Reheat burgers under the hood? Other trail food included

[Apparition]

Was talking the other day with the gf, she mentioned grilling burgers the night before and taking them out on the trail.

I’m not eating a cold burger if I don’t have to. That got me thinking about all the burrito eaters that heat them in the engine bay.

Has anyone ever wrapped burgers in foil for an engine reheat?

Are there any other good ideas for engine heated trail food?

 

[IPerkWVU]

Never done burgers but don't see how they're different than burritos

 

[S.McArthur]

Wrapped some (previously cooked) chicken in foil and sent them in my engine bay on truck on a drive, worked perfectly.

 

[jboswell11]

we did philly cheese steak one time... worked excellent

 

[MountaineerTom]

I've heated up MRE's (before they had the heater packs in them) on the engine of my bomb lift truck during deployments. LOL

 

[L J]

Reheated burgers just aren't good. If i wanted a burger, I'd pack a JetBoil (or similar) stove, a small pan and cook it fresh.

 

[toximus]

Would you judge me if I said chili cheese fries?

 

[Apparition]

reheated burgers just aren't good

I’m fully aware they’d need significant amounts of cheese, ketchup, mustard, pickle and onion. Probably wrap the onion in with the burgers.

 

[toximus]

MuffPot

https://www.countrycat.com/trail-chef-12-18250-food-warmer-by-open-trail_1

 

[Apparition]

Would you judge me if I said chili cheese fries?

I like that idea

 

[Apparition]

MuffPot

https://www.countrycat.com/trail-chef-12-18250-food-warmer-by-open-trail_1

That’s interesting

 

[Mr. Bills]

I worked with a guy in the early 1970's who fabricated an exhaust manifold oven for his VW bus. He developed several recipes timed to be ready by the end of his commute home and even made the evening news.

The Trail Chef food warmer is similar to his idea.

 

[qslim]

I've heated up MRE's (before they had the heater packs in them) on the engine of my bomb lift truck during deployments. LOL

That MJ1 jammer works like a charm for some hot cheese sauce!

I used to do this all the time when I was fixing cars on flat rate. I'd keep my food in foil and just rest it on the exhaust manifold.

 

[Thunderhead]

It never works like you think it will. Re heating a burrito on a manifold like the guys did back in the day is different from putting one in the engine bay;
1. its got to be in foil and ON the manifold, most meals like this were on heavy equipment that wasn't blazing trails.
2. Just tossing it in the engine bay wont warm it up, only breed bacteria

 

[Apparition]

It never works like you think it will. Re heating a burrito on a manifold like the guys did back in the day is different from putting one in the engine bay;
1. its got to be in foil and ON the manifold, most meals like this were on heavy equipment that wasn't blazing trails.
2. Just tossing it in the engine bay wont warm it up, only breed bacteria

Sure seems like my engine bay is plenty hot.

 

[MountaineerTom]

That MJ1 jammer works like a charm for some hot cheese sauce!

I used to do this all the time when I was fixing cars on flat rate. I'd keep my food in foil and just rest it on the exhaust manifold.

Absolutely!

 

[JLLJ]

We were on a road trip from Chicago to Cali and Dad cooked a roast driving across Montana, I don't remember much of it but Mom said the potatoes tasted like exhaust.

 

[Thunderhead]

Sure seems like my engine bay is plenty hot.

It is plenty hot, its just the transfer of heat wont heat anything up unless there is contact with a heat source. Even then it will take some rotation but I digress, have fun with those burgers

 

[Apparition]

It is plenty hot, its just the transfer of heat wont heat anything up unless there is contact with a heat source. Even then it will take some rotation but I digress, have fun with those burgers

I didn’t say I was going to do it. I’ve never even tried it with a burrito, just asking the more experienced with this endeavor.

 

[03coloradowrangler]

there's actually a book on this