Eating on the road

Have my wife with me and a small refrigerator (On a DIY pallet so it doesn't move around), microwave, and George Forman. She does full meals.

 

The little crock pot that can plug into the cig lighter does some interesting meals, keeping them mostly beans and vegs with some good chili peppers cooking away during a dot inspection gets a eye. Have also used a grill that can be stowed easy for them long unloads, just set out the beach chair, fire up the grill.

 

I use a crockpot quite often. Theyll even work with a pretty small inverter. Make a big roast and have several meals. Or make a stew. Lots of recipes for a crockpot.

 

Just have it stabilized because after smelling the brew cooking for a few hours watching it tip pulling into your break spot is pure hell.

 

I use two dutch ovens.

A little ham, taters, onions some sort of gravy in one and some thing green in the other. Cook half a day. It's dinner when you find a spot. You would have had feasted on the smell for the last 200 miles. Enjoy.

 

You are right there. I have mine strapped to a big flat vinyl heat resistant cutting board. Keeps it from tipping and protects the surface under the crockpot. I didnt realize crockpots have little vent "nipples" on the bottom. They will melt holes in a Cascadia carpet if you set it there when its hot. I know its a "duhhhh" thing now. But it didnt cross my mind at first.

 

Between the crock pot, electric skillet and small convection oven i almost never eat in a truck stop.