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As I frequently travel alone I have a number of strategies to keep me alert and awake. One of those strategies is to cook food in the engine compartment while I drive.
There is sufficient heat for cooking generated by the motor of most vehicles. While there may not be enough heat to cook rice for example, there is certainly sufficient heat to cook foods which don't require boiling. The hottest part of most engines is the exhaust manifold, where the burned gasses are expelled from the motor and into the exhaust.
I was thinking of trying to find a large petty cash tin and bolting it to the top of my exhaust manifold.. big enough to fit a foil take away container in it..
I only got thinking about this as I'll be doing a 2hr drive to the springs next week @ night and it would be good to rock up, pop the bonnet and fish out some dinner..
a mate wedged one of those garlic bread in foil from the super market up underneath his exhaust manifold on a toyota tercel, promptly forgot about it and 6 months later it dropped on his head while he was fiddling around doing something. Said he crapped himself, and it was rather black and solid
I remember seeing on TV a few spuds put into an air cleaner and also nestled into a plenum aswell.
Rick Pewe (Editor of Petersen's 4 Wheel) has been baking intake manifold burritos for years.
Steve.
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One that comes straight to mind is of Ben Dark (Getaway?) when he did an around Australia road trip in an old Satesman DeVille. He had a pot set up, with a copper coil inside that was plumbed into the cooling system.
My brother (lives in Townsville) cooks on his engine when he used to drive down to see us. It was a VR (no plastic valley cover), and he cooked in foil. Worked a treat.
I've seen pics on US sites where they have had a fry basket type thing with a hinged and lockable lid, used to contain foil wrapped food.
I'm just trying to think where I could find a suitable container to house the food.. would a petty cash tin (large size) work? should do eh? lockable hinged lid, metal to transfer heat.. handle on the lid.. hmm!
where else could you find something appropriate i wonder.?
I like the stew idea from the link I posted.. I like it so much I think i'll give it a try on monday night..
When I worked construction I used to take a ham and cheese roll wrapped in aluminium foil each day. Just had a coupla twists of wire on the exhaust manifold that the roll sat in - 5 minutes at operating temp was puuuurfect
Had a mate used to put pie's n stuff on his harley's crankcase when goin for a ride. All was good til he grabbed an OLD one out n ate it, funny for us but could of killed him.
