Cooking Meals On The Road

[geotex1]

If you have a convection microwave, plenty of terrific meals can be made with minimal time. Prepare the dish beforehand and then cook as soon as you stop. Electric skillets are great too. My wife and I enjoy stir-fry and so many options for quick, healthy meals or even breakfast for dinner or gourmet grilled cheese. Of course this assumes you have inverter or generator power while in the lot. If not, a nice selection of meats and cheese for a charcuterie with some fruit and veggies and a hummus or dip require nothing but a fridge. A nice egg salad, chicken salad, or seafood salad makes for good options too.

[trailrydr]

Great idea. My luck, I'd start a grease fire in my trucks engine compartment.
I've heard of this but never seen it done. Something to consider for burgers maybe.

Yea... I too was skeptical the first time I heard about it on the trail while offroading. But if you can imagine being in a Jeep all day driving over high degree off camber obstacles on 4+ (out of 5 rated) trails for 3 to 4 hours, and then being able to see and taste the results... it certainly made us believers.

The key is to ensure you fold the tin foil wrap edges unto to itself (on all open sides) to form a tight seal and secure it in a location on top of the engine on or near the intake manifold. We use this method even more so now that we pull a 30+' trailer and have to sometimes stop at highway rest stops along the way with no power.

BTW, this same method is great for firepit or campfire cooking as well. Because of the direct flame and greater heat of a firepit or campfire, cook times are greatly reduced. We do this too and just pay more attention to the process to ensure not over cooking.

[livinthelife]

Hi Guys, I know this is a silly question but we are going on the big trip next month, I am just curious to know what do you guys like to cook while camping. I know there are a lot of people who like to eat noodles, but I need to know other than noodles.

My basic menus always contain hamburgers, pulled chicken (crockpot prepared), hamburger casserole, hot dogs & beans. Also use Hamburger/Tuna Helper boxed prepared meals. Salads are quick and easy. Mac & Cheese works well.

[traveldawg]

So now we have a name for camping out at Walmart (or some other parking lot intended for shoppers)...... "lotdocking"...... I always thought of it as "moochdocking"......

I know... I know..... lot's of people do it......

Anyway...... Why not just purchase some food at commercial location(s) at/near the "lotdocking" 'campground' you use? If nothing else it will help support the good folks who allowed you to stay there.

[RoJoSo]

If you have a convection microwave, plenty of terrific meals can be made with minimal time. Prepare the dish beforehand and then cook as soon as you stop. Electric skillets are great too. My wife and I enjoy stir-fry and so many options for quick, healthy meals or even breakfast for dinner or gourmet grilled cheese. Of course this assumes you have inverter or generator power while in the lot. If not, a nice selection of meats and cheese for a charcuterie with some fruit and veggies and a hummus or dip require nothing but a fridge. A nice egg salad, chicken salad, or seafood salad makes for good options too.

We will have a generator that we can use for the microwave. This was an idea, We were looking at any other ideas.

Breakfast is easy. Cerals both hot and cold, bagels etc.

We do have places we would like to eat at while traveling, such as Black Hills Burger and Bun in Custer SD.

I am looking into a lithium battery 200ah, charger, and an inverter. I am currently doing my research. The goal is to start out on a lithium battery 200ah and a charger, and maybe an inverter. I want to be able to grow the system with additional components, like solar. Eventually power both legs of the 50amp rig.

[RoJoSo]

So now we have a name for camping out at Walmart (or some other parking lot intended for shoppers)...... "lotdocking"...... I always thought of it as "moochdocking"......

I know... I know..... lot's of people do it......

Anyway...... Why not just purchase some food at commercial location(s) at/near the "lotdocking" 'campground' you use? If nothing else it will help support the good folks who allowed you to stay there.

I think moochdocking is staying at a family or friends place and mooching off their electric and water.
No idea where I got the term lotdocking. I just figured calling it that bc we are in a parking lot. LOL!

We have stayed at Cracker Barrels and ate there and others of the like. I was curious as to what peple do at parking lots or Truck / Rest Stops.

If we get to Custer SD, we do want to try Black Hills Burger and Bun in Custer SD. If the timing is right. They have odd hours.

[Wicked ace]

We also carry a few different varieties of canned soup with tomato basil being our favorite... nothing like a bowl of hot tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich for a quick dinner.

[traveldawg]

I think moochdocking is staying at a family or friends place and mooching off their electric and water.
No idea where I got the term lotdocking. I just figured calling it that bc we are in a parking lot. LOL!

We have stayed at Cracker Barrels and ate there and others of the like. I was curious as to what peple do at parking lots or Truck / Rest Stops.

If we get to Custer SD, we do want to try Black Hills Burger and Bun in Custer SD. If the timing is right. They have odd hours.

If that is what moochdocking is than we're guilty for sure! We have a few friends who have utilities set up at their homes (usually ranches or farms) who we visit and stay on their property.

I'm not much help for overnight stops as we always stop at campgrounds (or reasonable facsimiles for one night stop overs). So the meals vary from the ever ready standby - grilled cheese and tomato soup, to cooked meals.

fwiw.... we usually make sandwiches ahead of time to eat lunch along the way to our next location.

[WhittleBurner]

Moving this to the cooking section

[riverdrifter1]

We do get some premade food at Costco for some nights (love their Asian Orange Chicken and the deli made meat loaf with mashed potatoes!) but our Weber grill get a lot of work for hamburgers, steaks, pork chops, lamb chops and chicken. Alway nice to do a Papa Murphy’s in our oven! The Furion residential oven in our Solitude is so great!