12 volt lunch box oven - Recipies and how do you like it or not?

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I am looking for recipes for the 12 volt lunch box oven as I will be buying one tomorrow looks like a great way to cook or heat foods.
I am wanting first to try making bread from scratch in it but no idea how much flour I can use one cup or 2 ?
I know you can use aluminum pans in them to help keep it clean...

If their is already a thread please post link for me if not and you have one or have used one how did you like it do they last or do they have a short lifespan?

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I have one that I use to heat my lunch at work (construction site). I've never cooked anything from scratch but I keep leftovers/ soup hot til ready to eat. I have a Hot Logic Mini. Purchased it from a tip from a coworker. He's had it for about 6 years.
 
Nomad, many of the Australian overlander youtubers use them. Ronny Dahl had a few meals cooked in one. Lot of truckers use them, they sell them at all the truck stops. You could google trucker forums and find more info.
 
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I have one exactly like your picture that I used when working. It's biggest downside is lack of temperature control, but it DOES get hot so you just have to regulate time. If you put frozen stuff in it, it would burn part of it before all of it thawed, so you will want to start with thawed food.

I bought some aluminum loaf pans at the grocery that fit it almost perfectly, cover them and heat them with foil to minimize overflow. There is room on top of the foil cover to heat a piece of bread. I would prep meals and refrigerate them, loaf pan holds a solid meal for a grown man.

Foods that contain more liquid heat better than dryer foods. Things that I would regularly prep were thicker soups and stews, lasagna(particularly this), meatballs with mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes, tamales in enchilada sauce and refried beans.

The closer your food is to room temperature before you start heating, the better it will turn out, the heater will scorch stuff.

I may revisit carrying it with us, we have plenty of cold storage frozen and chilled both, it would be ideal for that, the only real drawback is it requires the commitment to decide what you are going to eat and when early enough in the day to get it ready.
 
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I have one that I use while working. I do home inspections, and having a little oven on-hand is pretty rad. It's pretty low temp, and only hits like 300 degrees, so it's good as a little slow-cooker. You can sear up some short ribs and wrap them in foil with some spices and aromatics and let it stew over the course of a day until tender and then have a hot dinner.
It also does good meatloaf. @bgenlvtex mentioned lasagna, which also works well.
I'll sometimes do prepacked meals of brown rice, quinoa, peas and carrots, lentils, and grilled chicken and freeze them and then reheat them in the field.
For camping I like sliced onions, potatoes and bacon in a foil pack that I'll chuck into it before heading out to my favorite spots. After a good three hour drive or so, I'll have a nice side ready.
 
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I use mine to heat hot dogs, meat pies, sausage rolls etc but not for cooking. I would buy one of the many 12V ovens that are available that you can even cook a roast in if you wanted to cook a meal from scratch.
This is the original but there are plenty of knock-offs about, from my research you can boost power of these with a buck converter to crank the voltage up to 13-14V.

Home - Travel Buddy - 12V Ovens and 24V ovens

Travel Buddy, Portable Reheating Oven, Portable Oven, 12 V, 24 V
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Loanrangie said:
I use mine to heat hot dogs, meat pies, sausage rolls etc but not for cooking. I would buy one of the many 12V ovens that are available that you can even cook a roast in if you wanted to cook a meal from scratch.
This is the original but there are plenty of knock-offs about, from my research you can boost power of these with a buck converter to crank the voltage up to 13-14V.

Home - Travel Buddy - 12V Ovens and 24V ovens

Travel Buddy, Portable Reheating Oven, Portable Oven, 12 V, 24 V
travelbuddy.net.au travelbuddy.net.au
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Will they ship one to the US? If so, would they bundle it with the non-US version of a Subaru 5MT transmission that has a low range? I need both. For... Reasons...
 
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Will they ship one to the US? If so, would they bundle it with the non-US version of a Subaru 5MT transmission that has a low range? I need both. For... Reasons...
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Get the Kickass version:

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KickAss 12V 130W Portable Travel Oven

KickAss 12V Camping Oven - the perfect companion for travelers, campers, and adventurers. With its 12-volt power supply, this oven allows you to cook, bake, and warm your favorite foods while on the road.
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Available in the US and has some advantages (e.g. an insulated door). Works great for us:

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We use it mainly to warm up leftovers. I generally cook enough for two meals and during the next day we put the leftovers in a silicone air fryer liner that fits the travel oven and then heat it up. Takes about 60 to 75 minutes to heat up the food depending on whether it comes from the fridge or not. Could be a bit quicker, maybe I'll put a voltage adjustment in at some point to fix the oven to a slightly higher voltage, but for us it works since we use it while driving.
 
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if I was young and single...my cooking set up might just be a 12v lunch box oven with a chest full of Hot Pockets....
ZERO prep and ZERO clean up!
these should be an overlander's go-to...just look at that flaky crust!

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LOL ... not the healthiest option around, but if it works ...

If I were to do it again, I'd put a travel oven in again. Air fryers are much faster and more convenient and flexible, but there isn't one that's worth a penny that is small and tough enough to carry around in an overlander. So, oven for warming up things, induction with pots and pans for the rest.
 
I just bought this one which you can heat with your propane grill or burner! Well, it won't let me insert the link to it on Amazon, just search for camping ovens on Amazon! I got the Modern Inovations one which is currently on sale for $41!
 
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Viking1204 said:
I just bought this one which you can heat with your propane grill or burner! Well, it won't let me insert the link to it on Amazon, just search for camping ovens on Amazon! I got the Modern Inovations one which is currently on sale for $41!
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we've been looking for something like that...that's a really good price
have you tried biskits or cinnamon rolls in it? looks like it would get up to temp pretty quick


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grubworm said:
we've been looking for something like that...that's a really good price
have you tried biskits or cinnamon rolls in it? looks like it would get up to temp pretty quick


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Amazon says it will get to me by Thursday, just in time for my weekend trip to Daytona Beach! I think the first thing I'm going to try and cook in it is a pork loin!
 
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