Can I use this to cook in my minivan with a george forman for a short period of time?
347814
No, not even for a short time. For this application, you will probably need to use a fuel burning appliance, outside the vehicle.
347815
A quick Google search shows the George Foreman grill pulls about 1200 or 1300 watts at 120 volts. So you would need at least a 1200 watt inverter, but to make sure you don't fry it you would likely need around a 1500 watt inverter. I do know at home if I have my grill and either my microwave or my toaster on the same circuit they pop the 15 amp breaker in my basement, this means its pulling more than 1800 watts. But the toaster and microwave together do not, so it is a power hog. So ... the short answer is "no this inverter will NOT".
347816
Short answer -- probably not. Long answer -- it depends on how much power the grill draws. The ENERGIZER inverter is only rated to supply 180W max power, so if the grill requires more than this it definitely won't work even for short periods of time. If the grill only pulls about 100 W then it would probably work for short periods, but will drain your car's battery fast so make sure the car is running when you're using it. Hope this helps.
1443560
It very much depends. If your goal is to be cold while cooking, it is a bit light. If you have a good hood and use it to keep grease out of the air (which will kill any AC unit in short order), it will be just fine.
1089332
If you have the lid off and your pro cooker isn't bouncing around in a truck to much where it could spill it works great. my husband has done that before with chicken noodle soup but be careful when you grab the can. can get kinda hot to the touch. he has even cooked a frozen corn dog in there. Works good.
1794557
It's more like a mini oven....not like a grill....I guess you could bake a steak or hamburger....probably not my first choice
434719
No you cannot. That would be a good feature. Something we discovered may help you. To keep stock at a vigorous simmer I set the power to 2 and the temperature to 250. The theory is that the low power level will have to keep striving to reach a higher temperature so the heat seems to remain more constant. You did not say what you were cooking so I hope this helps.
347704
I'm sure it could. It simply diffuses the heat over a wider area and prevents hot spots that cause food to stick and burn. Of course you would have to watch that the temperature doesn't get too hot. It's more meant to slowly heat than it is to cook. I use it on my spaghetti sauce which takes about 10 hours to cook. So I use a very low heat (I have a gas stove) and just watch it and stirr often and never have the problems I used to have without the diffuser.
1056151
The steel is quite thin, so you could at a low temp. You could do it just long enough to make meat gravy but you will need to hold the edge with an oven glove while you're stirring.
1161314
You definitely can. It is a stainless steel so it should not be a problem. However, make sure you set it on a medium flame because the handles can sometimes go bad with continuous exposure to high heat. But the body of the cooker itself is of a very good quality steel and can be used as pan for sautéing, as pressure cooker and of course for deep frying too.
1591310
Yes. Especially if you are a big eater. If not, pour some in a zip-lock bag and then reuse the Mountain House bag to cook the other portion.
1241651
The only thing that I would be concerned about is the size and weight of the unit. This is much larger than the microwave/convection in a motorhome. I have a motorhome equipped with the microwave/convection unit. This oven is much too large and heavy for that application.
1708852
Yes that should work. It works like a regular baking pan. Check it at 15 to twenty minute intervals to ensure proper cook time.
1917473
Yes, you can use it as a slow cooker, sort of--by ignoring the timer dial--and turning the air release valve to the vent setting. As long as the cooker is plugged into power, your food will continue to cook. Of course, you won't be able to regulate temperature, thus how slow you cook, and although the Warm light will be glowing, the fluids in the pot will be depleted pretty quickly. As for canning, well, I used it for canning pint jars of tomatoes, pickles, end-of-the-garden soup and occasional other veggies last summer. You can only fit in four pints at a time, but it worked beautifully.
873897
It would likely be something you'd have to play with a little. Ex: if recipe calls for 220° cooking temp, you may need to go to 240-250° in order for the temperature to be where you need due to the outside temperatures. I wouldn't recommend using it inside because it does give off a lot of smoke, unless you have some sort of exhaust system in your garage or something along those lines. Hope that helps!!
1073085
Yes you can even though that is not the purpose of a pressure cooker. The best use for this would be to cook meat/vegetable/rice faster with the build up of steam inside.
2098273
I wouldn't try it. This is pretty flimsy compared to the Presto I had for 30 or 40 years. I would suggest using a crock pot if you don't want to put it in a conventional oven.
848174
You probably could. I'd use some cooking spray on it first. It was a gift to my son and he hasn't tried it yet.
228502
I have never tried that, but don't see why not. It won't hurt the pot or the wedge. I wouldn't let it sit long periods of time since water will rust both.........but to cook it that way shouldn't be a problem for either. Give it a try on some old veggies that were in the fridge too long and see how it works.............The only problem that I do see is that the veggies might not be fully cooked before the water is evaporated since this doesn't stay very much above the water. Better to try a metal basket or collindar in a pot with a lid.... not plastic!!!