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I know youcan use a microwave in the cab. freezers can be used in the cab. the main hindrance to cooking in the cab must be a lack of water. water for cleaning up mainly. a gallon jug of drinking water would be enough for cooking. is my analysis of the situation correct? i have never driven. only thot about it.Are there drivers that have full blown kitchens in their cabs and do serious cooking? is there enough time to do serious cooking? i always read about being laid over somewhere for the weekend. if that were the case, i'm sure you would have enough time for cooking when you were laid over. i'm sure there is a wide variance of opinions on this subject.

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Most would consider paper products as dishware suitable for incab use. I do some light cooking in my truck, dishes go home the same night for washing. I have washed cups & plates at rest areas before. Did more cooking when I was running shortline.

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the last thing i wanna deal with after a whole day behind the wheel and pehaps havin to deal with an a$$hole shipper is to scare up some grub from the fridge and then worry about cleanin up the whole mess
I reckon that is just my own opinion,but 1 good hot meal a day and a nice cushy booth to hunker down in and enjoy it is what i use to get myself outa the truck at least once a day.
just my 2 cents
CD
"Not all who wander are lost"~J.R.R.Tolkienrecovering dweller..........oilfield trash division

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Those 12-volt lunchbox-size heaters will cook all manner of canned stuff, plus reheat pizza, plus burritos, hot dogs, will boil eggs, steam veges, cook rice--limited only by your imagination.
Every time I think about eating in a truck stop I think about all the crud transported by all the people from all over the country. Plus the price. Plus the generally poor quality.
My sleeper was my little spaceship--self-contained, needing no one and nothing (though the occasional super-Wally World was a welcome resupply stop.
May you be well and happy!

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Erik is right those lunch box heaters are great! Add a George Foreman grill and a crock pot. And you have a pretty good kitchen.
I cook in my truck a lot! I better, maybe not cheaper but, I get a lot better food and I know how it was prepared. Anytime I don't feel like cooking, truckstops are always there!

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A number of drivers do some cooking in their truck, it helps keep their road cost down. Some barb a que when they have the time. Many carriers won't allow an inverter, so the mirowave is out for them. 12 volt appliances is their only option.
The only things I cooked were those self contained heater meals, the meal cooks in the box. I had a 12 volt coffee maker, I could have hot freeze dried soups using the coffee maker.
For canned soup like Progresso, I used a 12 volt heater prong, just stick the prong in the can and it heats the soup hot. I hate to cook, so something that was quick,suited me the best.

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Don't do much 'cooking' in my truck even though I could. I mostly reheat (real) food stocked from home.
As far as water, I do carry 8 clear, plastic, 2-quart juice jugs, filled with water from home, that fit neatly in a plastic storage bin under the bed.
I use this water for cooking, making my own percolator coffee, brushing my teeth, taming my hair when I get up, freshening my sometimes nasty body, cleaning up after eating, and anything else. When used in combination with my constant supply of paper towels and Huggies baby wipes, it's very, very handy to carry.
As we speak, I'm mentally designing a self-contained water supply consisting of a small accessible holding tank (from an RV?) mounted under the bunk, using a 12-volt (bilge?) pump, through a kitchen sprayer - or something along those lines - so I can carry more than the 4 gallons I have now. Occasionally, it's not quite enough to last till I get back home.
I think it goes without saying that I own my own truck, don't sit much at all (especially not in truck stops), and am home weekly. But you could still carry your own water in a company truck, too.
Happy trails and 'Just say NO!' to cheap rates