RV Oven Thanksgiving Dinner! (Recipes and Tips)

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[@grandmapatty1493]

Seeing inside RV's and seeing food cook is always enjoyable.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Grandma Patty thank you! It was a great meal, and very easy to do. Thanks for watching!

[@davidprince1923]

So pretty and a good cook too. Mike you’re a lucky man.

[@WanderingWagners]

+David Prince thanks! 😄

[@fjones6663]

We put a small stone in our RV oven and I cook in it all the time when we are camping. Never burned anything. Thanks for sharing.

[@WonderWhatsNext]

Looks great, we camped for thanksgiving also. Made a fried turkey, but my wife made a bunch inside the camper like a fresh buttermilk pie, spaghetti squash and more. This video should be s testament to others that you can totally cook in the RV oven.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Wonder Whats Next exactly what we wanted it to be. Proof you can cook in your rv oven without issues. Everything was delicious and I definitely plan to show more cooking videos.

[@williamwatterson2499]

Love how you demonstrated the recipes and tips for cooking in an rv.

[@WanderingWagners]

+William Watterson thanks! Cooking is second nature to me so it was really fun showing thanksgiving dinner in the rv!

[@RDLouks]

I too made Thanksgiving Dinner in our RV. (Well most of it anyway) Made Green Bean Casserole, Candied Yams, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Maple Syrup, and Dutch Apple Pie. (My Sister-in-Law baked the turkey, Stuffing, and mashed Taters) Our 2018 Jayco Pinnacle has both the gas oven along with a microwave/convection oven. I used both. I strongly recommend investing in a microwave/Convection oven in whatever you get when you start full-Timing.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Raymond Louks seems most campers come with a convection microwave of theres no oven. I'd like to have both, I don't want to not have a regular oven

[@RDLouks]

I would not want to be without a regular oven either, that is why I do really like the fact our 2018 Jayco Pinnacle 36KPTS came with both. (The Microwave/Convection was an option, but you don't loose the regular oven)

[@arniecribbjr.6718]

We have only baked brownies in our camper oven once. It’s cooks great but definitely heats up the camper. We normally grill outside and use the outdoor kitchen. Glad to see the oven worked well for Thanksgiving !

[@WanderingWagners]

+Arnie Cribb Jr. It really didn't feel that warm when I was cooking all afternoon, and I even had the electric space heater on🤣 but I do get cold easily. brownies sound like a good thing to make in the camper! Lynn

[@WaywardWaggs]

Thanks for sharing. We were just talking about how our Thanksgivings will turn out when we start full timing.

[@navymustang1989]

Keep cooking like that, Lynn! More RV recipes would be wonderful!

[@WanderingWagners]

Thank you! I can't wait to start sharing more camp cooking videos

[@forthrightnight]

Great job on the camera work and the editing, as usual. You two are an interesting couple. Cooking, repairs, projects, camping, it's all good content. Looking forward to you full timing. Cheers from B.C.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Ray Spencer thank you so much! We are kind of unique, but we like it. We hope to show more cooking and rv diverse topics!

[@s_hassell97]

An oven is a must in a camper when I’m finally in the position to buy one. I personally think food tastes better in ovens compared to making some stuff in microwaves. Looks very delicious.

[@WanderingWagners]

+SteveTheTruckGuy we are wanting an oven in our full time rig. An oven doesn't need electricity to work so it's nice to have when boondocking.

[@texasproud3332]

Good video we used to have our thanksgiving dinner when my son lived at home camping in east Texas very much enjoyed it

[@WanderingWagners]

+Kelly D thank you! This dinner was definitely enjoyed. Glad we showed it on video.

[@RainStrom_61]

Thank you for showing cooking but also my type of food. Look forward to more cooking videos.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Lois De Lisle glad you liked the video! I'll be sure to do more cooking videos. Thanks!

[@kayshane1]

This is great! A very nice campground, looks like a great dinner. In my eyes you guys are living the dream. By the way, love the videos.

[@WanderingWagners]

+kayshane1 thanks so much! The dinner was fantastic

[@samamthaj9768]

This was so helpful! We are traveling fulltime right now and I've been so stressed about thanksgiving!!

[@WanderingWagners]

So glad you found it helpful! Nothing to worry about. Know your oven and you'll be just fine! I plan to make Thanksgiving in our RV again this year too😁 good luck

[@germanevision]

Must say, you have a great sense of timing. Nothing burnt and everything cooked well. As you Americans says, in apple pie order!

[@WanderingWagners]

Thank you! I'm not good at a lot of things but cooking and baking is something I'm good at🙂

[@mattr7118]

Yep, she's a keeper! Lol no wonder you snatched her up! Gotta love delicious home cooked meals

[@WanderingWagners]

Thank you! It was delicious and so great to get home cooked meals even while traveling😋

[@TheSadler333]

That's amazing you did all that in a RV! Really enjoyed this video.

