Engine Cooking (oven!)

[stallie]

The hot water thread made me think of it.

Has anyone set up a metal box in the rear of the D2 engine bay near the turbo for heating a meal so it's ready when you arrive at camp?

Or even something like a small camp oven in a gas bottle type cradle with a clamp for the lid. Big enough to fit a small roast and veges. Potatoes could be done in Alfoil separately in a wire cage.

[Owen]

Just be careful with tin food. I used to heat the chunky soup tins in the engine bay of a 12g grader when working out Sunbry 14 years ago....had some trucks come in at lunch time and kept working...bloody can exploded and scared the crap out of me.....and made a mess of the engine bay !

Seriously though a top idea , would be enough heat there to slow cook most foods

[stallie]

Yes, was thinking something a bit nicer than the tinned foods. :spudnikhurler: IIRC they have a resin on the inside these days which is why you shouldn't cook in them even if vented.

[Blknight.aus]

you dont need special add ons.

the exhaust shield on the TD5 is perfect for garlic breads and traveller pies for an example

[justinc]

many years back i worked alongside a RAB drilling crew in the WA goldfields, the GM671 was equipped with racking made from wire etc to hold foil encased pies and sausage rolls above the exhaust manifold for morning smoko, and a hot cup of coffee too for the afternoon break:D:D:D

got a larf out of that when i first saw it all in action!

jc

[Hoges]

you dont need special add ons.

the exhaust shield on the TD5 is perfect for garlic breads and traveller pies for an example

Dave, your demonstrated practical culinary initiative in this regard left a deep impression!:D;)

[jakeslouw]

The hot water thread made me think of it.

Has anyone set up a metal box in the rear of the D2 engine bay near the turbo for heating a meal so it's ready when you arrive at camp?

Or even something like a small camp oven in a gas bottle type cradle with a clamp for the lid. Big enough to fit a small roast and veges. Potatoes could be done in Alfoil separately in a wire cage.

Dozens of African overlanders can't be wrong on this.

Small cast iron 'dutch oven' type pot or else some HD Alfoil. You can make bread, pot roast, stew.......

[trog]

I have seen in the distant past cookbooks for this application and a propriatary made unit that mounted around an exhaust manifold. Not sure though if it was for a Ford Chev or Chrysler pick up.

[Trippy]

When I worked with powerlines back in Sweden we used to heat our stainless steel lunch boxes in a special box mounted on top of the muffler in Toyota Hiluxes. This worked really well even though it was -20 degrees outside.

[trog]

The old round air filter covers used to work well as fry pans !

[97diesel]

I remember years ago Ben Dark had a set up in his statesman that was a pot with a coiled tube running around the inside or outside that instead of coolant running directly to the heater went through the tube and back to the engine,he used to cook meals in it while he was travelling,seemed to work well.

[Xtreme]

A few years ago I cooked too many crepes for breakfast before leaving on a VicHigh trip. Not wanting to waste them, I wrapped the extras in Alfoil and placed them strategically around the engine bay, not to cook but just to keep them warm.
The first couple were enjoyed with a coffee when we met up with the other trip participants about 2 hrs later. However, I forgot about the remaining ones until four days later :o ...................... needless to say they were a tad overdone and were not fit for human (or animal) consumption.
Lesson learnt. :angel: