TRAVEL FOOD: How I cook FULL meals with this!
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- This little warming bag is now my new favorite travel gadget! I can use it to bring on healthy meals and snacks for my flight and then use it to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner to help me eat healthy and stay on budget while traveling as well as take it to the beach and picnics to keep things warm or cool. You can use the bag to heat with any leftover boxes as well as metal, glass, plastic and silicone vessels. As most of you who follow me know, EVERYTHING I take on a trip has to be essential and/or multifunctional and this bag definitely fits!
I pair this heating / warming bag with my collapsible silicone bowls with leak proof lids. These can be used in the microwave, heating bag and oven. Again, very versatile!
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At the age of 73 now and with my husband’s Alzheimer’s, travel seems only like a dream for me now. However I get such joy in watching your videos with all the innovations and clever ideas! Thanks for posting -you help so many people! (Also want you to know that I am praying for your health personally.). Bless you!
Hi Theresa, thank you so much! I’m so happy you’re able to get some enjoyment out of watching these videos. Once I get to traveling again, I’ll make some more videos of my travels and hopefully those will be entertaining as well.. I have some videos from my travels last year. I wasn’t sure if you were able to watch them. 😊🙏❤️
I use a mini rice cooker and mini dash machines. I m Asian so I need my rice lol. I use a similar heater for when I have to drive to different locations for work . I was getting tired of eating out and spending too much money and putting on weight so the little thing works well. U just it into the cigarette plug and drive a few hours and when I stop for lunch I have a great home made lunch.
I am right there with you! I’m on a trip right now and we have been meeting friends to eat out and it’s amazing how much money we are spending! I try to eat in the hotel as much as possible and Cook in the room. I have a new gadget. I’m gonna be showing you that is a game changer.! thank you so much for sharing and giving your feedback💕😊
I’ve learned so much from this channel. I have kids and I always travel with my mini dash rice cooker. I’m currently using it in hawaii for heating up milk, coffee, warm up breakfast and left overs. I can cook rice and buy poke at the grocery store to save money. I make Mac and cheese etc.
Multipurpose and re-usable is the name of the game. Sustainable, recyclable, and zero waste is how we must learn to live if we want the planet to survive. 🌿
Very Cool!!!
I love hearing about what other people bring on their trips to cook with! 😊❤️ it’s so expensive to travel is going to save a little money whenever you can😊🙏
Yes! I think it’s always good to buy reusable items whenever you can! 😊🙏❤️
You basically sous vide those eggs lol.
I cook a lot when I'm traveling. I have an Itaki electric jumbo lunch box which is basically a double layer food steamer. I can boil eggs, make oatmeal, make soup, and even a meat curry. There's also recipes for cakes. I love it. I don't go anywhere without it. I also have an a collapsible electric kettle that I use. I'm thinking of getting a little 12-in electric Skittle that is about 3 in deep.
Wow! You really do pack your own kitchen! It’s so much healthier if you can cook your own food! I do bring a few things when I’m doing long term trips because it gets so expensive eating out all the time. I’ll have to look up that double level food, warmer that you have.🙏❤️😊 Thank you so much for sharing that with us.😊💕
I have this exact model with its colorful pattern saved to my Amazon wish list! I've watched van life videos where people plug this into their vehicle's cigarette lighter and warm food that way. I can't believe you cooked chicken in this. You are really creative!🍗
Thank you so much! I really like this thing! I am planning on cooking more food in it! 🙏😊❤️
I’m going to Ireland this summer and I’m taking my little hotlogic mini and the little hot pot you talked about that can cook noodles and boil eggs in. I plan on eating breakfast and dinner in the hotel so I can save money that way I can afford to try all the different foods Dublin has at lunchtime. A win-win !
Yes! I am sure you will enjoy the mini kitchen! Have a wonderful time in Ireland!🇮🇪
Unbelievable! I have one of these for my RV that I use to reheat food while I'm driving to my destination. I never thought I could actually cook with it! Thanks.
You are so welcome! I was so excited to see that it could cook a full meal! That sealed the deal for me!😊🙏❤️
Editing because you just answered my question ❤ you’re awesome! I want to make sushi bake in that little oven, and oatmeal bake. Now I need to buy one ❤
Looking forward to see what you come up with ❤️😊
I really enjoy your videos, I find I have a lot of the same gear you have and love it. When I travel and stay at hotels, I often cook in my hotel room. My favourite things to bring with me are my Rommelsbacher travel electric hot plate or my Bear brand electric lunch box and I always bring my Tupperware silicon bags for storage and cooking food in the microwave if there is one in my room. Looking forward to your next videos.