[@WanderingWagners]

+TheSadler333 thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun making a cooking video😊

[@traveller9625]

Beautiful job, soooooo I guess the next camper, priority one KITCHEN ! Great video

[@WanderingWagners]

+Traveller a decent kitchen is always a priority to me😉

[@SmoreCampingwiththeSchraggs]

This is a great video! I just told Heather we need to make some videos of her cooking her amazing meals in the camper.

[@mariagaratearambula3639]

You are Awesome! You make it look so easy and delicious.

[@WanderingWagners]

Why thank you! I do enjoy cooking and baking so it made me happy to share that. It was all very delicious too!

[@SomeChocolatexoxo]

Wow. I sat down to watch and realized I've never seen bread stuffing made, let along in an rv. I'm from Texas, and I'm use to cornbread dressing..

[@WanderingWagners]

+Southerncoco haha yep, stuffing is made from bread up here. I'm aware of cornbread stuffing, but never made it. I don't think I'd like the sweetness of the cornbread in stuffing. I'm not big on sweet, on a savory dish. Seems almost everything in the south is sweet though 😅

[@barbdelhagen1057]

I love to see more cooking videos. I am still learning how to do everything in my oven. Lots of burned cinnamon rolls. Lol

[@WanderingWagners]

+barb delhagen I definitely plan to show more cooking videos! You basically just don't cook things at the suggested temp on packages. If you do, you have to watch it closely, for shorter times.

[@amysue8699]

I can't have gluten either and that stuffing and the pie crust looked amazing. Yum! Thanks for sharing.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Amy Sue thank you! I plan to share more cooking videos, and recipes like this in future videos!

[@user-gh8sl7iu3y]

I am so happy you made this video, ty! This will be my first Thanksgiving dinner in our RV and I was wondering how much of a “traditional” T’giving dinner I might do at our campsite. I think I will do our turkey outdoors, at the beach, on the grill/smoker to free up more oven space & time for appetizers and sides. Hope you have another wonderful Thanksgiving feast 2018. Thanks again.

[@WanderingWagners]

Glad my video helped! It's completely doable to cook anything in your RV. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!

[@annerobinson570]

Thank you really enjoyed your meal. great job

[@WanderingWagners]

+ANNE Robinson thank you, Anne!

[@gregbennett3720]

Looking Good!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving

[@WanderingWagners]

+Greg Bennett thank you! It was delicious😋

[@RVHabit]

Great video. You definitely seem to have a natural knack for cooking. I love cooking so I'm always up for watching a cooking video.

[@WanderingWagners]

+RV Habit thank you! I'm am avid cook/ baker and have cooked since I was a kid. I'm looking forward to making more cooking videos!

[@anthoneyalfred471]

I love this video

[@Scrambler85]

Nice Video, Happy Thanksgiving

[@WanderingWagners]

+J.G. Conumdrum thank you, and happy thanksgiving to you as well😊

[@tennesseetraveller402]

Nice job. We had so many dishes and so many cooking areas/times, my wife made a simple timeline as to when to start everything. We had the oven, slow cooker, instant pot, and grill/smoker all going at the same time. This after cooking pies/cakes/breads the day before.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Tennessee Traveller thank you! I Enjoy multi tasking and this meal was pretty simple and easy, even in the smaller space. Everything was finished and hot about the same time, except the pie which was for later anyhow.😄

[@sherbertandjc]

Would love to see you cook more in the rv.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Sheila Herbert thank you for your feedback! I hope to show lots more rv cooking😊🍽

[@SmoreCampingwiththeSchraggs]

Heather made me gluten free stuffing for me also. It was wonderful!

[@WanderingWagners]

+Schraggin' Wagon the leftovers are all gone😓but stuffing is super easy to make so I make it throughout the year. It's even better with gf bread, imo!

[@albertoparra8209]

Everything looks yummy 😋

[@WanderingWagners]

+Alberto Parra thank you! Everything turned out just right and was really delicious!

[@retiresoon5639]

Great RV cooking show..Next it will be Wandering about cooking with the Wagners.LOL.. have a blessed day. :

[@WanderingWagners]

+Lyndel Carpenter haha I do plan to show more cooking since it looks like people enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@starlight9716]

Your cooking video was superb, need to do more of them! 40+ years of cooking, I never knew the turkey was suppose to rest, for how long? You are such a good and educational cook . Keep up the awesome videos. some video's!

[@WanderingWagners]

+starlight9716 thank you! All meat should rest after it's cooked, before cutting etc. Smaller things like burgers &steak rest for at least 5 minutes and larger things like roast and turkeys should rest about 20 minutes. Ill be sure to do more cooking videos!

