oldbutspry Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 So I was just tearing apart the remains of the Christmas turkey. My wife is teasing me a bit about making a mess saying, "See? If you were doing this in an RV there'd be turkey all over the windows, TV and sofa!" Now, she might have been exaggerating slightly but it got me to thinking about cooking food. Are there foods you avoid because they are too messy? Or maybe even too stinky? Or some other reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Grill on the patio area. Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 There are foods we prefer to cook outside on the grill of course, but I can't think of any we wouldn't cook inside if the grill wasn't available for some reason. Yep, we've even cooked a whole turkey in the oven, and I don't recall it being a particularly messy operation. Vent fans and air freshener take care of most of the cooking odor problems. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFDR3116 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 We would cook any food inside. It is our home.. If you clean it, you won't have odors any more than you would in a house. That's assuming also that you use your fan, open a window once in awhile etc. Even a house will smell for a short time after cooking some foods. The ONLY thing I do not do is any deep frying. Pat DeJong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeyres Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 We will cook anything inside. Run the fan, open the door, whatever. Its our home and we treat it as such. 2007 Arctic Fox 32.5 rls for full-timing, now sold. 2014 Sunnybrook Sunset Creek 267rl for the local campgrounds now that we are off the road2007 Silverado 2500 diesel Loving Green Valley, AZ (just South of Tucson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twotoes Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I won’t cook anything that will make me fat lol lol lol 2015 Itasca Ellipse 42QD 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Hard Rock Edition 2021 Harley Street Glide Special Fulltimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 when i had my rv i would never cook fish inside the rv. 2000 Itasca Horizon DP (Got Total During Irma). Vice President of Charlotte County Defenders LE MC http://charlotte.defenderslemc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff & Suzanne Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Mebbe I wouldn't cook a pig in the ground. . .not enough storage underneath. LOL Jeff and Suzanne with Scout and Sydney, the Cocker Spaniel Sisters touring in Fawkes the 2012 Phoenix Cruiser 2400 Sprinter "What happens in Vagueness, stays in Vagueness" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzwiss Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I never cook tripe in my RV, or anywhere else, for that matter. 2019 Airstream Flying Cloud 27FB 2011 Ford F350 CC SRW "Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for." Will Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 11 hours ago, LFDR3116 said: The ONLY thing I do not do is any deep frying. We purchased an air fryer. It works really well for almost anything that you would deep fry without the mess and smell of hot oil. Weather permitting about the only thing we try not to cook inside is fish. However, as already said, vent fan and air freshener work well if we must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 We cook everything and anything. Helen and I are long timers ..08 F-350 Ford,LB,CC,6.4L,4X4, Dually,4:10 diff dragging around a 2013 Montana 3402 Big Sky SKP 100137. North Ridgeville, Ohio in the summer, sort of and where ever it is warm in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 When we had a "real" oven, we cooked anything. Now that we have only a microwave/convection oven, we rarely cook anything that requires the use of the convection oven unless we're in an RV park with hookups (which is rare). We hate running the generator for the length of time that would be required to use the convection oven. So mostly we now cook stuff that can be done on the stovetop, including fish (salmon). LindaH 2014 Winnebago Aspect 27K 2011 Kia Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsallyh Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Steaming shrimp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwicklund Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Fish cook it on the grill, liver and onions can't stand the smell of it cooking but I do enjoy it on the plate. John 2017 F350 King Ranch DRW 6.7 4.10 B&W hitch 2017 DRV MS 36RSSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Chance Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 We don't cook some kinds of fish (milder "white" fish are OK), leeks, or liver of any kind inside. Even if we run the Fantastic Fan on high, the smell still manages to get into carpet, soft goods, bedding, etc., and stay there. Since my wife has gone plant-based (and I'm about 80% there), the only restriction still in place is the leeks. Even vegetables that are smelly while cooking (we call it "food fart") like cauliflower are OK with the fan running - but not leeks! (Did I mention leeks?) Rob 2012 F350 CC LB DRW 6.7 2020 Solitude 310GK-R, MORryde IS, disc brakes, solar, DP windows Full-time since 8/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbutspry Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Thanks for all the replies. Sounds like not that different from cooking in a regular home. I expected there to be more limitations. My wife doesn't like cooking some stinky foods now. I just thought the problem might be worse in a smaller, better-sealed space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbh Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 We usually fry fish or frog legs outside. I make DW cook liver outside too; can't stand the stink. It's heriditary I think. -C&J- CG reviews & more - www.fugawetribe.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Things that splatter are best cooked outside unless you enjoy scrubbing greasy walls and cupboards. Linda Sand Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sehc Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I use a recipe found in the NY mag. Fold a hunk of Salmon in a foil envelope. Season S&P. Fold to seal edges of foil. Hot heavy pan. Place packet onto skillet. 4 minutes +/-. Open foil onto plate. No odor, no clean-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 5 hours ago, sandsys said: Things that splatter are best cooked outside unless you enjoy scrubbing greasy walls and cupboards. Linda Sand We have a couple of mesh splatter shields that work really well. My mother-in-law had them before us though, so I have no idea where they came from. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 15 hours ago, Dutch_12078 said: We have a couple of mesh splatter shields that work really well. My mother-in-law had them before us though, so I have no idea where they came from. They sell them on Amazon. I don't know how you'd wash/store them in an RV. Maybe Dutch can tell us what they do about that. Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, sandsys said: They sell them on Amazon. I don't know how you'd wash/store them in an RV. Maybe Dutch can tell us what they do about that. I see ones on Amazon that are similar to ours with just sightly different handles. We wash them in the sink just like any the dirty pans. We store them in the bottom of a dinette seat drawer under the frying pans. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wranglermatt Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 There is nothing I wouldn't cook in my RV. Of course I'm saying that living full time in a 40 foot 5ther. I probably wouldn't have said that when I had a 25 foot TT. As far as turkey, I buy frozen breast meat to make life simpler seeing there are only two of us. Glade spray takes care of any unwanted odors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 2 hours ago, wranglermatt said: Glade spray takes care of any unwanted odors. We've been using Oust spray. Somehow it seems to remove the odors rather than try to cover them with a more pleasant smell. Linda Sand Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 5 hours ago, sandsys said: We've been using Oust spray. Somehow it seems to remove the odors rather than try to cover them with a more pleasant smell. Linda Sand That's been our experience with Oust too, Linda. Good stuff! Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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