Thank you! I’ll have to look up the Rommelsbacher electric hot plate! Thank you for sharing your great ideas with us! 😊💕
I love my travel rice steamer. It has two levels. As a vegan celiac it is a life saver, plus we save a lot of money when travelling.
Yes! It is really important if you have dietary restrictions to be able to know what you’re putting in your body especially on vacation or traveling! The last thing you wanna do is end up in a foreign hospital without your doctors around🙏❤️🙏
I just LOVE the HLM!!!! I bought the 12 volt one many years ago and took it when I'd fly somewhere and heat in the car while driving. Unlike you, I hate cooking, ha ha! So I just go in a grocery store and buy a Lean Cuisine type of meal and I'm done. :) I got a sweet deal $15 each and bought two more to use when camping. Thanks for testing it out!!
Lol! I actually never thought about using frozen dinners in that thing! That’s a great idea! If I find some really healthy, frozen dinners that don’t have a lot of bad chemicals in it, I’m gonna go to try😊❤️🙏
When we travel in the US we have our fifth wheel with a full kitchen (residential size stove/oven) plus my crockpot and air fryer etc. But when we do fly I never thought to bring things to cook with. I love the idea of this little cooker. I travel alone a couple times a year (no husband) and this December I’ll be going to London. Last time I went international I went to the store and bought fruits, cheeses and like sliced meets, my room had a fridge. I believe this time I’ll get one of these portable cookers for eggs and chicken and maybe rice. Thank you for the great idea. Also congrats to the winner!!!
Thank you so much, Tracey! I hope this little cooker comes in handy during your trip! I hope some others in the comments skip some great ideas for cooking in that hotlogic bag! 😊🙏❤️
I adore mine. I prefer using this to warm my food over the work microwaves. These are great ideas.
Thank you so much😊🙏❤️ yes, I like these to travel, because sometimes hotel rooms do not have a microwave. This allows me to cook a lot of things and save some money.😊🙏❤️
What a great cooking tool. We always have potlucks at work but not enough crockpots, etc. I have one in my Amazon cart.
That’s a great idea for the potluck at work! Plus this is very lightweight and easy to pack in a backpack😊🙏❤️
I have the exact same product but a different pattern. I would say this is the best travel item I ever bought and I travel a lot. I had gastric bypass so I can eat much food but when I go to a restaurant I have to put leftovers with me. I get a fridge for my room and store my leftover food and use the bag to warm my leftovers up. For boiling hot water I use that same device u have. I set up a little micro kitchen on a table in the room. Luv luv this product. Now a days regular hotel rooms dont have microwaves. This is product is a clever idea.
Hi Terry, it sounds like you and I are cut from the same cloth! Especially now going to restaurants is expensive and you just don’t know what kind of chemicals are putting into the food and they’re definitely not using organic grass fed or pasture raised animal products. Now that I have stage three kidney disease and David has had quadruple bypass we are very careful that what we put in our bodies and will be using these things a lot more often.🙏😊❤️ I think it’s great that you got the gastric bypass it took control of your health! 🙏😊❤️
What a great looking travel cooker - I wish they were available worldwide - 240v & plug could use in NZ!
There might be a version on Amazon for you that would use your voltage. Now that you mention that I’m going to look for a dual voltage one that way I wouldn’t have to carry a power converter with me when I go overseas.😊🙏❤️
That mini-oven would be great for camping if one has a power generator available. I'd prep something similar to your southwest chicken, go hiking, and return to camp to freshly cooked dinner.
Yeah, if I’m out camping I haven’t used the one that I bought for my car. However, I did buy a solar oven and it worked like a charm.! I was out all day, and it cooked a chicken and vegetable dinner similar to what I had here. I have a video of that on my CZcams channel where I’m comparing solar ovens to another heating oven like this one.😊🙏❤️
It was amazing to see someone actually cook with the hot logic. I wonder if I could use it in the car with my Bluetti? That would be great for car camping! Have a great week!
Thank you, Wanda! I’m going to try it with a power station soon! I have only kept things warm in it while plugged into a car.
