Are you buying a small camper and want to know the things you need for your kitchen?
Or more importantly, the things that you don't need for your new kitchen? Because trust me,
less is more. Hi, I'm Randi and I help you make big memories in small campers because weekends
are just too short. I'm going to show you exactly what you need in your small camper kitchen to save
you time, money, space, and keep you organized with my small camper kitchen essential checklist.
Don't worry about taking notes because I have a printable checklist that you can find in
the video description below. The first RV kitchen essential you need is a utensil drawer organizer.
This will help you keep your utensils organized and I was lucky my RV the Little Guy Max came
with one. Let's talk about the essentials you need to keep in here starting with silverware.
I use biodegradable silverware. Unlike plastic silverware these are compostable so
I don't feel guilty using them and not having to wash them will save you water and save you time.
You need one can opener and one pair of tongs. Tongs are essential for grilling. You also need
one sharp kitchen knife. This is a really sharp blade. You will use this for slicing onions,
cutting tomatoes, and other foods that your regular knife just won't easily cut.
This knife included in my RV kitchen essentials checklist has a hard plastic cover to help you
from accidentally cutting yourself while you're grabbing other things in the drawer. You also
need two to four steak knives for cutting your steaks, chicken, and other meats. There's nothing
like a steak on the grill. What's going to be your favorite thing to grill when you're RV camping?
The next RV kitchen essential is a grill spatula. You'll also use this for grilling as well as other
cooking. You will also need one large serving spoon and spatula for serving your food.
Okay, I'm not a fancy cook so the only seasoning I use is sea salt. And this salt container is
perfect because of its closable lid. If you prefer to keep more seasonings in your RV this is a good
option. This won't take up a lot of space and you can see through them making it easy to know
what seasoning is in what container. Your next RV kitchen essential is two silicone can lid
tappers. They fit a variety of can sizes and you use them to store open cans of food. They will
keep your open canned food fresh thus eliminating the need for so many food storage containers.
The next RV kitchen essential is optional and that's a wine bottle opener. And I'm
not sure why I have two of them in my drawer. Small campers mean small
kitchen space and this RV essential takes up virtually no space, large rubber bands. Wrap
them around open bags of food to keep your chips and other bag food fresh and secure.
Coming up is cookware and a couple of items you probably haven't thought about
so keep watching. That's everything you need to keep in your RV utensil drawer onto drawer number
two for more essentials beginning with plates and bowls. These biodegradable plates and bowls
are made from leaves and may clean up a breeze. A dinner size and a smaller plate size is ideal.
When you do want to get fancy an unbreakable lightweight dinner set for four is all you need.
For those times when you are entertaining having a couple extra unbreakable plates
and bowls for serving food is great to have on hand. Your next RV essential is
a heat-resistant silicone pot holder. This will not only serve as a potholder but also a trivet
to set your hot pots and pans on and you can use it to open hard-to-open jars.
You need one set of collapsible food storage containers for your food leftovers. Because
they are collapsible they will take up little storage or drawer space and this set comes with
several sizes so you don't waste refrigerator space by using a food storage container larger
than necessary. On my small RV camper kitchen essential checklist is one roll of aluminum foil.
You will use this for additional food storage, placing salmon on the grill, or a baked potato.
The next essentials are two dish rigs and two to four kitchen towels for doing the dishes and
cleaning up. A cutting board is an essential item for all RV kitchens for chopping and food prep.
Your RV soap essential is Campsuds. This soap works both in hot and cold water
and it'll wash your dishes, pots, pans, hands, feet, body, hair, and even clothes.
And this leads to the next RV kitchen essential and that's a collapsible tub.
It's easy to store and you might use it to wash dishes or anything else you need to clean such as
your dirty feet or your dog's dirty feet. Eating outdoors is a fun part of the camping experience
and picnic tables are not very clean so the next RV kitchen essential is a picnic tablecloth
so you do have a clean area to eat on. There are generally two different sizes of picnic tables
so having a smaller picnic tablecloth to perfectly fit the smaller size table
is optional. You need a way to keep your picnic table cloth in place so the next item on the
checklist are picnic table clips. They will ensure your tablecloth does not blow away in the wind.
The next RV essentials are fat trapper bags. You will use them to dispose of messy grease. You
simply pour in or scrape the grease right into the bags. Up next is cookware and after this
RV kitchen essential there are two extra bonus items so stay tuned. This cookware
set is the perfect size, not too big and bulky but large enough to cook for two.
The seven-inch pan fits into the five-liter pot which is a big space saver and the bungee keeps
the lid secure when storing it. You can cook with this on your stove top or over a campfire.
This is a small RV kitchen essentials checklist and the next two items are not essentials
but I wouldn't want to go without them so I want to share them with you.
My first bonus item is this paper towel rack. It saves space because we don't need to store bulky
rolls of paper towels in our small RV cabinets and drawers. And of course, it's convenient. This one
comes with a tray that adds additional space for things like phones and keys. Your second bonus
item on the small rv kitchen essentials checklist is Gorilla Grip shelf liner. Use them on all of
your kitchen cabinets to protect them from dirt and grime and to help you keep them organized.