Cooking items....

[shanhamm]

At the Pilot t/s, there is a section with cooking items such as, crock pot, pizza oven, fry pan, popcorn maker, sandwich maker etc... they are all 12 volt.

Has anyone had any good luck with these products? The 12 volt thing kinda throws a flag up for performance for me. But I'm here to ask the experts, so what here say???

Thanks in advance.

[Fredog]

At the Pilot t/s, there is a section with cooking items such as, crock pot, pizza oven, fry pan, popcorn maker, sandwich maker etc... they are all 12 volt.

Has anyone had any good luck with these products? The 12 volt thing kinda throws a flag up for performance for me. But I'm here to ask the experts, so what here say???

Thanks in advance.

I have the pizza oven. it works but it takes a loooong time.like 30 minutes to heat up pizza rolls

[Uturn2001]

The only one of those products I ever cared for was the lunch box stove. Does a decent job heating up soups and other canned items as well as cooking hot dogs, etc. If you use foil loaf pans, which you can get at Wal Mart a lot cheaper than at the truck stop, there is virtually no clean up.

Here is a little idea for you.

Go to Wal Mart, buy yourself a small 110v crock pot. Use a 300 watt inverter to power it. Works a lot better than the 12 volt one and will last a lot longer.

[shanhamm]

I figured this would be the response for the performance of 12volt utensils. I just got a 1500 watt invertor, so I guess I'll go the route of 110 volt items. Might be a bit cheaper than the 12 volt at wally world anyways.

Thanks for your replys.

[Rev.Vassago]

The big problem w/ the 12 v products is their poor construction. They are cheaply built.

[Uturn2001]

If you have that big of an inverter I would just put it a small microwave. Then when I was home I would cook up a bunch of food, put them in some cheap containers, freeze them and take them with me on the road.

[shanhamm]

I will have a microwave for sure, but I wanted to get an elctric fry pan and other good stuff to cook some good meals. Eating at some of these "choke and pukes" on the road are pretty unhealty, and can get pretty expensive!!

[Rev.Vassago]

I will have a microwave for sure, but I wanted to get an elctric fry pan and other good stuff to cook some good meals. Eating at some of these "choke and pukes" on the road are pretty unhealty, and can get pretty expensive!!

Wal Mart sells a 1000 watt electric hot plate. works just like a stove burner. I use it for my frying pan and a sauce pan. Works like a charm.

[BuddhaTim]

At the Pilot t/s, there is a section with cooking items such as, crock pot, pizza oven, fry pan, popcorn maker, sandwich maker etc... they are all 12 volt.

Has anyone had any good luck with these products? The 12 volt thing kinda throws a flag up for performance for me. But I'm here to ask the experts, so what here say???

I picked up the 12v crock pot and it works nicely. I'll drop by Walmart and pick up a pound of stew meat and some veggies (carrot, celery, tater and onion). In the evening I'll get the ingrediants put together in the pot and store in my cooler till I leave out in the morning. First thing in the morning I pull the crock outta my cooler and drop in the warmer and plug it in. Usually by mid afternoon the aromas are mouth watering. I'll unplug the crockpot and let it set for a couple of hours till I stop for the nite. By then the stew has cooled down and ready to eat.

[thebaldeagle655]

The only one of those products I ever cared for was the lunch box stove. Does a decent job heating up soups and other canned items as well as cooking hot dogs, etc. If you use foil loaf pans, which you can get at Wal Mart a lot cheaper than at the truck stop, there is virtually no clean up.

Here is a little idea for you.

Go to Wal Mart, buy yourself a small 110v crock pot. Use a 300 watt inverter to power it. Works a lot better than the 12 volt one and will last a lot longer.

I'm too cheep to even buy the foil loaf pans, I carry a roll of aluminum foil and just line the bottom with aluminum foil. After it is hot I just pick the foil up and poor whatever I heat up into my bowl. Works for soup, chili well! Line it with foil to heat solids too, almost no clean up at all!

[Uturn2001]

Just so you know. The small George Foreman Grills will run off a 1500 watt inverter. I used one in my truck when I was able to have a large inverter.

You can also get a small waffle iron that comes with griddle plates that will run off a 1500.