Cooking in the Van

[Junieric]

Saturday night is pizza night in our van. Anybody else got a foodie ritual?

 

[Richard n Ann]

I've just started making my own curries and they are spot on so I'll be taking a few of those away with us

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[Junieric]

Ian makes a good curry. There are two rules in the van for a curry night.
Close the bedroom door/partition
Make extra for lunch the next day!

 

[PaddyM]

Steak nights cooked outside on a Friday
Delia’s spag bol ( batch cooked) for first night away in the van
Rotisserie chicken ( got our own rotisserie)
We cook as we would at home , can’t understand all those foreign vans and their lack of proper cooking facilities.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Ian makes a good curry. There are two rules in the van for a curry night.
Close the bedroom door/partition
Make extra for lunch the next day!

Following the recipe in the book the base sauce makes about 9 meals (3 days supply) I had to make it in a big cauldron after that though you can knock one up in 20 mins.

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[Tonks]

Chilli! I eat at least one Chilli meal on every trip. Made at home in bulk, frozen in individual portions, and re-heated in the van in less than 5 minutes.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

I cook in the the vsn as i do at home see it as a challenge.
Did full Christmas dinner this year .

 

[Junieric]

Our freezer leaves the house with a lot of vegetarian options for me. I could actually get Quorn in Gibraltar this year. Worth knowing for next year.

 

[Lenny HB]

Just cook whatever we feel like, I was quite proud of cooking a cheese souffle in a TecTower over, and discovered how easy it is to make a rice pudding in a pressure cooker.

 

[Lenny HB]

Following the recipe in the book the base sauce makes about 9 meals (3 days supply) I had to make it in a big cauldron after that though you can knock one up in 20 mins.

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When was the last time you cleaned that pan?

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[Lenny HB]

can’t understand all those foreign vans and their lack of proper cooking facilities.

Me thinks you don't understand how foreigners cook.
Don't use our oven very often apart from par-baked bread for brekkies.

 

[138go]

I usually cook a Sunday dinner. I put a whole chicken into the Remoska and cook roasties/stuffing balls in the air fryer. Then do two or three veg on the hob.

We have a foreign van, without one of those useless gas ovens.

 

[John Barrett]

Steak nights cooked outside on a Friday
Delia’s spag bol ( batch cooked) for first night away in the van
Rotisserie chicken ( got our own rotisserie)
We cook as we would at home , can’t understand all those foreign vans and their lack of proper cooking facilities.

Might be because their pensions are better than ours and they can therefore afford to go out more!

 

[Odd-no-more]

On the first night we normally have one of Mrs. Ex's lasagna made at home and reheated in the oven.

 

[138go]

During the summer and when in France/Spain, I cook outside. Who wants an oven on in the MH when it’s hot? We have a table top Cadac, two gas burners and a real BBQ for decent meat.

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[Richard n Ann]

When was the last time you cleaned that pan?

I only clean the inside

 

[TheAleMan]

Following the recipe in the book the base sauce makes about 9 meals (3 days supply) I had to make it in a big cauldron after that though you can knock one up in 20 mins.

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Curry lovers here too. We try to make one in the van most Saturdays. We mainly do BIR (British Indian Restaurant) style curries using a base gravy. There are a few we follow on YouTube, and we’ve also just bought a book called ‘curry compendium’ by Richard Stayce, AKA ‘Misty Ricardo’, who is also on YouTube. We have turned out some stunning ruby’s following and using these guys recipes. Al’s Kitchen is another firm favourite. All done in our ninja foodie I might add.

 

[mitzimad]

I only clean the inside

weve got one like that was a wedding present 1980

 

[HKF]

....can’t understand all those foreign vans and their lack of proper cooking facilities.

Me thinks you don't understand how foreigners cook.
don't use our oven very often apart from par-baked bread for brekkies.

Our French van is from 2011 and we're the third owners. Both the oven and hob look brand new. Having said that, so does everything else. He's only done 52,000km but, still, we were super impressed at how good he looked when we first saw him. We don't plan on ever doing any 'serious' cooking in him, either, as I can't bear the smell getting onto my furnishings, clothing etc. So, even though we have proper cooking facilities, I think they'll stay looking brand new

 

[Essgeebee]

I usually cook a Sunday dinner. I put a whole chicken into the Remoska and cook roasties/stuffing balls in the air fryer. Then do two or three veg on the hob.

We have a foreign van, without one of those useless gas ovens.

Wossa Remoska?

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[TOT]

Every now and again, we order half dozen meals from our local Indians, complete with stuffed naans etc. and put them in the freezer. We then extract a couple each time we go on tour or business in my case... so we can bung in the oven on an evening - and are perfect after 6 beers or so....

Does that count as cooking?

 

[Kirsten]

At home Friday is Curry night-I spend all day ( literally) cooking from scratch -getting fresh curry leaves the hardest here ( no Indian shops in SoA ) and take frozen dal and side dishes in van, make main veggie curry in van and heat up home made nans in oven . Love curries!

 

[Richard n Ann]

Every now and again, we order half dozen meals from our local Indians, complete with stuffed naans etc. and put them in the freezer. We then extract a couple each time we go on tour or business in my case... so we can bung in the oven on an evening - and are perfect after 6 beers or so....

Does that count as cooking?

Yes if you want

These naan breads are sold by morrisons and Tesco and are excellent, better than most you get in restaurants...

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[Puddleduck]

I rarely use the oven at home so no need for one in the van

The slow cooker and electric pressure cooker are used a lot though. I suppose it depends on how you live and it's a good job we are all different!

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Just about everything is made from scratch (even the sourdough pizzas) and either prepared in the van or done at home and chilled/frozen. Use either hob or cadac and occasionally the tec tower oven

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[orridge]

Curry lovers here too. We try to make one in the van most Saturdays. We mainly do BIR (British Indian Restaurant) style curries using a base gravy. There are a few we follow on YouTube, and we’ve also just bought a book called ‘curry compendium’ by Richard Stayce, AKA ‘Misty Ricardo’, who is also on YouTube. We have turned out some stunning ruby’s following and using these guys recipes. Al’s Kitchen is another firm favourite. All done in our ninja foodie I might add.

If you like Misty Ricardo also check out Dan Toombs the curry Guy https://greatcurryrecipes.net/

Really good books and videos I went on one of his tandoor cooking classes last year in Yorkshire and made the most amazing curries.

 

[Reallyretired]

Wossa Remoska?

An overpriced hotplate for outside use, beloved by many funsters.

 

[L' Hobo]

Many years ago, I was a 'tugger' and bought a new caravan that HAD to have an oven!

In the 6yrs I owned van, I only used it once. Both it, and the one I have at home, were/are used for storage not for cooking.

Large Pressure Cooker, griddle plate and Combi Microwave for me (not forgetting my latest Clevercook Pro )

 

[Lenny HB]

An overpriced hotplate for outside use, beloved by many funsters.

I thought that was a Cadac, Remoska is a glass lid electric oven thingy.

Standard Remoska Electric Cooker with Glass Lid

Perfect alternative to an oven, bread maker and for baking cakes. Order the Standard Remoska Electric Cooker 2L online at Lakeland. 3 year guarantee.

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[gus-lopez]

During the summer and when in France/Spain, I cook outside. Who wants an oven on in the MH when it’s hot? We have a table top Cadac, two gas burners and a real BBQ for decent meat.

same in many spanish houses , they use an outside kitchen in summer.

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