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[Kathyann Natkie <knat AT sprintmail.com>]

Don Bowen wrote:
> 
> At 10/3/2004, you wrote:
> >I don't know if it is possible, Don, but something like a rice cooker or a
> >crockpot could be working on your food while you travel, if it can be
> >secured. Doesn't take much power. They might even run off the cigarette
> >lighter.
> 
> That sounds like a good idea.  Heating elements take a lot of power but our
> large crockpot only requires  250 watts.  Our rice cooker is in storage so
> I could not check it but will do that the next time I am in town.
> 
We have a "coffee maker/baby bottle warmer" that plugs into cigarette
lighter and does well. It could certainly do a single batch of
something. Easily holds a boil-in-bag. It was <$20 in a trucker store.
The one we got has an open chamber with a rack that goes in for a
bottle. Not great for a bottle but easy clean for cooking.

Kathyann