Home Cooking For Truck Drivers

One of the biggest problems to being an OTR truck driver is the lack of home cooking. The constant need to eat at greasy truck stop restaurants gets tedious after a while and the longing for something with a touch of home becomes more and more prominent. To solve this problem, try cooking in your truck.

You might think that cooking in your truck is impossible, but there are actually a lot of truck drivers out there that do exactly this. Cooking in your truck really isn't as hard as you may think. In fact, there are some devices that will even allow you to cook while you are driving. Some of these items include lunch box ovens and crock pots.

There are a wide variety of recipes that can easily be made in either a lunch box oven or a crock pot. One example of a meal to be made in a crock pot is spaghetti. To do this, begin with the sauce. Place the sauce in the crock pot around the early afternoon and let it heat up during the day while you drive. About 40 minutes before you want to eat, pull over and put the noodles in the sauce, making sure they are completely covered. Let the noodles sit for 20 minutes, then stir them to make sure they get completely cooked and wait another 20 minutes. The next thing you know you will be eating a spaghetti dinner right in your truck.

Another method truck drivers commonly use is taking frozen leftovers from home. The leftovers can be stored in Ziploc bags or containers and then placed in a freezer on your truck. To make the meals all you will need to do is place the leftovers into your lunch box oven or crock pot and let it heat up.

Some other appliances that can be used for cooking on the road include hot plates, lighter socket plug in pots and pans and a small George Foreman grill. Always use caution when cooking on the road. If you have food heating up while you are driving, try to avoid sharp turns to avoid spills. If possible, anchor your crock pot to something stable to keep it from sliding.

There are ways to get home cooking on the road. Stock up on ingredients or stop at a grocery store and with the right appliances, you can have a home cooked meal wherever you are! To learn more about trucking and truck driving jobs, visit www.crengland.com.