@@TheoryofSimple I'd love to know how it does. It's really creative to use if for cooking.
@@wanrapea I’d love to try a meatloaf or meatballs! I’ll let you know as soon as I try it!😊🙏
W O W! That’s so fun 🤩 🤗😁 Kinda like cooking in a bento box…. seems like it would be great for an RV??? I Love stasher bags.
Absolutely would be great for an RV! You can leave it plugged in while you’re driving and have a hot meal once you stop❤️🙏😊
Sous vide, almost. Or crockpot.
Yes! I guess it could be similar to sous vide! 😊
Yup, the HotLogic Mini (HLM) is great for cooking while driving. I have been using a 12v version for 5 years on road trips. Love having a hot lunch at rest areas.
You need to cook raw meat for a minimum of 2 hours. I’ve made chicken thighs with broccoli florets one day (no need to add water for broccoli), and pork chop & raw asparagus another (pro-tip, ask butcher to slice the boneless chop in half in thickness). No problem if you let it cook 4 hours.
Raw broccoli florets by itself takes about 45 minutes in my 3 cup pyrex pan, may need to add 2 tablespoons of water.
PS: there is a Facebook group where we share what people are cooking in their HLMs.
@@karinhart489 oh! That sound great! Can you share the name?🙏❤️
@@karinhart489 yes! Want to make sure that the meat is cooked well!
Congrats to the winner! I have a little Crock pot that is similar that I use at home, but I'm really liking this oven for travel!
What I love about this is that it’s very light to carry. Think it was just over a pound.😊🙏❤️
As always, you have something new for me to learn and feel thankful for. You rock, Eunice-san!
Thank you so much! 😊🙏❤️🇯🇵
Thank you for this find. I travel a lot and live almost full time in my Travel trailer so I'm always looking for ideas to save on cooking (which I hate anyway) I ordered the mini oven and a silicone container , it came yesterday and I'm steaming an artichoke. I will let you know how it turns out.
Thank you so much! I’m really anxious to hear how the artichoke turns out! I know usually with artichokes you have to boil them for a while, but I am hoping that if you have it long enough at a high of temperature, it will soften the heart. I’m gonna give it a try to.!😊
@@TheoryofSimple they were ok. I needed to cook them more. The outside leaves were still tough but soft in the middle. I'm trying new things with it this week.
@@cjatchley1 now you’ve got me curious and I’m going to experiment with artichokes because I love them😊❤️
Those eggs came out beautiful! I'm thinking that you could theoretically put the oatmeal in the hot logic with the just fruit and water combined and cook it for 1 ½ hours and would probably cook better than just pouring the water on top like instant oats. That chicken and vegetable meal looks amazing. I like the demo of it. Makes it seem very do-able. I had a hot logic when I was working. I would freeze up soup (ie split pea soup) flat in sandwich bags and put that in hot logic along with some diced potatoes. Can;t remember if I cooked them in instant pot first but if you dice them small enough they should cook fine stirred into the soup. I've also done overnight oatmeal, cinnamon & fruit. Sometimes I would use fresh. I've also done dehydrated apples. They cook up nicely in the hot logic too.
Thank you so much ! 💕😊Yes, you could probably do overnight oats and just heat it up as well! There’s probably so many other things you could do with this thing I just have to take some time to try it out! 💕😊
If you can have hot water, you can make tons of stuff.
Not that it requires a whole lot of hot water, but you said that oatmeal would be good for dessert... Have you ever tried making mug cakes, much less doing it in your sea to summit cup? All you need is a regular cake mix and an angel food cake mix, stir them together. If you want just yellow cake that's what you've got, or you can throw in some chocolate chips or those blueberry bars, etc. But it's just three tablespoons of the cake mix, 2 tbsp of water, and one minute in the microwave. From the angel food cake mix it's already sweet. I've added baking cocoa to it, lemon juice, and I've even used vanilla yogurt as frosting. And since it's just a powdered mix, it would be easy to travel with.
And because I talk too much here's a 2nd comment. 😂.
I don't travel anywhere without my thermos, even in summer. I drink hot black tea all year round. My mess kit & Sawyer 2-cup or a stainless steel camp comes with me, and either an alcohol stove or my Lixada butane stove (think off-brand MSR Pocket Rocket). Although when I went to Cuba I only took an immersion heater...and my thermos.
