At the risk of starting a battle here I have to ask what do people think of ovens in RVs?I have read that they are notoriously hot on the bottom and cooking is not "even". Is that why they seem to have been taken over by convection ovens?Or is it that they seldom get used and people look at them as unnecessary weight?I am an old tent camper and have never owned an RV so I have no experience with there ovens. We are planning to get our RV next year and travel the country. My lady says that she has to have an oven and one that works like at home. I would sure hate to have to leave her home while I travel. Can anyone let me know how I can solve this oven issue?

The heat in an rv oven is notoriously uneven. We have placed a thick 'Green Egg' pizza stone in ours and with a preheat the stone spreads the heat very well and now the oven works like a home oven.

Are they exactly like a home oven, no.Are they the quality of a Wolf or Viking, no.But, they will bake up a great batch of Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls on a cold rainy morning.We like ours and use it.

It really takes two people and a blowtorch to get the pilot lite submissive completed and turn on the main gas. Mine is so safe it will never get above room temperature. If any one figures out how to get down on the floor, looking under the burner, hold a lit butane match lite under the pilot, while holding in the gas burner knob in best position without looking, seeing the 1/8 inch pilot come on and turning the oven gas on,,,,easily I would like a full description of their technique. Best part of this is I do not have to use oven cleaner.pops

We have always used ours, heat distribution depends on each oven, the one we have now is a little uneven, last trailer worked as good as home unit. I have to get on my knees to light it, but my wife can just bend over while holding the gas knob and light it with the propane match and see what she is doing.

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BigBlockTank
Explorer
Sep 25, 2014
We used the one in our toy Hauler all the time, with no real problems. No, it's not a $4000 convection oven, but it cooks just fine.

We just got a motorhome, and haven't tried that one yet, but it's the same kind, so I expect the same service from it too. A pizza stone is a good idea, but don't forget to leave it in the oven, and preheat it along with the oven.
John___Angela
Explorer
Sep 25, 2014
We use ours routinely. Works well.
WyoTraveler
Explorer
Sep 25, 2014
In our s&b my DW insisted on buying a Viking range when we built. What a piece of junk. We have a convection microwave in our MH. DW loves it. I actually get to eat rolls and cookies that aren't burned on the bottom. DW now wants to haul the Viking off to the dump and get a convection microwave for the s&b. If we ever have another s&b it will have a Wolf not a Viking. In the meantime as a previous post has suggested a pizza stone helps a lot. I bought a 15 X 20 X 3/4 inch pizza stone for our Viking and it has helped. Now it bakes but still supports the repairman quite a bit.
elivi8
Explorer
Sep 25, 2014
Always use it! We cook a turkey or anything else. Use a pizza stone, it will help immensely.

Ryan
amandasgramma
Explorer
Sep 25, 2014
traveylin wrote:
It really takes two people and a blowtorch to get the pilot lite submissive completed and turn on the main gas. Mine is so safe it will never get above room temperature. If any one figures out how to get down on the floor, looking under the burner, hold a lit butane match lite under the pilot, while holding in the gas burner knob in best position without looking, seeing the 1/8 inch pilot come on and turning the oven gas on,,,,easily I would like a full description of their technique. Best part of this is I do not have to use oven cleaner.

pops
I agree.....HARD to light!!! Until I discovered I don't need to have the knob on at LIGHT. I flip the knob to whatever temp I want, bend over and start waving the "striker" in the approx area of the pilot light. :) :) works every time. And do NOT tell me I'm going to blow up.

As for my ovens....in a former rig, oven worked beautifully, everything came out perfect. In this rig, so-so. This one take 45 minutes to get up to temp!!!!!!! New rig (delivery next week -- YAY), we'll see. I'll test it in the first 2 days. :) :)
BB_TX
Nomad
Sep 25, 2014
Definitely a pizza stone in the bottom. Cooks very well with one. We use both the conventional oven and the microwave/convection oven for baking depending on what we are oooking.
Dr_Quick
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2014
In our oven we put a piece of aluminum foil on top of the burner shied, and it has helped with the bottom of items baked from getting to brown or crusty.
Rolling_Condo
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2014
I have owned 3 TT,s and have used the ovens in each of them extensively. Just like at home. Like others I use an unglazed tile and 'air bake' cookie sheets under pans and have great success.
2oldman
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2014
Oven.. give it up? 2014
korbe
Explorer
Sep 25, 2014
Our oven is very basic and not too easy to light. Which is fine cause we're campin' and don't do much baking at all. We do enjoy cookin a berry pie each year after pickin the fruit while out an about. We have found a pizza stone above the burner helps distribute the heat.