[@nweaver450]

Nice work. Martha Stewart would need a kitchen with twice the square footage of the entire camper to do that. Btw you guys have got to be the bravest campers out there to do that. Not so much doing thanksgiving in a camper but giving your dog's turkey to eat in a camper. No way I'd risk being trapped in a camper with the aftermath from our dog eating turkey.

[@WanderingWagners]

+5Oh campers thank you! The dogs didn't get a lot, but they're never gassy with meat! 😊

[@AK-bx8gs]

GREAT job showing how that RV oven works. That was impressive! More meals would be great. Have you ever done a meatloaf in there? I've done cornbread in there for our chili but that's about it. It's usually 90 degrees when we go and way to hot for oven food. Ha One of these years we'll get back out in cooler weather.

[@WanderingWagners]

+A K thank you! I don't think I've done meatloaf, but I wouldn't hesitate to make one. I've made ribs, twice baked potatoes, biscuits pies etc. It does seem to get moot frequent use during spring and fall but mostly because we grill during the summer.

[@getdowntheroad3971]

Y'all are just awesome... How 'bout a WX report? Thursday morning it was 30°F at Lake Anna SP. We woke up in the house. The camper was in storage. It was a beautiful weekend tho'. Keep 'em coming.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Get Down The Road thanks! During this video is was in the 40s during the day, windy, and dipped below freezing at night. But there's a heat wave today, and it's going to be almost 60!

[@toddramsay977]

Wow, great video. Let me know what campground you'll be at next year. I'll be at your door step. LOL. You could give classes on how to cook in an R.V. or make a cookbook and sell it at bass pro Cabelas and camping world.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Todd Ramsay haha we never know what campground we'll be at weekend to weekend, let alone next year. Thr rv cookbook is s great idea though!

[@tgmcfly3568]

Awesome video again look forward to more cooking videos happy holidays👍🏿😊

[@WanderingWagners]

+TG McFly thank you! Happy holidays to you as well. I'm exited to show more cooking in upcoming videos

[@Forest_Actual]

Somebody got a new Trainco hat!! lol

[@WanderingWagners]

+M. Forest Shipps it's not new, but it isn't as grungy as the other one... yet!

[@mwrcrft]

Yum

[@WanderingWagners]

+Matt Robin thank you!

[@oldtexan]

Nice meal. You show a lot of confidence when you cook. You made me nervous when your hand was moving around that open can lid.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Scott Seese thank you! I've been cooking for many years so I'm pretty confident in my skills. No worries my hand wasn't that close to the can edge, but the angle of the camera did make it look closer. I normally use a no - cut can opener with soft edges, but it's not in the camper... yet!

[@cantunderstandfoolishpeeps2036]

get a pizza stone it makes the heat distribute more evenly.

[@WanderingWagners]

Thanks but Never had a need for one. It did great without it. 😁 all my RV ovens have been good

[@Cdentonphr]

OK - that was awesome!! NOW I'm super hungry & for turkey!! Lol Loved seeing a full Thanksgiving dinner being cooked in your RV and using an RV oven. I'm not an RVer yet - in the dreaming, scheming, learning & praying stage of becoming a RVer and full time!! Everthing looked perfect and yummy! In watching videos about RVs I've noticed more and more RVs going to convection/microwave ovens in place of real ovens with a microwave. So, I'm doing a bit of research in which would possibly be the better option for me when I FINALLY get to get a rig! I'm wondering - do you happen to know or can estimate how much propane was used in making your turkey meal plus pies? Thinking that it's a good measure for understanding propane usage for a meal that might take longer; considering stove top & oven time in baking a turkey plus stuffing and a pie would take a bit longer to cook than a regular dinner meal. Any thoughts on having an oven and microwave vs just a convection microwave? Since I've gotten really hungry from watching you making turkey dinner - I'm off to find something to eat! 😄 Blessings!!

[@markmurphy9625]

Wow.. we are afraid to use the oven even with a pizza stone in there, but you took that fear away... Not a burn box...lol

[@WanderingWagners]

+Mark Murphy haha glad I could help! This oven is the smaller of the 2 oven sizes, so I just adjust the temp/ times accordingly. This dinner turned out amazing!

[@Captleemo]

That was very interesting. Do you ever do any crock pot cooking?

[@WanderingWagners]

+Lee Mullen i have a croc pot at home and it doesn't get much use. Occasionally I'll use it but I prefer the oven, and grill I guess.

[@thunderbird97]

Don't forget to put batteries back in smoke detectors when done cooking.

