Meal prep at a gas station changed my whole system
Stopped at a Love's in Ohio last month and saw a trucker making a full rice and bean bowl in the parking lot with a portable stove. I used to spend $70 a week on grocery basics, now I'm thinking about copying his setup, but is cooking in a parking lot really practical for regular folks, or just a road warrior thing? Anyone else tried this?
Gas station gourmet is a whole new level of commitment. I can barely manage to chop an onion at home without crying for 20 minutes, let alone bust out a camp stove next to a diesel pump. You'll be sitting there stirring your rice while some guy is power washing his windshield and getting mist all over your beans, that's a real romantic image. Next thing you know you'll be comparing propane tank prices with the guy in the truck next to you like it's a neighborhood BBQ. I say just buy a slow cooker and call it a day, save the parking lot cooking for people who actually have a sleeping berth attached to their kitchen.