 7 years. I do undertake advanced prep for Christmas time however. I prepare my own roasters ready to go in the oven - not enamoured with Aunt Bessies. I make some portions of bechemel sauce in
    advance and some portions of duchess potato. These are frozen in readiness. 

  • katieb
    katieb Forum Participant Posts: 74
    edited October 2016 #34

     

    We have been away in the 'van over Christmas for the last 6 or 7 years. I do undertake advanced prep for Christmas time however. I prepare my own roasters ready to go in the oven - not enamoured with Aunt Bessies. I make some portions of bechemel sauce in
    advance and some portions of duchess potato. These are frozen in readiness. 

    Easy T

    Please let me know which site you are staying on this Xmas and the pitch number!

  • LEON
    LEON Forum Participant Posts: 24
    edited October 2016 #35

    Numerous Sunday dinners and even Chrisrnas day dinners all cooked in the van.

  • EasyT
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    edited October 2016 #36

     

     

    Easy T

    Please let me know which site you are staying on this Xmas and the pitch number!

    Happy

  • surburban2000
    surburban2000 Forum Participant Posts: 84
    edited October 2016 #37

    CoolI all ways buy frosen TVdinners and po em in the handydandy microwave no mor gas hob Im gone all electric no mor gas J&I

  • paul56
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    edited October 2016 #38

    We do cook in the van and it is a thought as to how much cooking equipment we have - oven, grill, 4 gas rings, microwave, toaster inside and a charcoal bbq, electric griddle for outside and a Ramoska for either in or out - we do carry some stuff don't we
    and they all get used!

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  • gygafo
    gygafo Forum Participant Posts: 51
    edited October 2016 #40

    We cook in our little 2 berth most of the time, unless there is a good pub with reasonably priced food near by. I  regularly do curries (from scratch) with all the trimmings on a Saturday night, I just leave the kitchen window open with the fly screen down
    while using the oven and hob. No problem :)

  • bestboy
    bestboy Forum Participant Posts: 302
    edited October 2016 #41

    BBQ, one electric ring, electric steamer, George Forman and a small slow cooker, saves electricity and cooler outdoors in summer. We do use the vans facilities in winter though.

     

     

  • Jood
    Jood Forum Participant Posts: 120
    edited October 2016 #42

    I missed busfest this year which was a real shame as the lineup was right up my street. 

    CamperJam does 'cooking in a camper' and it's usually oversubscribed. Does busfest have a theme of what to cook?

    To my knowledge there was no 'theme' for the 'Cooking in a Camper' at Busfest. Amazing to think there were only 2 entrants if the Camper Jam one is usually over-subscribed. Hope to check it out next year

  • thewanderers
    thewanderers Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited October 2016 #43

    We have cooked a full Christmas dinner in our van on more than one occasion - yes on Christmas Day. Great fun and so easy if you take care and cheat a little bit. We bought a turkey crown and roast potatoes etc . Cooked them all in roasting bags and no mess
    in the oven. 

    Dave

  • Wildwood
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    edited October 2016 #44

    We have cooked a full Christmas dinner in our van on more than one occasion - yes on Christmas Day. Great fun and so easy if you take care and cheat a little bit. We bought a turkey crown and roast potatoes etc . Cooked them all in roasting bags and no mess
    in the oven. 

    Dave

    We have done a Christmas cake in the oven. Not on site but in the drive. We had a power cut which meant no cooker in the house so used the gas in the caravan and got one of best we have ever had.

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