See how long-haul truckers cook on the road, from burgers cooked on engines to air fryer lobster tails
Before air fryers and Keurigs made it easier for truckers to make food on the go, drivers would cook on their engine."Drivers could wrap their food in tin foil and put it by their turbo," Bennett said."They could keep driving and have dinner an hour later."Today, a trucker's cooking options are more modern, but not less creative.Rogers told Insider he relies on his air fryer, slow cooker, and Keurig for most meals on the road.
Rogers typically spends about 10 days out on the road per trip. On New Year's Day in 2022, he cooked himself a meal of lobster tails, shrimp, and steak from the cab of his truck.Rogers said truckers often share ideas on how to cook on the road and he likes to share pictures of his latest recipes on Facebook — from surf-and-turf to chicken wings, tacos, stuffed mushrooms, and bacon-wrapped asparagus.
She said she carries a 12-volt lunch box with her to heat up food, as well as a slow cooker with plastic liners for easy disposal.Courtesy of Trish BennettRogers said that sometimes the trick is to have the meals cook in the back of the cab as you drive.He said he'll run the slow cooker throughout the day and use plastic liners to cut down on cleaning time at the end of the day.Courtesy of Derek RogersBreakfast is often optional on the road.
She calls it taking"the lazy way out," but sometimes its the only way to eat and still have time for ample sleep between drives.
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