It always depends on where I am going, and how much money I'm working with, and how I'm getting there.
I like packing tortillas, canned chicken or ham, a bag of cheese, or those Knorr Sides etc and roll of aluminum foil. Hotel irons make great quesadillas!
I had picked up a microwave rice cooker, and figured I could double as a bowl, but I gave it to someone who needed it before I had a chance to try it out.
When Girl Scout troops are traveling, if they're staying in a hotel, many times the leaders will bring a crock pot, set it up in the morning, so that they have hot food to come back to you when they are done with whatever they're doing all day. It saves the troop a whole lot of money rather than eating out constantly.
Wow, thanks
@@MaggieValera wow! You are a wealth of information! Thank you for sharing all of this with us😊🙏❤️
@@TheoryofSimple I talk too much and sometimes it spills over onto my keyboard.The technical term is "autistic oversharer".
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@@MaggieValera don’t ever worry about Oversharing because a lot of us like to get information from the feedback! Truly appreciate you taking the time to do it😊🙏❤️
One more thing: For those of us who car camp or go off grid, it’s helpful with any electric⚡️appliances, it would be helpful to include the specs. This 120w Hot Logic warmer use 45w and is avail e in a 12v version as well. 🌿
Thank you so much because I could not find that information at Amazon or in the documentation! 🙏❤️ these are good things to know if you have to use some thing off grid like through a power station! How did you find that information?🙏 I have the 12 V one that works in the car and I have used that as well but I haven’t used it to cook a full meal because I wasn’t sure if I would get enough power.
@@TheoryofSimple When the info I want isn’t evident on the Amazon site, I check the “questions” section. The response from the company gave the wattage and voltage used by the warmer.
@@Swimdeep thank you! I was so surprised that it was not part of the description of the item🧐
I've got two of those hot logics the same size you do, but I haven't been using them because I couldn't find them!
We recently had a drain leak in the wall between the kitchen and bathroom... Practically our whole house got redone but we had to take everything out and now I'm rummaging around through the shed and I found one of them last night I found the other one just now!
So, I'll be taking one to work to use for my lunch... It'll be so nice to have warm homemade food, waiting for me... Instead of to waiting for for my turn to use the microwave!!
These things are awesome!
I used to make green chili chicken enchiladas and I would use one of these to warm it up so I can eat leftovers the next day!
I am so glad you found those, and they’re going to be useful to you! Always great to have a power outage when you just need something that’s lower voltage to warm up or cook some food! Sorry you’re dealing with such a mess in your house right now. Hope it gets fixed up soon.😊❤️🙏
@@TheoryofSimple
Thank you!
It's pretty much all fixed up now I just have to put things back in the house
I'll probably end up getting rid of a lot of it though, being without it for so long sometimes means I don't really need it!!
But I'm glad I found my hot logics!!
Wow, I had no idea that it could be used in a toaster oven!!!
Yes! Silicone is safe in the toaster oven and in the microwave as well as in the hot Logic! It’s probably my favorite way to travel cook because of its versatility!💕
Such a cool idea. Kind of like an on-the-road slow cooker. I can see making mini fritattas or egg bites in this. Thanks for always introducing us to such innovative travel gear!
You’re very welcome 🙏❤️and I always look forward to bringing you anything new that I have! 😊
Do you do a water bath when you cook these?
@@MsTruthSeekr1 I haven’t tried cooking the egg bites in them yet but it’s on my list of things to try❤️🙏
I have one of those ovens never used it. Bought it during covid when we were not sure if we were working in the office or going remote. We went remote. I never knew it had a heat plate on the bottom. I know exactly where it is. I'm going to go check it out. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you get to use that and Coke a few things and if nothing else, reheat, leftovers, or even use it just to keep some food warm during a get together😊🙏❤️
Love you Eunice! Your channel is wonderful. Praying for David and you right now. ❤
I ordered this exact item last night (even in the same pretty paisley pattern) and I was so glad to run across your video today!! Excited to try it out :)
Yay! Have fun and enjoy it! 💕
This is a grat video idea thank you
Thank you and I’m so glad you got some great ideas from this video💕😊
I have the HotLogic mini but found a better one! The Sabotheat- it has adjustable heat levels and a timer and is slightly larger. Actually gets hot enough to cook food, not just heat it up. And you can set the time for it to turn off. If you like the HotLogic- you’ll love the Sabotheat!
