I'd use the oven but Graham uses the door as a step to crawl up onto the counter to get into things and has bent the door hinges to where it doesn't close all the way. When I bake something, like pizza (priorities) I have to sit in front of the door and prop it shut.
Also, using the stove and oven uses up propane and we've run out of that enough times in the middle of the night in below-zero weather to try to save it for heating purposes only. We once went through $80 or TWO bottles of propane in 50 hours during a cold snap last December. No Bueno.
And so, I have decided to compile a small list of the five appliances that I can not live (or cook) without while living in an RV. Or ever, ONCE we move into a bigger house with a bigger kitchen. Also, this is a good list for college students or bachelors or people who just don't like to cook.
#1
The Egg Cooker:
This little cooker packs a BIG punch. I can make hardboiled, softboiled, scrambled or over easy eggs. It makes it easy to make breakfast sandwiches or a quick and healthy snack for the kids. My kids love eggs! And it makes eating a healthy breakfast easy for me in the morning. I'll crack the eggs into the little tray and add a few slices of chicken and apple sausage to them and my breakfast is done in seven minutes using steam to cook it. And the best thing? Easiest clean up ever. Any residual egg will dry and just fall out of the tray. No more scrubbing scorched egg off of pans.
#2
The Magic bullet
(Don't mind the post work-out hair, face, whatever in that last picture) I make a lot of shakes. Kyle enjoys ice cream shakes, my kids enjoy nutritous breakfast shakes or fruit smoothies and I enjoy all of the above. I love how easy it is to store, pull out, whip something up, clean and put away. It's also good for making Pico de Gallo or guacamole. Or strawberry cream cheese. Mmmmmm....
#3
The George Foreman Grill:
I just bought this but it has become a daily-use appliance. In my effort to be able to cook healthy I grill up chicken breasts on this and add it to a salad. Ive done grilled sandwiches on this, too. I love it and am excited to see what else I can use it for. It also cleans up easily with a wipe.
#4
The Keurig 2.0
I almost did not put this in the camper because it takes up so much space. Kyle loves hot apple cider and the kids love hot chocolate so I have been informed that I need to get my priorities straight. Also, it heats water to make instant oatmeal which my kids love in the mornings. Not the healthiest but whatever. I also love being able to make a quick cup of coffee! Or two....
#5
The Electric Pressure Cooker:
This. The piece de resistance. The machine that lets me cook spaghetti in one pot. I can cook soup in 8 minutes. A roast in less that an hour. Lasagna. The electric pressure cooker. It has replaced my crockpot. I love being able to throw stuff in and have it all be cooked in the time it takes for me to shove everything off of the table and set it. This means I don't have to wait several hours until dinner is done. The dinner options are endless. It's my best fwend.............that lives in my closet because it doesn't fit anywhere else in the limited storage space of a camper.
Well, there you have it. Short and sweet. The appliances that keep me sane and my family well-fed. Even if you don't live in a camper, but just need something to help make your life easier and maybe healthier.
Just a few meals I've whipped up in the pressure cooker....
