Summer RV Cooking Tips

Above, barbecuing a steak in Yosemite. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When I hit the road last year on my 3-week trek to Metropolis, Illinois, I loaded the freezer in the RV with packages of chicken breasts, hot dogs, ground beef, steaks and salmon. I didn't really buy anything extra as I had these in the house freezer already.

I cooked most of my meals and didn't do too much in the way of restaurant stops. That saved a lot of money. Plus, I made my own coffee in the morning and put what I didn't drink into a Thermos.

Above, ready to eat. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Generally, I kept my meals simple. For steaks, hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken, I used my Weber barbecue. The only meats I cooked inside were the salmon filets.

When I would get low on food supplies, I would buy my groceries at Walmarts along the way.

RV Life has an article with three tips on summer RV cooking.

They start with:

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a full-time RVer or a weekend warrior. When you’re living in a shoe box it’s hard to escape the sweltering heat that bakes our RVs in searing summer sun. On the hottest days our air conditioners will only do so much to take the edge off. Don’t even try to test the limits of your A/C by cooking indoors. The best way to avoid sweating it out in the kitchen is to take meals outside. Keeping your meal plan simple, efficient and outside cuts your prep time in half and makes meals more enjoyable — even as the mercury keeps climbing. 

Whether you’re cooking for one or more, summer living is easier when you follow these three tips for easy summer RV cooking.

To read more, go here.