cooking in the truck

the truck we are in now doesnt have an inverter so we just invested in one. got it off amazon. its a 1500 watt. as we do most of the cooking while driveing its all we really need. hubby says that you need at least 1000 watts for the coffee pot. the inverter from amazon was quite a deal from what we have seen. with shipping it was just $100 and change.

 

and just in case anyone doesnt realize it, all those small appliances you buy to use on the truck are a tax deduction whether you are an owner operator or not!

 

just finished dinner. tonight was picante chicken in the lunchbox cooker. in an aluminum foil pan, place 2 chicken breasts. cover with picante sauce, cover with foil. run down the road ti; you can smell it, about 1 1/2 hrs. server with grated cheese on top. spanish rice.... 1/2 cup minute rice, 1/2 cup picante sauce mixed in an aluminum pan. cover with foil, place in cooker on top of large pan. again about 1 1/2 hours down the road or until you can smell it. #### good dinner for two. halve the portions for dinner for one. paper plates and plastic forks, no clean up just toss it out when done

 

...or put the leftovers in the fridge for times you're too busy to cook. I generally make a big pot of something, and will get 4-5 meals out of it. Add some fruit or a side salad to mix it up a little- less boring that way if you're the kind of person who hates eating the same thing over and over again.

 

sometimes we do that too. sometimes i cook up all the meats we have to make them last just a bit longer. we go by the three day rule, after its been defrosted for 3 days it must be cooked/used or its considered bad. had the tomaine train on the truck once and that was once too much. at least i couldnt blame myself for that one!

 

Guess I'm pretty old. When I first hit the open roads, I DID have a Coleman stove, but they've been around forever. My meats and fish were preserved and packed dry. K'now like Jerky and Hardtacks, right ? We'd buy veggies and stuff along the way. Stuff that'd last. Carrotts, Spuds, Onions, and so forth. I remember 'cooking' stuff on the engine top of old army trucks during convoy moves. We'd also store 'perisables' over the right wheel air intake to keep them cool. Usually a few drivers would get together, pool their grub, and make a stew, drink some beers, smoke some stogies, and play some cards. It was like a camping trip. Later years have seen me prep micro wave ready meals at home and deep freeze them. This includes homemade egg McMuffins etc. I'd store them in the fridge/freezer and hit the bricks. Way-side 'camping' trips with other drivers have given way to the beep of the microwave oven over the bunk and dinner with a DVD playing. Kinda miss the ol days that way.

SL

 

you know youall have great ideas, and i'm taking notes on all of this...the things i carry are follows; electric cooler, plug in oven, sometimes a propane grill and a regular cooler (for pop,water and such), the cooler is filled with meals from home that will last, frozen meat(hamburgers mainly or chops some times a steak) to cook on the grill(outside the truck) the oven is great for reheating your meals (it only takes 15min. to 1/2hr.)...it beats eating out of the truck stop on a daily basis(which can be expensive) maybe a salad or 1 full meals at the stop, all those work for me ....but im home every wekend to reload,,,,thats just my opinion

 

im always open for new ideas...so ill be looking for new ways to eat....let us all know

 

1500 watt inverter, $75 for a fridge at menards, $50 for microwave at walmart ... buy food, cook it.

 

Chop sticks.