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I didnt notice the handle becoming hot until I was heating up my clam chowder in an aluminum bread container. Seemed like the edge of the grate was what was transferring the heat to the handle. I had the container touching the left edge of the grate and it was as if the container with food was warming the edge of that grate on the left side then tranferring that heat to the handle on the left side only. Does that make sense lol . Without the container and the soup warming, it never got hot at all even after 20 min. Im sure if you arent heating it up long it will be fine, just have to keep an eye on it if its being heated for a long time.
wouldnt even cook a full blown meal on my but i will heat up a full blown meal that I made the night before and wrapped it in foil...Cook it the night before and wrap it up. It will warm up fast and without the mess.
Find those little tin foil pans with lids like I showed and they come in all sorts of sizes and styles. I prefer stuff like stew or chili that I can eat with just a fork but I have seen guys take a full blown Turkey dinner in the foil pans that are divided. You might as well freeze them at home and take them frozen to avoid the mess of spilling. They will probably be frozen any way if you fish early and leave them on the ice until lunch time. I made a batch of Venison Stew yesterday and have 5 pans in the freezer and ready for ice.
i have used the small pans before... I liek the idea of freezing them in the pan... I could make a large batch of chilli and seperate into appropriate sized foil pans and freeze. Thaw them out the day before so they would heat up faster.....We drive our trucks on the ice so spilling really isnt an issue. U can even make grill cheese sandwiches the night before and wrap them in foil and in just a few mins you have a nice grill cheese on the ice with zero mess!
I would definatly attach that extra lip.... last thing you want is to lose your lunch on the ice/floor.........Great idea!!! I am going to go out on a limb and say that is the most versatile and creative cooking mod yet...!!!!!!!
I added on the lip and then wrapped the handle of the buddy where it contacts the spatula with some rescue tape (good to 500 deg F). It has worked great. Even without the rescue tape I didn't see any melting of the buddy handle but I am guessing if I was using it to cook longer it may, so better to just wrap the handle. I have a rubber washer as well but don't think I will need it.I used it it this weekend to heat up some leftovers and to heat some water. worked great! (Image removed from quote.)Rescue tape wrapped around handle.(Image removed from quote.)
where do you get rescue tape and what does it run for price?
I have seen it at a few different places from $5-$10, the Fleet/Farm store has it. It is basic tape that is used to repair all kinds of things in a bind, like a bad muffler, plumbing issue or car hose etc. Probably a few different brands of the stuff, this is just what I had in the shop. (Image removed from quote.)
I've wanted a way to heat up a cold sandwich or drink with my Mr. Buddy heater and tonight I think I found away. $4 dollars for a flat spit basket in the grilling section of local home improvement store.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)UPDATE DECEMBER 29, 2011Using aluminum foil to contain drips while cooking with your Mr. Buddy Heater is a good idea. Letting the aluminum foil come in contact with the plastic handle is a bad idea. I now have a slightly modified/melted handle and am headed back to the R&D department for improvement.Matt
I did my mod, ordered an other grill for my Buddy and altered it for my cooker.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
One thing I like about this site is the ideas everyone has. Smitty sled, Led lights, buddy cooker mod and so on. I really like these mods I have one question anyone ever test the temp at the grate??? Reason being is I powder coat and was thinking of doing something like the painting rack and I have some black coating that can probably get up to about 650f I think we make the coating for the front grate of the buddy heater and the red on the rest of it.