Under hood cooking

[VJG1977]

<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Arial">I could only find one reference to cooking on a car engine.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoBodyText"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">

</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">07/23/11 at 11:03 PM</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">If you’re driving wrap stuff in foil and place on manifold. Old truckers trick.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Arial">

</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Arial">Google: <em><span style="background:white;font-style:normal">engine compartment</span></em></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#222222; background:white">&nbsp;cooking,</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"> under hood cooking or <em><span style="background:white;font-style: normal">exhaust manifold cooking</span></em></span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:Arial">Most late model cars may not have room under the hood for this but most vans or trucks should.&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Food-on-Your-Car's-Engine" target="_blank">http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Food-on-Your-Car's-Engine</a></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><a href="http://www.wisebread.com/cooking-great-meals-with-your-car-engine-the-heat-is-on" target="_blank">http://www.wisebread.com/cooking-great-meals-with-your-car-engine-the-heat-is-on</a></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><a href="http://members.ozemail.com.au/~dietinfo/exhaust_manifold_oven.htm" target="_blank">http://members.ozemail.com.au/~dietinfo/exhaust_manifold_oven.htm</a></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_Cooking" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_Cooking</a></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><a href="http://www.roadroast.com/" style="font-size: 12pt; " target="_blank">http://www.roadroast.com/</a></p>

 

[angeli]

Hi VJ,<br><br>I don't know about references.&nbsp; I was taught that by an ol' 2 million miler that consulted at the trucking school where I originally trained.&nbsp; We stayed friends and I learned all sorts of stuff from him, including this bit.<br><br>You know the type, career navy, went into transport, retired to civilian life and drove until he dropped, whereon he started teaching.&nbsp; Solid as a granite boulder.&nbsp; I learned more from him than anyone at that school.<br><br>He taught me how to drive a 53' reefer thru the Bronx and Boston without getting killed.&nbsp; Good man.<br><br>I'll look at your links.&nbsp; Now I'm curious to see if I can do this on my little 4 wheeler Ford's engine.&nbsp; Might melt.<br>

 

[SoulRaven]

ROFL, the trucker secret is out... cooked on my trucks engine many times... Soup to chilli to hot dogs and burritos... just need a heat proof container or tin foil and you have the oven under your hood...<br><br>Thanks for bringing this up...<br><br>PS results will vary, but you will over a short time figure it out.... Engines run not as hot as ovens, so experiment, will work while stationary also...<br><br>

 

[angeli]

Ah miss mah truuhhkkk!!!&nbsp; <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/bawl.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br>

 

[shorty]

We go wheeling and always put food on the under side of the intake manifold that is about 6" above the exhaust manifold on my Suzuki Sidekick. I have made a hanging basket and we wrap the food in foil and drive. We usually do chicken/beef fajitas, hot dogs, cheese &amp; jalapeno sausage, raviolis and such as. We usually wheel for a 3-4 hr run before stopping for lunch. No one goes hungry on our wheeling trips.<br><br>I worked on a drilling rigs years ago and was showed how to cook everything from popcorn on the turbo charger to a roast... we worked 12 hr shifts so there was plenty of time.<br><br>

 

[lampliter]

I tried making a cup of tea on my work truck engine (after I got to my destination). After working for awhile; I came back expecting a nice cup of tea.---it was barely warm. Folks the engine must be running.<br>What's the difference between lampliter and DA?<br>answer---none.<br><br>