That sounds great! I’m gonna have to look that one up now😊🙏❤️ thank you so much for sharing that with us! 🙏❤️
That’s great if you are in a hotel, but in an RV or other vehicle, there’s a warning not to use it with a power inverter.
@@hartmanartsource yeah, the one I have for my car plugs right into the cigarette lighter. So I bet it is made in rated for that. I haven’t tried this one with the inverter and I’m tempted but now that you’ve said that I probably will not do it.😊🙏 Thank you for sharing that with us.🙏❤️
You are the best!
Thank you so much😊🙏❤️
I think I'd line that hot plate with parchment for easy cleanup because spills are inevitable 😊
Thank you so much for the tip😊
I currently have a mini crockpot that I keep in my car during the fall/winter months. It fits perfectly under my backseat plugged up.
That’s a great idea! Do you have an inverter? Can you plug into the car and how much voltage does the crockpot use?🙏❤️
@@TheoryofSimple Yes, I have a built in single inverter in the minivan.
What do you use it for?
Heating soups and other liquids sound messy while driving.
@@portiaread9484 I use it for leftovers, soup or chili. It fits snugly under the backseat of my minivan. I have to unplug it about 30-45min before I’m ready to eat. It’s perfect!
@@jeanettelewis8212 that is nice! ❤️
What I do is a little different. I save gift cards I am given, rewards points I have earned and use them when I am on a legit vacation.
That’s so cool! When I’m on vacation, I do tend to eat out more but due to some health issues I have to be careful about what I eat now and so I am more cognizant of that and cooking my own food. 😊🙏❤️
I have already purchased a number of travel items you suggested. Here’s another item I must have!! All I have to figure out is how to sneak it AND the Hytric in my luggage. Thank you for introducing great travel items & tips!!
I’m going to put my snacks in the silicone containers and then put it inside that little hot logic just bring it on the plane decide that in my personal carry on. Thank you so much for supporting my channel with your purchases.❤️🙏😊 I hope you get some good use from that little heating bag!
I could see putting a block of the “healthier” ramen in with as much water as the container would hold to get it started softening. What kind of “low sodium” miso soup do you like?
I love that you made a whole meal !
Thank you and that is what sealed the deal for me! I figured if I could cook chicken thighs all the way I could cook about anything in there! 😊🙏❤️
Thank You I’ve been thinking of getting this. Wonderful video like always.
Thank you, Marie❤️🙏😊
It's like a mini slow cooker. So cool!!
Yes! This one’s very lightweight and I would use it to bring snacks on the plane and then use it in my hotel room to heat food or cook food😊🙏❤️
I hope that items like the collapsible silicone containers replace all the plastic we use in the home kitchen or to-go. 🌿
Me too! I am slowly converting all of my single use plastics, or any plastics to silicone if I can. You never know it’s been leaked into your food, especially if your heating in a microwave.😊🙏❤️
I'm wondering, though, about could be in silicone that could leach into our foods. BPA or anything else? I'm very careful about that so I no longer cook in aluminum foil, aluminum cookware, teflon coatings, and plastic.
Right now I only use a 6 cup Pyrex glass rectangular dish in my HLM. If something might stick in there (like an egg casserole), I line the dish with parchment paper. I have several of those Pyrex dishes so I sometimes do food prep or batch cooking and measure out portions to put in them. One example is cooking the 6# package of ground beef from Costco at one time, and then measuring out portions for hubby and me to put in the freezer in those dishes. I can reheat from frozen in the HLM. About midway through that process, we add other ingredients appropriate for what we will be eating. We make a beanless chili by adding Rotel with chilis Rao's sauce, chopped onions and lots of seasonings. Another dish is to add chopped onions 30 minutes and cheese on top before serving and create burger bowls by adding our favorite condiments when the meat is hot. There are so many possibilities with using ground beef!!
Soon I am going to try egg custard or egg bites like Starbucks has, because you can cook in a water bath in the HLM!!!
I have a HLM at work and one at home. I use them both several times a week!!
Thank you for sharing this video!!
