Cooking ON your bike (while riding)

[sportsguy]

Saw these today at a local dealer - they were in the snow section marked down for the season and it got me thinking...

Do you use your bike to cook food while riding? If so, please share your methods.

More on the Muffpot:

http://muffpot.com/product.html

I recall an episode of Motorweek a couple decades ago where folks were using their car engines to prep food while they drove. Given the relative temps inside an engine compartment, they'd figured out how to place various food items (all wrapped in aluminum foil) in selection locations. By driving for a set period of time (2 hours, let's say), they'd arrive with a fully cooked meal, piping hot!

I know this particular item is intended for snowmobiles, but heat is heat.

So, anyone here cooking while cruising?

It would be pretty cool to roll into a camp ground, set up a tent and unpack a fully cooked steak stew, or such, ready to go.

 

[sportsguy]

Crickets...




Perhaps you're cooking them?!

::013::

 

[dcstrom]

A while back, Alton Brown (Food Network) did an excellent series called "Feasting on Asphalt", where he rode a BMW cross-country searching out great food places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feasting_on_Asphalt

In episode 4 they were cooking on the bikes - "muffler beef stew (made with an accessory originally designed for snowmobiles)". I recall it looked pretty tasty, and was easy to do with a bit of pre-travel prep.

you can get parts of the series on youtube - you'll need to go through them to see if the on-bike cooking bit is included...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=feasting+on+asphalt&oq=feasting+on+asphalt&gs_l=youtube.3...0.0.0.335.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1ac..11.youtube.

 

[sportsguy]

I recall the series well, DC - watched the whole thing multiple times, just didn't flash in my mind when I was thinking of this stuff. Still, it'll be cool to track down and see what he's doing, if they shared that portion of the show online.

 

[ADVFireFighter]

Never on my bike, PLENTY of times on a Hummer though...
I don't see enough room on a S10 to cook while you ride...

 

[sportsguy]

Took some temps when I got home from work this evening. Temps were within 2 minutes of shutting the engine down:

Exhaust header - ~250 degrees
Left side of engine - ~150 degrees
Right side of engine - ~150 degrees
Exhaust pipe - NOT the cover/heat shield, but the exhaust itself at the rear - ~100 degrees
Rad exhaust fan - ~140 degrees

SO...

Cooking on the rad fan exhaust isn't realistic. Might be useful for warming already cooked items: pizza, hot dogs, burger, etc. or could be useful in making a nice patty melt or grilled cheese sandwich. The only real heat is on the header (surprise!). Still, at ~250 degrees (I measured 256.6 degrees), I could see a 3 - 4 hour ride slow-cooking a nice beef stew if I could conjure the right cooking rig.

 

[Ramseybella]

Load it with pop corn than head down some bumpy trail to shake it up.
Sorry, like the first thing I want to think about when riding is turning it down to simmer.

 

[cbat]

For some reason 'Muff" had a whole other meaning for me. ;D

 

[Ramseybella]

For some reason 'Muff" had a whole other meaning for me. ;D

 

[Ramseybella]

Cooking on a bike to me is Riding through Moab Utah at 1:00 PM in the middle of July.. >

 

[sportsguy]

Cooking on a bike to me is Riding through Moab Utah at 1:00 PM in the middle of July.. >

Three words...

Evaporative
Cooling
Vest

Rode for the first time ever with one yesterday - left home is was, we'll say, 95 degrees. (Dash said 102, but I'm calling BS on that and fudging down a bit)

I rode with my vest under a mesh jacket - nice and cool for the whole 1:30 I rode.

 

[sportsguy]

For some reason 'Muff" had a whole other meaning for me. ;D

Texas Prevert!

 

[merchant]

Texas Prevert!

Isn't that redundant? ::025::

 

[Ramseybella]

Three words...

Evaporative
Cooling
Vest

Rode for the first time ever with one yesterday - left home is was, we'll say, 95 degrees. (Dash said 102, but I'm calling BS on that and fudging down a bit)

I rode with my vest under a mesh jacket - nice and cool for the whole 1:30 I rode.

I am cheap, I wore a T Shirt under my mesh jacket and kept pouring water under my jacket till I got to Green River the sun started going down by then.

 

[Travex]

I used to fix cans of stew, hash, soup, veggies or whatever to the exhaust with bailing wire or hose clamps for about an hour before stopping for camp/eats. Saves on stove fuel for when needed and eliminates packing cooking gear for shorter trips. The big bonus is that you can stop and eat immediately if appetite, weather or time of day are pressing. A can opener and a spork and you're in the game. One cautionary note... Make your first cut into the can carefully as a little pressure may have built up. I'd stop at anystore and buy canned food, heat it, eat it, pack it out and throw it out. Kept things pretty simple and packing was very light. Cheap, easy and effective solution. As a bonus, strap your stainless flask to your exhaust for an extra warm and comforting aperitif on those colder evenings... Just make certain it's sealed well as any good beverage is flammable. Stuffing the flask in your shirt or pants also facilitates a good, quick warm-up. The cans, some coins or small rocks and a little fishing line also make a nice bear alarm around camp.