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The Many Uses of Pie Pans for RVers
02-05-2018Author :Chelsea Barron in We Wander Wherever
RV living means living minimally. After all, you can only squeeze so much stuff into such a tiny space. Fortunately, most people don’t need 75% of the stuff they think they need, meaning the minimalist lifestyle is not really all that hard to get the hang of.
Related Read: Making Room to Breath While Living in an RV
That said, there are those who attempt to live in extremely small spaces such as vans, and this comes along with some pretty hardcore downsizing. At a certain point, the downsizing does become a lot more difficult, and can even require a bit of creativity.Currently, my family and I are considering downsizing to a van, a truck camper, or a smaller trailer. Therefore, we’ve been researching ways to cut back even further on the amount of stuff we have.
Related Read: Downsizing
During our research, we’ve found some interesting and creative ideas for making sure every item we own is as functional as it can possibly be. For instance, many vandwellers swear by the use of pie pans in the kitchen.Why pie pans? Sure, this may seem like a silly thing to keep on hand, but consider all the things these simple, shallow dishes can be:
- Plates — Although pie pans do have a lip, they are pretty shallow. This means they can be used as plates on a day-to-day basis. However, this is far from their only use, and since you’d likely own plates no matter what, they may as well serve multiple purposes.
- Bowls — Yes, they are fairly shallow, but the depth of these pans is plenty for holding chili, cereal, and other foods you might eat out of a bowl. This means your plates can become your bowls and you can avoid having a second type of dish filling your cabinets.
- Pot Lids — Generally speaking, one can live without lids to go on their pots and pans. However, it sure is nice to have a lid on the rare occasion that one is needed. Pie pans are just the thing for this. They're the perfect size and shape for most medium-sized pots, and a simple potholder makes it easy to use one for this purpose.
- Baking Dishes — If you’re lucky enough to have a tiny oven in your tiny RV, you’re going to want to do some baking from time to time. A pie pan can be used to make pies of course, but it can also hold a small cake or even a few cookies while baking.
- Noise Makers — Sometimes camping means meeting up with a racoon or an opossum. While these critters don’t usually mean any harm, they can be quite annoying, especially if they pull garbage out of the bag or try to dig through food. Scare them away by hitting a metal spoon on a pie pan. The noise is enough to scare the creatures away without bothering the neighbors too much.
- Wax Catchers — Whether you burn candles to scent your home or light them only when the power goes out, you will want to protect your counters and table tops from dripping wax. A pie pan is the perfect solution for catching that wax and keeping your surfaces as clean as ever.
These are just a few of the great ways you can use a pie pan, and I think that makes these inexpensive and easy-to-find dishes a worthy addition to any small RV or camper van.
Do you have an original use for pie pans? Tell us about it in the comments.
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Chelsea has the amazing opportunity to take part in full-time RV living and traveling with her tiny tribe. She homeschools her five-year-old son as they travel, and takes full advantage of their unique situation by using the entire world as her son rsquo;s classroom. A group of total Disney fanatics, Chelsea and her family often find themselves in the Orlando area in order to visit the Disney parks, but they have also visited over 25 of the 50 states with plans to see many more along the way. No matter where her travels take her, Chelsea enjoys riding bikes, gazing at beautiful sunsets, finding new coffee shops, Irish dancing, and sitting around a campfire with her family. Check out her blog Wonder Wherever We Wander.
RV living means living minimally. After all, you can only squeeze so much stuff into such a tiny space. Fortunately, most people don’t need 75% of the stuff they think they need, meaning the minimalist lifestyle is not really all that hard to get the hang of.
Related Read: Making Room to Breath While Living in an RV
That said, there are those who attempt to live in extremely small spaces such as vans, and this comes along with some pretty hardcore downsizing. At a certain point, the downsizing does become a lot more difficult, and can even require a bit of creativity.Currently, my family and I are considering downsizing to a van, a truck camper, or a smaller trailer. Therefore, we’ve been researching ways to cut back even further on the amount of stuff we have.
Related Read: Downsizing
During our research, we’ve found some interesting and creative ideas for making sure every item we own is as functional as it can possibly be. For instance, many vandwellers swear by the use of pie pans in the kitchen.Why pie pans? Sure, this may seem like a silly thing to keep on hand, but consider all the things these simple, shallow dishes can be:
- Plates — Although pie pans do have a lip, they are pretty shallow. This means they can be used as plates on a day-to-day basis. However, this is far from their only use, and since you’d likely own plates no matter what, they may as well serve multiple purposes.
- Bowls — Yes, they are fairly shallow, but the depth of these pans is plenty for holding chili, cereal, and other foods you might eat out of a bowl. This means your plates can become your bowls and you can avoid having a second type of dish filling your cabinets.
- Pot Lids — Generally speaking, one can live without lids to go on their pots and pans. However, it sure is nice to have a lid on the rare occasion that one is needed. Pie pans are just the thing for this. They're the perfect size and shape for most medium-sized pots, and a simple potholder makes it easy to use one for this purpose.
- Baking Dishes — If you’re lucky enough to have a tiny oven in your tiny RV, you’re going to want to do some baking from time to time. A pie pan can be used to make pies of course, but it can also hold a small cake or even a few cookies while baking.
- Noise Makers — Sometimes camping means meeting up with a racoon or an opossum. While these critters don’t usually mean any harm, they can be quite annoying, especially if they pull garbage out of the bag or try to dig through food. Scare them away by hitting a metal spoon on a pie pan. The noise is enough to scare the creatures away without bothering the neighbors too much.
- Wax Catchers — Whether you burn candles to scent your home or light them only when the power goes out, you will want to protect your counters and table tops from dripping wax. A pie pan is the perfect solution for catching that wax and keeping your surfaces as clean as ever.
These are just a few of the great ways you can use a pie pan, and I think that makes these inexpensive and easy-to-find dishes a worthy addition to any small RV or camper van.
Do you have an original use for pie pans? Tell us about it in the comments.
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Author : Chelsea Barron
Chelsea has the amazing opportunity to take part in full-time RV living and traveling with her tiny tribe. She homeschools her five-year-old son as they travel, and takes full advantage of their unique situation by using the entire world as her son’s classroom. A group of total Disney fanatics, Chelsea and her family often find themselves in the Orlando area in order to visit the Disney parks, but they have also visited over 25 of the 50 states with plans to see many more along the way. No matter where her travels take her, Chelsea enjoys riding bikes, gazing at beautiful sunsets, finding new coffee shops, Irish dancing, and sitting around a campfire with her family. Check out her blog Wonder Wherever We Wander.