Cooking

RV Microwave Overview

We use our RV Microwave more than we use our RV Range. When you are boondocking, you might not want to use your microwave as they will take lots of power. A good way to think is like this: Portable=Propane and ShoreDocked=Electric. At least that is the way I think about it.

You might wonder if the RV microwave is special – compared to the standard microwave you might buy at any home appliance store. The short answer is not really. The longer answer is hidden in the photo in this article. The RV Microwave has mounting and venting attached to it so that its heat is better managed in a small space and vented to the inside of the RV.

I feel pretty confident you could use any old microwave, and probably even find regular microwaves with mounting brackets that would work perfectly fine.

Our RV Microwave is branded as a Dometic microwave, but it is manufactured for them by Samsung. I have a feeling that the Samsung is purchased or built on spec by Dometic having Samsung add the correct mounting equipment to a standard microwave, and then in turn can be a multiple component supplier to the RV manufacturers. It is probably more about convenience for the supply chain than any specialty item for an RV.

If you hear about RV Microwaves being manufactured differently to withstand more shock, I think that is a bunch of BUNK. Why? Because I worked on electronic components in an old job where we tried to pass UL listings – a requirement for a microwave. Those tests had plenty of shock testing and there is absolutely no need to do an extra test for an RV.

That being said, if you look on Amazon (disclosure) you will find many entries for RV microwaves. I’ve place a one here for your convenience. Advent MW912BWDK Black Built-in Microwave Oven, 0.9 cu.ft. capacity, 900 watts of cooking power and 10 adjustable power levels let you boil, reheat, defrost and more, with Wide Trim Kit.

RV Microwave and Microwave related listings in Amazon:

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RV Range and Oven

Even the most basic RV has an RV range. Whether it is one burner, two burners or three, the ability to boil water, cook eggs, cook bacon, or do any thing at all that is a step up from eating protein bars is a big step up in the camping experience.

If you’ve ever played with a Coleman camping stove (Amazon Disclosure), then you’ll notice that the RV stoves aren’t that much different. Even in the nicest RV’s, you still have a pretty strong feeling of camping because of the stove.

The reason I say that is because just like the Coleman’s you turn on the gas, then you have a clicker, match, or lighter to light the flame. The construction is very similar to the Coleman’s – more akin to the Coleman than to your house cook range.

Many RV’s do not have ovens, but in the range in our Open Range, it has a small, very small oven as well. You could cook small casseroles, pizzas, and more. You could not do a turkey in the oven. You could probably not do a large ham either. When we try to light our RV oven, I can tell you its a bit of a trick – we have to light the pilot light, make sure it “took”, then we can turn on the oven. On a scale of 1-10, our oven rates about a 4 – mostly due to lighting convenience. Like I said though, it helps retain the camping feeling.

I did find a few RV Range items from Amazon that I list here for your convenience just in case you are looking:

RV Range and Oven

Amazon listings for RV Ranges and RV Range related items