Toaster Oven vs plastic trucks

For years I used a green camping cylinder. A burner twists on top and it sticks into a plastic base. It breaks down fast and I kept it in a nylon bag with the pans, etc. Used plenty of foil and paper towels and a gallon of water to make the system work. It was nice, as I could do a lot with a burner. Used it in the middle of the floor or outside. To each there own.

 

Instant rice.

 

Look at the device. Where the cord goes into the device is a stamp or area where it lists Amps, Volts, and sometimes Watts. Watts are just volts multipled by amps. Certain devices with motors can briefly consume twice the watts (amps x volts) they list on the device.

 

Not in my kitchen....

 

I eat from the truck because I prefer weird food LOL. But last few weeks my meals were...
Baked an acorn squash cut in half and scooped clean. 15 minutes. Pulled them out to cool and put in a sliced parsnip 7 minutes. Both set aside to cool a bit while I sauteed a red onion in bacon grease. Smashed up both together and heated back up with lots of butter and brown sugar. Cuz that's the stuff I like.
Also. Jambalaya. Sautee the chorizo first then onion then add rice with a can of tomatoes and added water. Bay leaf Cajun seasoning and chunks of bell peppers. 5 minutes. Open and check water and taste. Throw on the defrosted shrimp and close up. Leave for 10 or 15 minutes and it's ready to eat.
I sautee in the bottom a lot too. Eggs and such.
Hard boiled eggs I set low pressure 3 minutes.

 

This was a thrift store find. Works fantastic for 4.99 lol. Gotta keep an eye on it cuz 1000w is my inverter but at low temp and turned off before it's over tea temp or dishwasher water temp it doesn't trip the breaker

 

This is main cooking device. Don't see anything this small or under 1000w in stores so I'm considering an online purchase...

 

THIS is the cats ###.. Kitchen Craft by West Bend. Made in America. Bought in 2005. Broke legs so many times they now charge me shipping...but the legs are still no charge.
Whole set of pots and pans cost me well over 1k$ then. More now. Still worth it if you can afford it...

 

I have had the following cooking appliances on my truck: Microwave....took up too much space, rarely used it. Crock Pot......took too long....rarely used it. George Foreman grill. Not versatile enough....rarely used it....pain to clean. Instant Pot......decent versatility.....pain to clean. Finally landed on this. Use it all the time..... doesn't take up much space.....easy to clean.....versatile as hell. Fry meat, eggs,veggies. Steam veggies. Cook rice. Heat canned goods. One appliance does everything.

 

Don't forget grilled cheese sandwiches and quesadillas!