Your favorate thing to cook in

**XCountryTeam** · 12-17-2009, 04:24 PM

There are so many things we can buy to cook in/on in the truck. What is your favorate one that you can cook the most in and use the most? Mine was the crock pot, but I haven't used it since we've been busy.

**cheri1122** · 12-17-2009, 05:04 PM

Hands down: the rice cooker. [With appreciation for Linder & India's posts convincing me to get one, bc I wouldn't have considered it myself.]
I can make pasta & sauce, soup, steam veggies, and brown meat in it. The teflon liner and the heavy plastic steam basket are removeable, making cleanup easy.
I've made a brazillion things in it - everything except rice, lol.

**jaminjim** · 12-17-2009, 06:48 PM

Linder asked: Your favorate thing to cook in... My underwear but what has that got to do anything. ( That might be the reason I cook my Bacon in the microwave.)

**xiggi** · 12-17-2009, 06:48 PM

My birthday suit.

**TeamCaffee** · 12-18-2009, 12:26 PM

Well I prefer to cook in my Mickey Mouse Flannel PJ's at home!

But our here on the road I find myself reaching for the Rice Cooker most often.

**pelicn** · 12-18-2009, 05:06 PM

Yep, Rice cooker hands down is my favorite. The next in line is my griddle.

**skyraider** · 12-19-2009, 08:13 PM

I use the trkstop microwave oven, buy all my stuff at walmart in a microwave box, most of the time rice and potaotes and one of those steamers,,,ok,,it aint great, but i do ok.................ps i cook in my jeans and boots, no mickeymouse shirt , lol

**dieselwrench** · 12-19-2009, 10:58 PM

Next to the micro cooker I like my teflon griddle. I also have a toster oven and a one burner butane stove from T A and a good ole cast iron fry pan.

**skyraider** · 12-29-2009, 07:23 PM

Well, as I said, I use the microwave and cook rice in a bag in 90 seconds since Im a cv driver and room is tight. I would enjoy a home cooked meal on the road, but it aint happening , so improvising is the name of the game. I do carry a portable generator when I run my small microwave, and a electric skillet, but a tuna can van is small, someday I'll I hit the big time and get a straight truck,,someday,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sky

**xiggi** · 02-09-2010, 05:28 PM

I have to say thanks to those of you who posted on here about the rice cooker. After reading this thread I went and bought the smallest one walmart has which is a Black and Decker, only 14 bucks. The thing has saved me so much money it's crazy.

I have heated soups and chilli, cooked hot dogs, made ramen noodles, scrambled eggs, and fried eggs for sandwichs. I look forward to trying more things.

Those of you with limited space I cannot recommend this little gem enough. I run it of my little 400 watt inverter and only have the starter battery in my truck. I have had zero problems as far as running down the battery goes.

**cheri1122** · 02-09-2010, 10:35 PM

Xiggi: it's excellent for browning [grilled ham & cheese sandwiches, or pierogi] and does spaghetti & sauce well too. Last week I made chili, and it was lovely, on a snowy day.

**skyraider** · 02-10-2010, 11:03 PM

If u see an old dodge cargovan , faded maroon color, u all put a sign up that says, " will cook for u" and I will bring the food,,lol. I wont hold my breath ladies...............

**morningstar55ny** · 02-13-2010, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by skyraider

If u see an old dodge cargovan , faded maroon color, u all put a sign up that says, " will cook for u" and I will bring the food,,lol. I wont hold my breath ladies...............

...w h a t ?? .......

**funsized** · 02-25-2010, 07:04 PM

I have a square electric skillet. I can cook everything in it. I have put off getting a rice cooker but I think that will be my next purchase.

The one thing I wish I could cook on the go is home made chicken and noodle soup. The only way I have figured out how to do this is when I can get by the house I roll out a few small batches of egg noodles, flash freeze them and vac pack them into a small bag I can stuff in the freezer. I have switched to a bag of frozen veggies for the soup but it is not the same as slow cooking the chicken with veggies and slowly building to a thick soup that cures every ill you can imagine.

I like to grab rotisserie chickens when I'm at the grocery since this saves major cooking time for healthy meals. My partner and I just de-bone the chickens and freeze them in 1lb piles. Each chicken will normally make 4 meals.

That gives me enough to make chicken tacos/enchiladas, chicken with squash, hot pepper chicken stir fry or any other foods you can make fast.

I'm big on comfort foods so I have tons of fast ways to throw together good meals without having to work myself to death.

**Blackbeard** · 02-25-2010, 07:14 PM

i HAVE A SMALL SIZED RICE COOKER FROM WALMART (WISH I HAD THE STEAMER INSERT THOUGH). IT ACTUALLY WORKS AS A SKILLET ON THE COOK CYCLE FRYING THE MEAT, ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, ETC. I MAKE RICE AHEAD OF TIME AND PUT IT IN ZIPLOC BAGS TO SAVE FRIDGE SPACE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE SLOW COOKER OUT NOR THE ELECTRIC SKILLET SINCE I READ SOME OF THE ENTRIES HERE ABOUT THE VERSATILITY OF THE RICE COOKER. IT IS WONDERFUL! AND TAKES NO TIME AT ALL TO MAKE JAMBALAYA, CURRY STUFF, THOSE ORIENTAL NOODLE SOUPS THICKEN NICELY IN THE THING TOO. TAKES UP NO SPACE. MAKE SURE YOU SPRAY THE NONSTICK INSERT WITH PAM - MAKES CLEANUP SO EASY IN THE TRUCK.