Chevy & GMC Vans

It's been a bit of a joke for years about cooking stuff in the engine compartment. Countless people say they should try it, but usually they don't. If I'm not mistaken, Mythbusters did an episode on it a while back.

Well, I was reading this article about someone who was apparently trying to make quesadillas using heat from their engine. Now it doesn't say if they did it or not, but it's *food* for thought.

I was thinking I might try something similar, except with wrapped up sub sandwiches. I eat a lot of those, and cooking under the hood would be a great way for me and my friends to have hot food on a road trip. Anyone got any ideas? Ever try it?

"Manifold Roast" Recipe.

Sounds tasty. Worth a try, at least.

We like Papa Murphys take and bake pizzas, so I am going to make a "pizza bake drawer" located right under the radio area over the dog house. I'll start the van to preheat it, then just slide the drawer out, put the Papa Murphy's pizza in, drive and bake. 15 minutes later, when we get to a spot I know that voelrooks the San Juan Islands, we stop for pizza and pop.

Kinda popular with the Jeep crowd that actually go wheeling. I've seen many manifold meals, but have not tried it myself.

Just don't try and heat a can of something on the engine it will explode. My brother had a bird get stuck in the y pipe on his old BMW 1100 gs and cooked it to a smoking black mess by the next time he stopped for gas does that count?

I just ordered a book called Manifold Destiny, all about the art of car-b-quing. Should be a good read.

Kidhauler wrote:Just don't try and heat a can of something on the engine it will explode. My brother had a bird get stuck in the y pipe on his old BMW 1100 gs and cooked it to a smoking black mess by the next time he stopped for gas does that count?

Lol,,, Only counts if he ate it? Lol...

Kidhauler wrote:Just don't try and heat a can of something on the engine it will explode. My brother had a bird get stuck in the y pipe on his old BMW 1100 gs and cooked it to a smoking black mess by the next time he stopped for gas does that count?

Pheasant al a crispi

That book I ordered finally came in... I've been reading it and getting ideas. I haven't had the chance to try any of them yet, though.

Car-b-Que Stats:
Hot dogs- Intake manifold; 26 minutes.
Exhaust pipe- 15 minutes.

On the intake manifold, they got hot, but I didn't get the crispy outside I was looking for. I tried the exhaust pipe, and they got the crispy, seared "barbeque" texture, but it would've cooked more evenly if I had flipped them halfway. It was very good, anyway.

Tomorrow for breakfast we're planning on doing ham and sausage links.

Dual-wrapping takes longer. We didn't get the sausage links entirely cooked because we wrapped two per pack, whereas with the hot dogs we wrapped one per pack. Each pack is supposed to be wrapped in three layers of foil for safety. It's completely safe, if done properly
(and it's very easy, not much opportunity for messing up). Don't be afraid to try it!

I have often thought about trying this but it is such a pain in the butt to get the dog house off my 99. It would be faster to pack a small BBQ and cook the food once I get where I'm going.

When I was a kid we use to drive from California to Colorado for vacation
to see my dads side of the family and I remember my dad putting a hot dog in a bun and wrapping them in alm foil. he had a 77 dodge van shorty and they were great dogs after a while of driving.