@@MsTruthSeekr1 thank you so much for sharing those heating options! Silicone is food safe. It’s been used for many years and start it off mostly with baking but what I like about these is that they collapse down and they’re lightweight. At home I do use the glass Pyrex and I have the ones with the dividers and the bamboo lives, so there’s no plastic touching my food., but glass is heavy and I don’t want to take the chance of it breaking. 😊🙏❤️
I have a hot logic and I love it!
Let us know if you have any great recipes you want to share! 🙏❤️😊
Youre amazing.
Thank you so much! 🙏😊❤️
I love my melitta pour-over coffee funnel and I use a metal mesh filter instead of the paper filters. I can use it as a mini-colander to drain other foods, especially things liked canned fruit that I want to save the juice from!
That’s an excellent idea! I never thought of using my coffee filter as a funnel or mini colander! Thank you for sharing that with us😊🙏❤️
I love my Hot Logic Mini. I use it all the time. I've cooked from scratch and used it to reheat leftovers.
Yes! 💕😊 that’s exactly what I’m talking about! It’s like a mini kitchen in a bag! Thank you so much for sharing💕😊
@TheoryofSimple 🙂🙂 forgot to mention, I also travel with a tiny air fryer! It is only 1 qt, but it is perfect for what I need when I want something browned and crispy!
@@CarolgTX wow! Would like to know what brand🙏
@@TheoryofSimple hi Eunice, it is Elite Gourmet.
@@CarolgTX thank you!💕🙏
Great information…very helpful and love your channel🎉
Thank you so much, Jo-Ann! I’m so happy you are getting some great hacks for my videos! Thank you so much for your feedback😊🙏❤️
omg i love that portable oven!
I used it yesterday to take a nice warm picnic meal to my partner in the hospital! It’s so convenient to have this! 🙏❤️😊
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I have that little thing! I was looking at it just last week wondering if that was something I should use on my long term travel. I would not use it for heating water- my immersion heating wand does that job in minutes, But the hot logic that little oven is amazing!
Yeah, definitely too long to heat water. That’s why I always bring my immersion heater. However, it might be a good idea to use your immersion heater to heat water and then put it in the heating bag to cook eggs quicker.😊🙏❤️
I've used a Hot Logic for years. Always on the road and great lunches and dinners.
If you have some great recipes, Mara, we would love to hear them!😊🙏❤️
I love cooking like this on my rice cooker.
I have to experiment more with cooking for meals in my rice cooker😊
Thank you! I have a warming bag too! Great for overnight breakfast casseroles and driving to campsite nacho melt for arrival Nachos Supreme. Also good for hurricane power outage cooking options with my Bluetooth power bank.
YES adorable hurricane preparedness!!
Thank you for letting us know about the Bluetooth power bank! I wasn’t sure if it would work with it. Do you know what your wattage/voltage output is on the power back?🙏❤️😊
Bluetooth power bank……. Hmm this is a new one. I’ll have to look this up.
Congratulations!
Please send me an email with your contact info so I can ship you the giveaway prize😊🙏❤️
I just ordered one and 3 collapsible silicone containers for my trip to Vegas! Hotels usually don't have microwaves, and I always have leftovers. Thanks for the idea. I didn't know these existed!
I absolutely love the silicone collapsible containers! I use them at home as well! They are perfect for travel, and I’m so glad you got to yourself something so that you can cook yourself some meals as you travel on your adventures🙏😊❤️
I love my little Mini Hot Logic 12v for heating or cooking in while I drive down the road. My Mini came with a Pyrex dish with lid. I use an oven bag (cut down a bit) to keep the dish clean.
If I stop at a campground to use electricity, I have a Lunch Crock Pot I can (with a cut down oven bag) warm up or cook food in it.
Normally, while I’m on the road, I carry canned meats and fish so there’s not a lot of cooking.
Oh, the Crock Pot is fantastic for melting chocolate chips or bars.
BTW, love your channel.
Thank you, Judy! I will have to look at the lunch crockpot! Great ideas😊🙏❤️
I have a HotLogic. I brought aluminum pans with the cardboard lids from the dollar store to use with it. The one I have has a lighter plug.
Yes, I thought about that too but I wanted to make sure that I was using some thing that I could reuse so I did find a metal pan with a locking lid. Here is the link to that one.❤️😊amzn.to/3GthRKS
I honk that’s cool. Id like to try to cook lasagna. Think it’d work pretty good. Thanks!✈️😎💖
Oh that’s a really good idea! I bet you could put the sauce and everything in there and just let it slow cook and it would be really good! I think I’m gonna try that! Thank you so much and love your feedback and suggestion!😊💕
I have done frozen personal size lasagna. Put the frozen lasagna in my hot logic. About 2-3 hours it was done and perfect!
