Review of the RoadPro 12 Volt Oven Van Living 

I am a long haul truck driver, been using one of these for years , for a little more evan cooking roll tin foil up into a long snake, then form it into a circle ,put it up under your tin, or put about a 1/2" of water in the bottom of your oven will help control temp.Last Thanksgiving i evan made a turkey breast for dinner, pork roast /tenderloin also works well. love your channel.

If you use parchment paper to line,you will have less aluminum exposure and biodegradable discard

Instead of water or milk, use canned cream corn. Yum, yum, just add butter.

Great review. I tend to only use mine while I am driving. I use two pieces of tin foil, each crunched up into the shape of a hot dog and place them under the pan creating a small gap between the bottom of the oven and the pan. It really helps to eliminate any hot spots that will occur and burn the bottom of things. Thanks for sharing and safe travels my friend. 👍🚐🇺🇸

try sheperds pie (in the foil pan)...meat on the bottom...veggies in the middle...potatoes on top...tastes really good !!!

If you're going to be driving for about 3 hours, throw in chicken quarters (leg attached to thigh) and thinly sliced potatoes and carrots and seasoning. By the time you get where you're sleeping for the night it's ready and didn't use any battery. Meatloaf too.

Nice review, I bought one of these and they are great. One of the main reason your cooking times are out, is because you aren't preheating your oven.

I have used the little oven to bake a meatloaf going down the road, also used a small "Reynalds cooking bag" & put pot roast & veges in. I've even put a small frozen lasagna or other frozen meal. It's good to have a hot meal cooked when you get to your location with minimal cleanup. I do sit mine down in the sink as we are going down the road for safety.

Thanks. I enjoyed your review. What sold me was that you could be cooking other things and have this cooking dessert. I also like the cook while you drive aspect. I'm big on oven baking and roasting, so this might be a goo addition. Feel free to go foodie on me if you feel like it. Cooking in a van will be one of my topics when I start on the road.

Thumbs~Up.for another great cooking segment, Brian, and THANKS for making the rest of us hungry for hot cornbread, while watching your vlog:) That little electric "oven" looks fun to use, and I also saw Bob Wells use it to make some delish chocolate chip cookies. They were not as pretty as that cornbread, but he said quite tasty anyway!!! Be safe out there while "Living the Dream" and look forward to more videos from the road...

Hi I bought one also and it is so slow cooking everything that I don't use it that often but I keep it for emergencies. Thank you for showing it to us. Take care. God bless.

Been nomading for over a year now and have tried everything to try and keep things simple (no cleanup basically). I've had a butane stove and it was good,but all the pots,pans,and cleaning just wasn't practical. Eventually I came to realize that the RoadPro was really the way to go. Sure,you can't cook everything like a stove can,and it takes longer to cook whatever you wish to prepare,but it's simply awesome for when I want a hot meal in any weather and no cleanup when it's finished. I use it on the Jackery 500 and with most meals taking about 45-50 minutes it only drains 18%-22% of the battery if not being charged by panel.

Hey Brian I have had a RoadPro LunchBox Oven for over two years myself but have never used it yet. So this inspires me to get it out of my storage into my mini van. Thanks ! Take care. Thumbs up. Shared it also. ENJOY....THE SIMPLE LIFE

love your channel . great vid . continue the success

Not having an oven has been a big adjustment for me. Thank You for reminding us of this! Nice review.

re: scraping the bowl clean for easy clean up-- if you don't have a rubber spatula (baking utensil), I recommend one!

This oven only heats up to 300 degrees F so naturally it is going to take longer to cook things that suggest higher temps. Overall, I think it worked great. Thanks for the tip. Oh, and to test the cornbread to see if it is done, stick a toothpick or fork in it and if they come out dry, the cornbread is done.

Thanks for the realistic review! I have been looking at one of these for my van!!

bro, i like the idea of this van dweller cooking show. cheers.

wow. perfect little portable oven. glad you did this video. thanks!

You should try putting a couple of little dowels under the tray to lift the baking tin off the bottom and allow the heat to circulate (like a trivet). It will always take longer than the instructions if oven is lower temp and not pre-heated before adding food.

Used one of these driving cross country in my 2009 VW Sportwagen. Defrosted and heated up wraps I had frozen at home. Did it quickly...loved it. I also lined it with a foil pan to avoid a mess.

You are an angel! Thank you for all of your cooking videos I've watched quite a bit but don't leave a comment...I just like everything even before I watch it bec I know I'll learn something. I'm gonna be so verrrrry prepared for my #minivanlife

Nice review Brian! It's a brave man that lives in a van and dines on chili! lol

I've carried one when I was a owner operator truck driver and would buy the cheapest steak and put it in at noon and by supper time it was just as tender as could be.

Your videos always make me hungry!! 😂😂

I love using mine so far! Perfect for Emt’s and firefighters

I've seen this item demonstrated before. It seems like a useful tool to be used as an addition to whatever your normal set-up may be for Van cooking. I like it.

