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after training and i get my own truck, can i do all or most of my own cooking in the truck? i can buy a refrigerator. i can buy a camping cooking stove. i can bring all my own pots and pans. but would i have the time? would i have room to bring all of this stuff? maybe i should go to cooking school instead. then i can get a job at a truck stop as a cook.

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Ever thought about being a standup comic? Because that was a good one.

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maybe i should go to cooking school instead.
Might not be a bad idea.
Mike
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maybe i should go to cooking school instead.
Medium Rare please, with sautee'd mushrooms.
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"Got the bird dog on...
Dodgin' the scales...
80 miles an hour and a step outta jail..." From "Rollin' Home, Pirates of the Mississippi)
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"I've always been different with one foot over the line.
Winding up somewhere, one step ahead or behind.
It ain't been so easy, but I guess I shouldn't complain.
I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane." (from Waylon Jennings)

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Haha, I don't think so.
Your biggest problem... cleanup after the cooking.

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When I was OTR I cooked in my trk all the time.(it was not gourmet)

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Why don't you get a custom 53' drop deck trailer and do your gourmet cooking inside of it--as well as having a restaurant on wheels or carry-out. I'm sure truckers would flock to it if parked at a truckstop. The only hurdle is negotiating with the truckstop chains as far as allowing it and how much percentage would go to them.
Many may dismiss this idea, but I know you could make mondo money doing it.

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Pot roast with baby red potatos and carrots was as close as I got to gourmet cooking..
But there are lots of things you can cook in the truck (if you have the time and space)
My hubby had me to do it all..but when he rode by himslef, it was mostly Subway & Wendys & other truck stop food..
I can make spagehtti, roasts, fajitas, chicken and all kinds of stuff in the truck..but it is rather a pain in the ***..
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The only problem is going down the road the last hour or so smelling lunch or dinner cooking at least that was my problem.
Seek to know God and Jesus who was presented as the sacrifice of full payment for sin.
Do the VI maintain your following distance maintain your lane position observe the speed limit observe the things around you and keep good records
Safe driving to you.
Joe


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Check this out.
"Cookin' in the cab"
Bon Appetite.
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"Got the bird dog on...
Dodgin' the scales...
80 miles an hour and a step outta jail..." From "Rollin' Home, Pirates of the Mississippi)
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"I've always been different with one foot over the line.
Winding up somewhere, one step ahead or behind.
It ain't been so easy, but I guess I shouldn't complain.
I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane." (from Waylon Jennings)


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MEALS ON EIGHTEEN WHEELS
You had better learn to cook because of that report from the newbie Not-Too-Swift driver...you will be living on roadkill for awhile...
You May Be A Truck Dweller If;
You have hit a deer with your truck on purpose...
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You know John (you are someone that should be called John)...as usual, your blatant ignorance precedes you. Not only did I but another driver brought up a very real problem regarding the new HOS and you, in your usual ignorant way, just resorted to unrelated jaw flapping (and you cannot even do that correctly).
No...carriers are not going to make a big change in operations. As usual, the driver is downhill and he must take up the slack. You cannot fathom for some reason that the FMCSR has very little meaning to most carriers. They get caught...they get a slap on the wrist. The most they might fear is a sumly civil suit and they have legal staff which will most likely get them out of that. How many MORONS...such as yourself...are actually doing in-house audits? Very damn few.
You (and your type) are one of the biggest problems in this industry today John. For some reason you cannot fathom anything that is not written in government code...and sometimes you have a hell of a time doing that.
Again, thankfully they have decided not to issue you a sidearm. Unthankfully, you are another sloucher living off the government and we will have to pay your retirement some day.
Why don't you leave your moronic ramblings for the other forum and try to help the present situation of the industry in this one?
Oh...that's right. Even though you claim to have some college education, your reading comprehension and language skills seem to be lack

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Charlie...
As a newbie you really should keep your life on the road as simple as you can to start.
You won't need the aggravation of trying to learn how to cook in the cab piled on top of everything else that is going to be thrown at you.
Eat out of your cooler for the first week or two. No it won't be the most healthy but you'll appreciate being able to pour yourself into your sleeper mattress shortly after fixin' yourself a sandwich rather than spending all the time cooking your meals all the time.
Get yourself somewhat adjusted to life on the road and your new career first... then add in the cooking later.
After all, you are going out there to deliver loads from A to B... not to play house in the sleeper even though you will need to get up to speed on that part if you expect to remain healthy.


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Good advice Paul56 !
But, I eat out of my cooler. How healthy does this sound?
Cereal - Multigrain flakes mixed with another multigrain cereal lightly sweetened with honey, with 2% milk. I don't add sugar.
Sandwich - Tuna, light mayo, relish, pepper. I would prefer whole wheat bread but have found that IronKids white is very "durable", tough enough to take the everchanging temp inside the cab.
Wraps - 10" flour tortilla, imitation crab meat, light mayo, salad mix, shredded cheese, pepper.
Salad - I get the mix packs at Wally World, Iceburg lettuce doesn't have any nutrients. Light Ranch dressing, a few crutons, a bit of shredded cheese, pepper.
The small individual sized cans of veggies now come with pop tops, no can opener required. Room tempurature veggies are not that bad. Sweet corn, peas and carrots, green beens. Remember what mom always said, "eat your veggies".
Two other pieces of the healthy truck diet.
I take a multi-vitamin every day, and I just stepped up the weight on my bumbell. About 2 or 3 times a day I do all of the exercises I have managed to come up with that you can do with just a dumbell.
dumbell = short weight lifting bar, I just stepped up from 20 lbs to 25 lbs.
So, you can eat healthy right from the cooler.
Oh yea, you know you want it so get some Fat-Free Jello Pudding!
I have been driving for 8 months now. I was going to get an inverter and a microwave, but hope to be getting a better truck soon. So, with that in mind I will be getting a Max Burton lunch box this month instead!

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Works for me!
And keeps things simple.

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I cook in my truck nearly every meal. About once a week I eat out. I have a burton stove, fridge and freezer. and a small plug in cooler for beverages, fruit and carrots for easy acces while cruising down the freeway. I prepare meals such as cajun meatloaf, smoked boneless turkey breast or chicken. Oh and I always grill up a t-bone to take with me. Nothing better than munching on a cold steak and carrots as u go down the road. I bring lunchmeat for sandwiches. I also go to the store buy a bunch of fresh veggies make a giant salad and take it as well. Its easy to prepare rice and steamed veggies in the truck. I have stocked the truck with all the utensils I use at home, frying pans , pots, plates, cups, openers, etc. I find the time to cook usually, if I'm too tired a sandwich will do, and perhaps I will get up early and make breakfast with my coffee. I spend about 75$ every 2 weeks restocking, and I live off of about 20.00 a week spending cash when I'm out. I choose to do it this way because I dont like to go to truck stops so I sleep in rest areas and industrial areas. I save money, its healthier, it saves money, oh and it saves money. You don't get much choice at truck stops anyhow. It's either fast food or a huge helping of mashed potatos from a box smothered in artery clogging gravy. You will figure the routine out rather quickly and learn how to manage youre time. Hell, I even have time to get a 5 mile run in every other day.
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