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dcason
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Feb 16, 2017

Baking muffins in rv oven for the first time...gasp!

I want them to come out not burnt and inedible. Actually i've never used my rv oven for anything before...a stove top cooker I am.

So do these ovens typically run hot/cold or any tips? I made diy muffin mix (gluten and dairy free) to bring and want those chocolate muffins to be wonderful.

Donna

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  • Thanks! I do have a pizza stone so I will pop that in there and twirl them while baking.
    Wish me luck!
  • Keep a close eye on them. You may need to rotate the pan so they all get to the same level of done. The 2 RV ovens (and many others) I've used don't cook evenly front to back, but do run pretty true on temp.

    I like to set a timer about halfway through the expected cooking time, and then another one 5 minutes before expected end time. Checking at those points prevents a lot of problems.
  • Go get a pizza stone, a few fire bricks, or an unglazed floor tile. The RV oven is small and not really well insulated. The additional mass makes for much more even cooking.
  • Usually one gets better results using some sort of heat diffuser, such as a pizza stone, paving tile, or air-bake pan under your muffin pan. Just a suggestion. Works a lot better when I whip up a batch of biscuits.
  • Mine runs fine. I've checked it with an infrared thermometer. Make sure it's preheated.