I'm what I would consider a road warrior. I spend a lot of time driving for my job. That said, fast food gets expensive and a person can only eat so many sandwiches.
So what's a person to do if they want to save money and still he a decent hot meal on the road. That's where the thermos comes in. I've got a couple different kinds and a couple of different sizes. They all seem to work about the same. I have a small one that will hold a can of soup or I've even carried hamburger that I've warmed up effort leaving the house in it.
The main thing with a thermos though is to remember to pre-heat it with hot water before putting your food in it so it stays warm longer.
I also just use my larger thermos to carry hot water. I bring the water to a good rolling boil before I leave the house and my large thermos usually let's me carry enough water to cook a cup of ramen noodles and for a cup of hot chocolate on a cold day or cup of coffee.
I almost always carry an insulated cup for the hot chocolate or coffee with me and my GSI cup with homemade lid are always with me for cooking. So far ramen noodles are all I have cooked on the road with my hot water but I could just as easily boil Kraft Mac and cheese noodles and have macaroni or even fix a Mountain House meal or rice.
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| Cooking Ramen noodles on the dash of the SUV. |
In the photo I'm fixing ramen noodles in my GSI cup with the hot water I brought along for the day in my thermos.
You can always use the cup that comes as a lid on the thermos to cook in but I like my GSI cup and lid setup. You also want to avoid carrying noodles precooked in a thermos. They will continue to cook until you are ready to eat and by lunch they are over cooked and not very tasty.
What do you carry in your thermos or cook using the boiled water method while on the road? Do have another method you use to fix a hot meal while traveling? Let me know in the comments section.
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