using the Outboard to cook food!

[smalloutboardsarecool]

Howdo you cook food with an engine? were do I put the food, how do I do it? I have a 1997 evinrude 6hp that powers a sailboat!

 

[JB]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

Howdy, Sailboaty.<br /><br />It depends on what engine you have. Most engines are only good to warm or keep warm precooked stuff.<br /><br />My Mentor, Hugh Carter, would wrap a small potroast, a few chunks of apple, potato, carrot, onion and a bunch of herbs and spices all in aluminum foil and stuff the package up against the block of his ancient Johnny opposed twin and leave it there all day. Worked just like a crock pot. <br /><br />Modern engines have so much stuff in so little space I don't know what to recommend.

 

[smalloutboardsarecool]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

I have this little space next to the sparkplugs against the thing that holds the cylanders on my motor, ( I need to know what that is called is that the engine block?) it is the right side to hold a hot dock and bun. would that work??? we should get some people to share there favorite engine "recibes" that wayI won't have to bow myself up with a kero stove in the gally thats foolof wood and other explosive stuff.

 

[Franki]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

because outboards are raw water cooled.. they are not that useful, after all, how well can it cook if you can touch the head for 5 seconds without burning yourself?<br /><br />if you had an inboard you'd have a much better chance..<br /><br />would work as a warmer though..<br /><br />rgds<br /><br />Frank

 

[smalloutboardsarecool]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

when I touch mine I get a good burn had to treat it once if it burns me like that would it work?

 

[smalloutboardsarecool]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

Yike me use bad grammer!

 

[12Footer]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

I used to do that when I werked for a seawall company. I would cook steaks, hotdogs, reheat spagetti and other leftovers, on the manifold of the American dragline I ran. Some turned out really good,but i'm no chef

 

[Hooty]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

I've cooked under the hoods of cars & trucks but never an O/B. I don't think there would be sufficient heat or space.<br /><br />c/6<br /><br />Hooty

 

[H2Odog]

Re: using the Outboard to cook food!

I make enough of a mess in the kitchen luckily the wife cleans it up, but if i did it on my boat I would have to clean it up...hey yanno i bet my dog would clean it up