Oh wow! That corn bread with the chili...yum!! Such a cool little oven! I love when you add those great tips (lining the tin with tin foil)...not everyone does that...they just seem to skip over those important details..totally appreciate the simple ways to save money and try to reuse if possible....Excellent!!

I had one years ago to use at work. I had no success with it but I think that's because I did not realize I needed to double the cooking time. Dinner looked good.

Wonderful video . Thanks for making it . I live in Japan and I will not let the next earthquake catch me off guard ! Generator , first aid kit , sensor lights with the solar panel , portable electric and gas stove . Sanitary items cannon ball fireworks to use a a signal , can and dry food , water ,Prius with a 2.5KW inverter and now this item . Originally from California so earthquake readiness is a must . This video helped me a lot . Can you please make a video trying to cook rice .

this is tasty cornbread a friend turned me on to.... add finely chopped onion and green pepper to that mix and ohhh you will never go back to plain cornbread again!! Enjoyed the demo.

Dude !!! every time you cook my mouth waters !!! your portobello mushroom tacos is my favorite :)

To make your corn bread taste better, cut in some lard add and egg and use buttermilk:-) SO GOOD!

Hey Brian,I have one of the RoadPro ovens too and they are really great. I sometimes use a slow cooking Hot Logic Mini in tandem with the RoadPro so as to have a fast cooker and a slow cooker (time synched of course) to make pretty much any kind of meal/dessert. Also,they will both run on the Jackery 500 at the same time which makes cooking inside or outside really awesome. Keep up the great videos Brian,and God Speed......

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing

hope you enjoy your cornbread! safe travelling!

Looks yummy. Thanks for the useful info.

That looks like a useful item. Thanks for the demo.

That looks great! Thankyou! Take care xxx

Looks yummy. Thanks for the review! I like to throw some taco meat on top of the cornbread batter before I put it in the oven. Delish. Will try it with the RoadPro.

Im really happy you decided to add a little affiliated marketing "associates" I was gonna suggest that you do that to help with your money.

Hey Brian nice vids!! In the summer a cast iron pan with a lid can be a great solar oven as well>Put a pan on the hood of the van or a park bench when in full sun and do some baking outside.

Preheat your oven, it will rise a little more and bake faster. Great video! 👍🏻

Just updated my amazon favorites/bookmark to use your new amazon url. I'd forget otherwise lol. Nice video. Look at you all eating chili and cornbread after installing an a/c unit.

Good idea, it can become expensive to keep buying those aluminum containers. It is best to try to save them and recycle to cut the cost.

If you have a rice cooker you can cook meats, fish ,cakes and breads in it and stem vegetables

Great video can't wait to see u make next. I know Luis from Rolling Earth Ship was thinking about making bread and this could be a good way in making bread in his van. But I think van jones might steal his bread if he is t watching. Haven't caught up with his videos yet he has a ton.

I like it, looks pretty awesome!

ty for your video. glad to see it.

good luck Mr 👀😎✌

Nice!! May have to get one!

Just a tip; pour your can of chili on the bottom of greased pan, then pour your cornbread batter on top. Optional additions; can of creamed corn, shredded cheese, sour cream, green chiles, etc to your cornbread batter. Chili Cornbread Casserole :)

The secret to amazing cornbread is to put a handful of whole kernel corn in the mix. I've heard of people using creme corn (in lieu of the liquid), but I haven't tried that one.

education..12 volt oven and other [ rice cooker] didn't even realize.........way cool......thanks for doing this video

If your eating chili the AC must be working nice. Thanks for the video.

I've got one had it for a few years it's a great little cooker especially during winter the only down side I find is that you need to have the vehicles Engine running when it's plugged in to the cigarette lighter socket to produce the amps needed about 14 amps I think to power it properly, yes you can run it off an high amp Leisure battery but it soon sucks it dry , I've try'ed looking for a mains 12v transformer that can supply the amps needed for those times your near mains power but can't seem to find one , check out the new Kampa Freedom gas cartridge oven , compact and reasonably priced think I'm going to buy one for this winter

you can also use a cast iron pan the Deep one with the top and it works just like an oven too

a small pressure cooker is the best, I've made brownies, cakes and cheese cake in a pressure cooker. Nice thing is once the food is about half done you take the PC off the heat and let the pressure naturally cook on it's own for 25 minutes or so. Free heat for cooking. Great electric ones but stove top pressure cookers have been around for 100 years.

Good review!

Nice review. Looks like it would be great for cooking while you are driving. Maybe winter cooking also or whenever cooking over a camp fire isn't practical or allowed at the time/place. That said, I have a nice stove/oven at home and seldom ever bake cornbread and stuff...lol. So, for me that thing would just collect dust. I could see others that like to cook maybe getting tons of use out of it though.

Now that’s some good eating, nice little gadget you have there 👍🏾

Your food always looks so yummy!

Ty for Great review

good video brian

Nice!...Thanx for the info!

