Tips for Cooking in Your Travel Trailer

Cooking in a travel trailer can be a frustrating experience if you’re used to cooking at home. Many campers lack the space of a normal kitchen, and the appliances often underperform in comparison to their residential equivalents. But just because your kitchen is more limited than the kitchen in your house doesn’t mean you’ll be forced to eat only the most basic and boring foods. With a little bit of planning, you can eat just as well on the road as you can when you’re at home.

Use All Your Tools

Cooking in a travel trailer means getting resourceful, and if you want to make the most out of your space, you’ll need to learn to use all the tools you have available. Some people see the microwave as a useful tool while others would rather avoid it in their kitchen. But when you want to steam vegetables, reheat meals, or prepare side dishes, a microwave can be a great way to cook without using extra space. Similarly, a slow cooker doesn’t take up much counter space, but it will cook delicious, simple meals. If you want the taste of home-cooked food without the hassle of an oven or the extra heat production of a stovetop, the slow cooker might be your best bet.

Prepare and Plan

One way you can maximize the storage space in your travel trailer is to do some of the prep work on your food before you even head out. You can break down vegetables into prepared pieces if you know what you will use them for.

A similar approach is to cook your food in batches. Instead of cooking just enough for one night, try cooking enough for a few meals so that the next day you can make a sandwich or some other meal with your leftovers. That way, you don’t have to fire up the grill or oven again. You can also make whole meals ahead of time and freeze them. That way, when it comes to mealtime, you’ll have no food waste and you’ll only be a short reheating away from a hot meal.

Cooking in a travel trailer can be fun if you put some thought into it ahead of time. Of course, if your camper’s kitchen is poorly equipped or has broken appliances, you’ll have a much harder time. If you need assistance with your travel trailer, visit Broadmoor RV in the Tri-Cities, WA. Not only do we have an excellent selection of travel trailers for sale, but we also have a service center staffed by highly trained technicians who will be happy to help you. We proudly serve all those in Seattle and Spokane.