Cooking on the road

Discussion in 'Food & Cooking in the Truck | Trucker Recipe Forum' started by bstrong3, Apr 18, 2015.

  1. bstrong3

    bstrong3 Light Load Member

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    Being a chef and going to trucking I was wondering if the trucks have microwaves in them? And if not do any of you guys do alot of your own cooking? I was thinking with a microwave and a crock pot or pressure cooker I could make some really nice meals. :biggrin_25525:
     
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  3. brysol01

    brysol01 Medium Load Member

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    you would be amazed at what can be done in one of those rice cookers as well
     
  4. D33RHUNT3R

    D33RHUNT3R Medium Load Member

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    depends on the size of inverter the company you chose will allow you to have..
     
  5. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    I used to carry a 2 burner propane camp stove and a couple cast iron skillets.
     
  6. tazman74

    tazman74 Light Load Member

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    I have a 1500 watt inverter,fridge,700 watt microwave, a skillet and a ninja 4 in 1 (crock pot ,steamer, oven and frying pan) oh and a toaster. thats all in my truck now in storage I have a propane grill a convection oven all work on the truck. saves me a ton of money and eat better.
     
  7. DougA

    DougA Road Train Member

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    Used to take a can of Lachoy Chinese or similar and set it on the exhaust manifold when I was done for the day.Relax a little and enjoy a hot meal!
     
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  8. n3ss

    n3ss Heavy Load Member

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    I had a george foreman, slow cooker, rice cooker, and a little camping stove stuffed into my truck at one point or another. Oh, and chef mike. I preferred the camping stove to the george foreman as it was easier to clean up, plus much more versatile.
     
  9. guntowntrucker

    guntowntrucker Bobtail Member

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    :biggrin_25525:we used to always carry a bbq grill with us and where-ever we were at we would grill up some grub; always other drivers would come over and it would pretty much turn into a party. sadly those days are kinda over; not to much socializing at the t/s anymore....old days. :biggrin_25525:
     
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  10. Dr_Fandango44

    Dr_Fandango44 Road Train Member

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    You are at an advantage over many to have experience as a chef. Yes, you will be surprised what can be done on the truck with limited space.
    In addition to a microwave, I have an electric skillet and just bought a Breville Convection oven.
    It's a matter of experimenting and what works for you.
    It really helps if you have enough power for this hardware so many of us have APUs that put out as much as 6000 watts.
    I also think its a great idea to have a fridge and in many cases we even have deep freezers, so we don't have to go shopping everyday.
    With that amount of flexibility, you can definitely cook great meals.
    Why on earth would you want to eat at truckstops, with this kind of independence. I haven't eaten at a truckstop in years.
    Good luck
     
  11. tech10171968

    tech10171968 Medium Load Member

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    When I first started driving I was absolutely amazed at how much a man could spend on three square meals a day out on the road; your weekly food bill could be darned near $200/week when all is said and done. You start learning the joys of slow-cooker cuisine real quick. A good crock pot + WalMart can be a trucker's wallet's best friend.

    Also doesn't help that truck stop food isn't known to be the healthiest fare around. For some reason I'm not sure about, every time I would eat at an Iron Skillet, I was virtually guaranteed to be on the toilet about an hour later.
     
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