Cool little toy! For travel, I normally use a thermos thermal cooker with double pots (sort of a poor man's Saratoga Jacks) This could be fun to take along too though. I have used a similar offgrid version - a Barocook - for years during power outages, and I keep a barocook mug and heaters inside my car in winter in case of breakdowns.
Jen, you always come up with some amazing ideas! I have never heard of those items and now I’m going to have to look them up! Thank you so much for sharing that with us😊🙏❤️
@@TheoryofSimple The thermal cooker is called a Thermos Shuttle Chef (I should mention, it is bulkier and good for car travel, not flying.) I prepare the ingredients for a soup or stew the night before setting off (but don't cook), bring both pots to a rolling boil for 10 minutes in the morning, then put the two pots inside the shuttle chef and stick in the trunk of the car. After a day of driving, instead of having to go out to a restaurant or choke down an MRE, I just open the trunk and after we've unpacked the car, I ladle out a hot satisfying dinner. There is a company called Saratoga Jacks that makes a higher quality product, but they are quite expensive and you have to pay for it several months before receiving it, because they don't do a product run until all the units have been paid for.
@@jenharvey3397 thank you so much! I have not heard of those things so I am happy you brought this up! Might be great for car camping😊🙏❤️
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Hi could you please give us a kitchen dining tour and show us how you store your things. Thanks.
Yes, that is a great idea! I need to make a couple of videos showing high store different things! 😊❤️🙏
I love my mini and casserole size hot logics. I use the mini every day mainly with a 6 cup rectangular Pyrex. I’ve only cooked in it once, made an egg casserole. Took four hours to cook but I was outside working on the yard so it was ready when I took a break. I’ve also heated tortillas in it. I gave one to my parents about 8 years ago to take on their international trips. They loved it!
Also, did you know your cord should thread through the back so when you zip the case the cord isn’t in the way?
Hi Lillian, thank you so much for sharing that with me! I will have to go and take a look and make sure I have that little hole in the back😊🙏❤️
@@TheoryofSimple you’re welcome! Once you feed the cord through the back it will come out the “pouch” /slot or cord storage on the back of the case.
@@lillypatience thank you so much. I finally figured that out so when I took her to the hospital the other day, I was able to figure out how to get the cord out of the back.! Thank you so much for letting me know about that😊🙏❤️
@@TheoryofSimple oh! Glad to hear it! And glad David is on the mend ❤️.
@@lillypatience thank you so much! It sounds like you’ve cooked a bit with the hot Logic so if you got some great recipes to share, please do! 🙏❤️
It should not have been necessary to vent, but of course,you do you!😀
Also, the directions for the Hot Logic state to seal containers, hence your chips not melting since they were uncovered.
Thank you so much for your feedback😊 I vent because one time I had water in that and it wasn’t vented and when I open the lid, it sprayed water hot water all over my hands. Better safe than sorry.😊🙏❤️ I’ll try melting the chocolate chips covered next time, but I also think it’s because these aren’t melting chips, and the fondue things were made from melting under heat like that so we’ll give it a try again and see what happens😊❤️
You have such great ideas! When I travelled to England last year I carried the little immersion coil heater with me but it was incompatible with the electric plug converter thingamabob. Do you plan on using this portable oven do-dah overseas?
Thank you! Yes, I am planning to use it when I go overseas. What I’m going to do is bring my converter just in case unless I find one that has dual voltage.😊🙏❤️
Congrats Magic!!!! Great gift you lucky duck!!!
So Eunice I would totally make an easy eggplant casserole... quickly dip eggplant in some beaten egg, then pan fry, layer with some marinara sauce and parmesan and or mix of cheeses of your choice and cook till bubbling...(that would be the simple version)
Maybe some stuffed Portabella Mushrooms or Bell peppers... WHat about a Meatloaf? would that be pushing it? We could try it right?
That gizmo looks so cool... I will have to check it out... can you plug it into a car? that would be cool too for a road trip and then dinner at the end or the trip?
