I read a lot here and have learn a ton of stuff! But sometimes you'll remember your mistakes. I don't camp a lot during the heat of the summer here in Texas, but some times, you gotta do what you gotta do!Anyway, my DD and her hubby wanted to go camping with us (first time for hubby to go with us)! DD is expecting and I wanted to try and make her comfortable. She wanted to bake a froze pizza, well when you don't really think things thru, I'm firing up the oven! About half way to being done, I just sit and watch the temp rise! No, not in the oven, inside the camper. Started about 77 and watch it climb right on to about 86. Lucky for us it wasn't one of those really HOT days! I informed DW that there will be no more oven use during the summer, unless we are at 8000 feet!

:) :) live and learn! Next time, bake it in your BBQ!!!!

We have a large toaster oven and bake outside when the weather is warm. RV ovens are typically so small that you don't lose much capacity from a toaster oven.

We do not use ours much during hot weather, but do always run the vent over the range to get most of the hot air out when we do.

We bake our pizzas on the grill when on the road or at home. We also like cooking as much outside when traveling along with keeping the heat outside it keeps a lot of the smells from lingering inside the RV.

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BubbaChris
Explorer
Jul 08, 2014
If you're thinking of using a Pizza Stone on a grill, don't use the very cheap ones made from soapstone. Look for cordierite mentioned on the packaging. They are much more resistant to thermal shock (making them less likely to crack).

I've worked in kitchen stores for nearly 6 years. I like to recommend things that will get the job done AND last for more than one use.
Halmfamily
Explorer
Jul 09, 2014
We use our oven on every trip. We turn on the exhaust fan over the stove/oven and it sucks the heat venting out of the back stove. Fiver does not heat up and once oven has cooled down turn the fan off.
Boxerslave
Explorer
Jul 09, 2014
In our trailer the fan does not vent outside, just blows inside thru a screen. Would love for someone to explain how to bbq pizza. Dave
pasusan
Explorer
Jul 09, 2014
Halmfamily wrote:
We use our oven on every trip. We turn on the exhaust fan over the stove/oven and it sucks the heat venting out of the back stove. Fiver does not heat up and once oven has cooled down turn the fan off.
Same here! But then, I did replace my fan with a nice quiet one so we don't mind it being on.
Kampinkate
Explorer
Jul 09, 2014
I make pizza on the gas grill at home. I buy the dough, roll it out, coat both sides with a little olive oil. Put the flattened dough on the grill for maybe 5 minutes, flip add your toppings (to the already cooked side) and close the cover. Cook until your bottom crust and toppings are done (5 to 10 minutes). Nice and crispy.
Eric_Lisa
Explorer II
Jul 09, 2014
Halmfamily wrote:
We use our oven on every trip. We turn on the exhaust fan over the stove/oven and it sucks the heat venting out of the back stove. Fiver does not heat up and once oven has cooled down turn the fan off.

Friday is pizza night, which coincides with heading out camping for the weekend. We have cooking pizzas in the camper oven down to a science as these RV gas ovens tend to easily burn the bottom of take-n-bake pies.

It's a gas oven. Of course we turn on the hood fan. If that doesn't cut it, a minute or two of the Fan-Tastic fan will provide plenty of ventilation.

We don't hesitate to use the oven. That is what it is there for.

-Eric
ependydad
Explorer
Jul 10, 2014
We don't use our oven for the most part. In fact, we were just talking about how hard it might be to install a dishwasher in its space.
FunnyCamper
Explorer II
Jul 14, 2014
Halmfamily wrote:
We use our oven on every trip. We turn on the exhaust fan over the stove/oven and it sucks the heat venting out of the back stove. Fiver does not heat up and once oven has cooled down turn the fan off.

U must be not in 100 deg. temps with the ACs working their hardest with a 40 ft camper and HOW acs are placed :)

fan works so much for us, then it is all ABOUT the heat being generated.

I think it is truly about location, temps outside, acs ya have and all that.

a fan over the stove works well in certain situations, not for most I would think if it was OUR temps etc. during a certain trip.
PAThwacker
Explorer
Jul 14, 2014
Friends don't let friends buy popups!
Halmfamily
Explorer
Jul 15, 2014
FunnyCamper wrote:
Halmfamily wrote:
We use our oven on every trip. We turn on the exhaust fan over the stove/oven and it sucks the heat venting out of the back stove. Fiver does not heat up and once oven has cooled down turn the fan off.

U must be not in 100 deg. temps with the ACs working their hardest with a 40 ft camper and HOW acs are placed :)

fan works so much for us, then it is all ABOUT the heat being generated.

I think it is truly about location, temps outside, acs ya have and all that.

a fan over the stove works well in certain situations, not for most I would think if it was OUR temps etc. during a certain trip.

Live and camp in Alabama. 90°'s and high humidity, typical Alabama summer weather. We have a 40' fiver, four slides with a 15000 and 13500 BTU A/C's. The minute the oven comes on to the time it cools down the vent fan is on. We have one A/C over the kitchen ducted to front living room and bathroom, ducts to rear bedroom have been closed off. If needed we will turn on rear non ducted bedroom A/C and leave bedroom door open. Yearly I pull apart my A/C's and clean both evaporator and condenser coils to ensure optimum cooling.
On a typical summer day only main A/C stays on set to 74° and it will cycle on/off until around 3:00 pm and then stays on until 8:00 or 9:00 pm.

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