https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/ 2026-04-16T22:22:24+00:00 https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/ https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:cleaning&rev=1766617124&do=diff DRAFT Doing dishes Some folks use disposable utensils and plates to avoid having to wash them -- this is especially useful if you are water-limited. Others use regular plates, cookware, and utensils and clean them after use. This article is about reusable items. text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:cookware&rev=1766617124&do=diff Cookware stovetop cast iron pots pans souz vide FIxmE pressure cookers Pressure cookers can be extremely useful in a campervan. They can: * save fuel - because cooking times are often dramatically reduced. Dry beans can be cooked in ~30mins at pressure. text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:crockpot&rev=1766617124&do=diff off-grid crockpot cooking <https://amzn.to/2Q6iKl2> Crockpots can be sourced inexpensively ($5-$10) at thrift stores and can use relatively small amounts of current. In addition to the normal uses (stews, chilis, roasts, etc) a crock can be used to * make bread * make cornbread * bake pizza * make lasanga and meatloaf from scratch text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:excess_power&rev=1766617124&do=diff TL;DR: * cooking/reheating with electric appliances can be a cheap and easy way to use up “extra” power. ie, cooking with electric when you have it to spare * but depending on electric cooking/reheating 100% requires power systems too expensive, physically large, and complex for many offgrid 'dwellers. text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:instantpot&rev=1766617124&do=diff Cooking with an Instant Pot offgrid Instant Pots are becoming increasingly common as some vandweller power systems become beefier. While convenient, they are effectively electric pressure cookers + crockpots, both of which are much less demanding of power. Note: instant pots typically require more power than most vehicle-dwellers have on tap, but text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:kitchen&rev=1766617124&do=diff campervan kitchen These large subgroups have their own pages: * Stoves * Cookware * water utensils and implements can opener * Normal use can openers * EZ-duz-it traditional opener - exceptionally well made * side opener - while theoretically safer (no sharp edges on the opened can, they may be more useful when one wants to temporarily reclose the can after partial use. The can lid sits back in place on the cut sides. text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:ovens&rev=1766617124&do=diff Ovens Built-in Ovens Since ovens are large and resource-hungry they are usually only found in more feature-rich van builds or RVs, schoolies, some truck campers, etc. They are only rarely found in cargo vans and class B RVs. The common R/V cutout size for 3-burner ovens is 21 text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:power_and_energy&rev=1766617124&do=diff DRAFT Cooking with electricity: power and energy TLDR * cooking with “small” (low wattage) appliances like crockpots is cheap and easy off most power systems, including tiny power stations and the car's 12v ciggy port. * cooking with “big” (high wattage) appliances like electric kettles, microwaves, or induction cooktops requires $$ infrastructure text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:solar_oven&rev=1766617124&do=diff Words of wisdom: “....the solar oven is a very good mimic of a crock pot slow cooker” - Bob Wells Solar ovens Solar ovens are devices that concentrate and retain heat from the sun to cook foods. They can also used to reheat or to disinfect water. The ovens may have integral cooking containers text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:stoves&rev=1766617124&do=diff Stoves Camping stoves come in two basic types: gaseous (propane/butane/isobutane) or liquid fuel. They are usually single burner units although dual and even triple “suitcase” stoves are available. Propane stoves currently dominate the market due to simplicity, inexpensive design, minimal smell and widespread retail availability of propane bottles. Propane stoves are generally regarded safe to burn indoors with ventilation, fume-wise at least. text/html 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=food:cooking:weight&rev=1766617124&do=diff Measuring ingredients by weight Measuring cooking ingredients by weight can save on cleanup and on the necessity to carry an assortment of measuring cups and spoons. Note: c = cup. tsp = teaspoon. TBS = tablespoon. g = gram. solid ingredients