Take some foil and roll up some 'rods' to raise it above the bottom of unit to avoid burning. A water bath works well too. I love mine. But takes a but of trial and error to get it right. I even added in an adjustable power supply inline with the ciggy adapter. Though haven't dialed it in yet. I've done can ravioli, frozen Mac-N-Cheese etc. while driving. That is where it shines. I have done biscuits, with reasonable results. Plan on trying out using clean sand, kinda like using a water bath, Think it can work well.

Looking online for some real pans(since you cover it with foil anyway) that are a little shorter so you could put rolled up foil under it(as mentioned by others) and small enough that you could get a finger in between the pan and the oven on all sides would help a lot in the cooking department due to better air circulation. And the package directions say put it in a preheated oven. You can't put it in a completely cold oven and expect the cooking times to be anywhere near what was stated. Done with the changes above it should cook in about 15 extra minutes. Oh, and as small as that oven is, Everytime you open it you added a good 5 minutes to the cook time.

You could use that same cornbread batter and fry it up into fritters or hoecakes. It takes about the same time as a pancake and will give a nice crispy texture on the outside.

I use mine to cook meatballs in sauce and make some pasta when I stop or meatball sandwiches I also have the road pro crockpot and make beef stew and so on always I have a hot meal at end of trip. And you can get crock pot liners at Walmart by the foil wraps and stuff makes for easy clean up

If you want to pep up your cornbread add some shredded cedar cheese and some diced jalapeño peppers! Delicioso!

Mmmm! Cornbread. That's a handy unit. Now you know you can make a full pack of cornbread in it. It takes 20 minutes in a preheated oven. Still probably uses less power to do as you did using the preheat time to cook. Think I'll make some tonight too. Take care,

I've heard they get up to about 350F The top of the cooker is not heated so yes, I can take twice as long to cook something. With baked items, they brown on the bottom and not the top, and I guess if one was bothered by that and depending on what you were cooking, once it firms up you could flip it (?). In place of aluminum, you can use those loaf-sized glass baking pans.

I've used the road pro a lot in a truck while driving down the road you can make a roast in it but never tried to bake

I've successfully baked stuff in my little gas grill. More than one small pan, on medium, lid closed.

you could put a small grate in the bottom.... cut it out of a cookie cooling rack or something to lift the pan off of the bottom by appx a half an inch.... should help with any overcooking on the bottom of your pan. just my two cents

I got mine from Jaycar. Absolutely works. But I only use it with a running engine. Awesome for fifty bucks

I've gone through a couple of tjose roadpro ovens. they only get to about 300 degrees. so you do need to adjust your time accordingly

Use nonstick spray so you want need the aluminum pan or foil. The spray cuts the cooking time.

You can always make hot water cornbread which is fried in a skillet.

mmm sprinkle some shredded cheese and some diced jalapenos and a dash of cajun spice in that cornbread mix mmm mmm mmmm

im wondering if a person could take tin snips to one of those muffin pans and make muffins by making the pan small enough to fit into the small oven. also i saw the lifting up off the bottom of the oven comment had been addressed so ignore my last post.lol

Will still seal if you put the foil directly in the oven and hang out the sides. Cooks a little faster.

I love the idea of a portable stove, unfortunately I cant order threw your links since i'm Canadian and amazon has already warned me about using the links from these video's. But thank you for the info.

The space between the pan and the inside of the oven created a insulating barrier so it would cook slower. IMO.

You can use a solar oven when.the sun is.out. only reason to use this oven is if you have several days of rain. 144 watts is surely much lower and you can tie your vehicle battery to inverter for this specific purpose. Or the vehicle while vehicle is running.

Hi Brian. I enjoy your videos! I'm curious about your Maine license plate. I'm in Vacationland. Thanks , Carol

Hummm Corn bread and chili.

preheat is the secret

Hi Brian, have you thought anymore about doing video editing tutorial? Thanks, Paul

Of course it's going to take longer. It's only 144 watts. Still prefer this to using an inverter though.

That was mmmmm, interesting! I agree. How about a rice cooker??

i wonder if you put foil over the top if it would brown the top ? just a thought

I stopped using aluminum for cooking or any food preparation or storage. I heard it's very unhealthy, maybe linked to Alzheimer's. Some under arm deodorants too have aluminum chlorhydrate.

do you think having the A/C right next to it effected the temp of the oven?

The depth of of your corn bead in the pan makes a big difference in the final results, too shallow a depth of mix can end up with too dry and tough cornbread. Like if you make muffins, you don't make 1/2 inch tall muffins, just saying, sometimes you may need to use a smaller pan or all of the package to get the proper depth of batter. Job well done on the video.

When you cook in the van, is there any secret that you use to clear the smells other than fans? Especially onions lol

dude try cornbread and lucks brand pinto beans or blackeyed peas with a little Texas Pete's hot in there soooo good!

I want one now. I'm lucky because I work at a restaurant and get one free meal a day (of my choosing). So I am a bit spoiled. But it would be great to have one when I get back on the road.

great video I have one myself use it while at work and it great little item . I've had mine for over a year now .