Oh my gosh Julie it sounds like your gears attorney just like mine. Now I have all these things I want to try. I did try baking in it that day and it did not work.. I do have a little metal pan that I think I’m going to try meatloaf with! Someone had mentioned in an earlier, comment that the one by Sabotheat works great so I might have to look that one up because it has a timer and adjustable heat. 😊🙏❤️
@@TheoryofSimple That is so funny as my friend Tanya always jokes that you and I are so much alike and that in another life we all went to college together and were best friends... She is convinced the 3 of us would have a blast together thinking up fun things to do... HahaHaha
Any way I was thinking of the baking idea too but thought that maybe the things that create their own juices and moisture would do better... that would be good to have some sort of timer/temp control as to not just be guessing so much I think... Will be fun to see what you come up with...😀
@@julie-joywilliams7280 next time I am in your area, we should meet up!
Wow!! That’s amazing!! Ok if I was you I would try to make chicken and rice in that. It’s just chicken, rice, cream of mushroom soup and milk. Add salt and pepper to taste and cook. It’s delicious and if you don’t get enough seasoning in it it’s ok. You can just add more after you cook it.
I bet that would be delicious! We should probably have a contest with this hot logic! 🤣😂❤️🙏
Maybe I don’t have one right now. But that’s an idea.
It appears you have the cord going through the zipper. It can go through the slot in the back of the insulated bag, unless you just like it to go through the zipper! :-)
So very cool! Where do i find your immersion thing you mentioned to heat up water, etc?
She has it listed in her description under the cooking links page.
@@Decopainterandtea i just see the accessories. Can you tell me the exact name of the device? Thanks
Hi Gina, here is the link to that immersion heater! amzn.to/3KKRmmQ
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What a great way to cook or warm up things! Have you ever used this or something like this on the plane?
Well, I’ve used it to keep things warm while I get ready to take them on the plane but obviously there’s not a way to actually cook on the plane. However, I do use it in my hotel room or my Airbnb you’re where I’m staying sometimes just to warm some food it up especially leftovers.💕😊
I see, I thought you may use a usb powered food warmer on the plane as a refreshing change from room temperature snacks❤
@@lyricneeder I haven’t found a good USB powered food warmer that doesn’t eat up a lot of battery. This one can plug into the plug at the airport so I can keep some things warm if I’m just sitting around waiting at the airport and that way when it’s time to eat on the plane it’s still pretty warm.😊
That's great, I wasn't sure if TSA would allow warm food, thanks very much❤
Wine bottle opener!
Yes! Priorities!🙏❤️😊
Awesome !! THX !! Do we know the wattage of the oven? I checked Amazon and I could not find it listed so I didn't know if maybe it was on the unit
You know, I looked for that, and I couldn’t find it! And it doesn’t say in the documentation either. If I find out I’ll post it.😊🙏❤️
HotLogic mini is 45 watts/0.5amps
@@ri-imagine-life thank you!!!🙏❤️
@@ri-imagine-life 👍THANK YOU !!
I wonder if it would cook potatoes or sweet potatoes… 🤔 Such a great gadget!
I actually have sweet potatoes right now and I’m gonna try those this week! 😊🙏❤️
@@TheoryofSimple very cool! Hope they turn out tasty!
@@colleenc5008 me too! I will let you know!😊
I have a question. Some cities have an ordinance for no cooking in a hotel room. Do you have any thoughts on this? I suppose it's to seperate vacation vs residential.
So most hotels have a microwave and mini fridge. Is having any of the devices you showcase going against any "rules"? Where do they draw the line?
I believe that best practices are to check with your hotel about cooking prior to booking… no I did not intend to rhyme😊 as you know, there are efficiencies and some accommodations that have kitchens in them, and if I can book that I will try to do that, but sometimes I am in an Airbnb or hotel room that I’m not able to have a full kitchen, however I will check with the hotel or the Airbnb host if it’s OK for me to do cooking in my room and explain what type of cooking I’d like to do. And if they are not going to approve me for cooking in my room, I probably will stay somewhere else. 😊💕
Before retirement I carried one to work with me. Thank you for helping me see it through new eyes. I was afraid I no longer had a use for it but that is so not the case.
I never had wanted to last year and I used it to test out for car camping and it was one that plugged into the car. But now I really like this one that plugs into an outlet and I’m planning on finding more uses for it.😊🙏❤️