[@WanderingWagners]

+thunderbird97 they were never removed haha

[@thunderbird97]

wow thats amazing, maybe check make sure batteries are good,probably did that when you change time few weeks ago, mine go off all the time when i turn burner or oven on

[@WanderingWagners]

+thunderbird97 they're good. They go off for campfire smoke🤣

[@rogerkern]

Love the bread comment that’s what mike needs... lol sounds like my wife and it’s all good

[@WanderingWagners]

+Roger K haha Mike was put on a gluten free diet when he had lead poisoning. He can have it in small doses but I generally cook and bake gluten free for him. I prefer gluten free bread actually haha

[@bmegel29]

I have yet to make a good gluten free pie crust. Please share your recipe. Also, you said Mike if GF - a great GF beer is Omission. It's actually "gluten reduced", but I have celiac disease and can drink it just fine. :)

[@WanderingWagners]

+Brenda Megel i have a few I use, but because I don't use recipes, I just eyeball and measure by gut like a chef haha so i can try to find a few recipes that are close to what I use and share those!

[@markj7209]

Thanks for the cooking video. Everything looked great. We eat gluten free and had stuffing and pumpkin pie like you both. We use Udi’s gluten free bread from Costco. What do you use? When you eat frozen pizza, do you go gluten free for that, too? How were the redskins and cheese and the mashed cauliflower. They looked tasty, too. You can’t go wrong with potatoes and cheese. Please keep the cooking videos coming along with any gluten free favorites. I love your channel. Good luck and keep smiling.

[@WanderingWagners]

+Mark J we like udi'd but I used Schar brand multi grain bread in the video. It's not frozen in the store like udi's is and a whole loaf makes the perfect amount of stuffing! Yes, the frozen pizza is also gluten free. Our favorites are freshetta. Or I'll make my own dough and do the homemade pizza. The potatoes turned out awesome! Mashed cauliflower was the perfect side dish as well! Ill be sure to male more cooking videos, thanks for watching and for your comment!

[@joelknedel5146]

wow this one i love. just mad because i'm not with you two on this lol

[@WanderingWagners]

+joel knedel haha thank you! It was delicious and I definitely plan to show more of my cooking 😊🍽😋

[@peppergrower1891]

Do you use a baking stone for even heat ? Mike you eat well for a truck driver. LOL. Love you guys video's

[@WanderingWagners]

+Pepper Man nope, no stone. Never felt the need for one. Just adjust the temp / times and that's it. I'm an avid baker/ cook so I have that 5th sense for baking... like I mentioned, I don't even use recipes. haha Mike knows he won the lottery when it comes to my cooking skills😅 thank you for watching!

[@yooperslots6026]

You are the Julia Child's of the RV world.

[@WanderingWagners]

+yooper slots thank you! 😁🍽

[@timlist4173]

was searching for rv baking and came across your video. Do you find the rv oven does/does not cook evenly? Have you tried using a ceramic stone (cooking stone) to help if it didn't cook evenly? Thanks. The meal sounds delicious.

[@WanderingWagners]

Each oven is different, you just have to try. With this oven it cooked fairly even but with certain things we needed to turn them halfway through. In our current RV (Airstream) with a dometic oven, that is bigger than the oven in this Jayco white Hawk dometic oven, it cooks perfectly even, and I use the exact temp for everything without burning or turning. I've never used a pizza stone. Unnecessary if you know how your oven cooks. Once you start using it, you'll love it! I love showing people that RV ovens are NOT A BURN BOX as many like to call them.

[@WanderingWagners]

In this video we had a Jayco white Hawk with a smaller dometic oven, it cooked pretty well but I did have to use lower temps and sometimes turn things in the middle of cooking but it did great! In our current oven which is a larger dometic we can cook at the desired temps and times and it cooks evenly and doesn't burn things. You just have to learn your own and test it. Depending on its size, temps and times may vary. I've never used a pizza stone and found them unnecessary. I spend a lot of time using my oven and spreading the word that they are not burn boxes like a lot of others claim. Good luck!😁

[@moondancer5115]

Can't believe the turkey fit in the oven😮 good to know😏 how's the rv hunting going ?

[@WanderingWagners]

+julie ross it was just over 5# so it wasn't that big, but plenty big for us! The rv hunting is going well, we're narrowing down our options and talking to dealers more often😊

[@moondancer5115]

Ps, yes...more cooking would be awesome. Right now, my retired husband does most of the cooking, but it'll be all me when we go full time. So, I'm watching alot of cooking in an rv videos. Do you have an instant pot? Thinking of getting one.

[@WanderingWagners]

+julie ross we don't but have heard wonderful things about them. It's something we might consider if we have room when we're full time. My kitchenaid mixer takes space priority though 🤣

[@SmoreCampingwiththeSchraggs]

CAMPER PIE...... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@kevykev38]

Yuk,gluten free bread

[@WanderingWagners]

It tastes the same. Besides, with stuffing/dressing drier bread works best. Gluten free food tastes the same as gluten food. The recipe works for any bread. Not to mention a lot of people need to be gluten free, so this let's them know that this can work for them.