Microwaves

We have taken them out of our  previous caravans and used the space for an extra cupboard. However the new van has more cupboard space and Mrs WN does like the occasional porridge for lunch (never breakfast) and I admit to using it to finish off those pre cooked rice packages. Saves gas and time, although I did use to just add some boiling water to a small pan and give them 5 minutes.

At this moment in time it is being used to store a large Butterhead lettuce as fridge is full!

We use ours in the caravan quite a lot. Jacket potatoes - microwave first then put into the oven or on BBQ to finish off cuts down on use of gas - rice (very good), some vegetables if only doing one lot otherwise use a steamer over the electric ring, softening the butter I've forgotten to take out of the fridge (!). Not a substitute for a conventional oven but useful nonetheless.

At home we have a combination oven, Briliant! Use it for defrosting, baking, roasting, in fact everything a normal oven can do or a microwave. Can be used as a convection or a microwave and has may combination programmes. Also a god send as a second oven at Christmas or when family come to stay.

Had microwaves in vans  before but not in the latest. Keep searching for that very smallest one but they tend to be quiet expensive.

I batch cook as it's only the 2 of us and find that the sistema range of boxes fabulous for meals for 2 managing 8 meals for the 2 of us fit in the ice box of fridge, they are reheated in the microwave. I make potatoes boulangerie in micro, then finish under the grill. At home i use Delias way to make rice but in caravan use sistema red rice cooker, which does not boil over and it is brilliant for pasta. I'm not a buyer of ready made meals and at home would bake in microwave as well but a bit much for a caravan. Vegetables work for me in a steamer, I think it depends how you manage at home but slow cookers and air fryers are not what I take in the caravan. I like experimenting plus it's a combination microwave.