One suggestion with glass containers on the heating pack; don't put a cold glass container (from the refrigerator) directly on an already hot heater package. The glass, even Pyrex (borosilicate) doesn't like being thermally shocked and runs the risk of cracking the glass. I use a cotton kitchen towel between the cold glass container and the heater to allow it to warm slowly and the cotton isn't damaged or overheated by the heater package at 165-170° F.
definitely picking one of these up. I drive for lyft/uber so I'm out driving for hours. it would be nice to have this while driving and have a home cooked meal for lunch
Great idea! I used one for my construction job when I was doing that. I also take them on road trips, so instead of stopping and spending money and time on fast food I can keep on the road and have a home cooked meal. :)
These and the Dash mini grill, that only pulls 350 watts, make #VanLife pretty sweet... Between the two you can cook just about anything on the go. Brilliant stuff.
So appreciate the car test! Solo female traveler here and always freaking out about running down my battery! (I have a Shumacher jump starter, just in case).
Applause to u guys for doing such a badass car test. Testing voltage on battery before/after thing cooks for a few hours while car is off is a very good thing to know!
there’s are some nice pointers good video thanks!!! I have several Pyrex bowls I’ll make a whole pot of chili break it down into the bowls to get it cooled down quickly from boiling to less than 100° in an hour. Then I freeze the bowls full of chili. Then once they’re frozen you can try to run a little water over the bottom of the Pyrex to loosen up the chili. Then put the chili in a plastic Ziploc bag. Then when you’re ready to cook the chili it fits back into the glass nicely. Also when I go to work the chili doesn’t spill all over because the Pyrex lid does not completely seal liquids. I can cook the frozen chili in two hours. So when I get to work two hours later I plug it in by lunchtime I have a great bowl of hot chili. And don’t forget the crackers!!!! The reason I take the chili out of the pyrex is that I can do more meal preps utilizing the pyrex for other dishes. I’ll make huge casseroles and do the same thing as I do with the chili.
So glad yous put up a videos showing this product One thing I will say though is you should always wash your hands after touching raw meat/fish as you are cross contaminating onto all of your items (salt&pepper shakers etc)
Thanks so much for your comment! We love this product. And we will try ro get better at it. Sometimes we slip, especially when we are recording because of the added step and sticking to a general video order. :)
Great video lots of good information. Looking to get something like this. I work outside doing construction. Would be great to have hot meals in the winter months on the job. 👍
You run the hot logic while your car is on or you will have to have your port wired to run on battery power instead of just keyed power. Just be careful when you do this so you don't kill your battery and leave yourself stranded.
Honestly haven't noticed a difference. The Hot Logic doesn't get to hot to melt the plastic. I prefer glass because I believe it's easier to clean, especially with saucy foods. Most of the time I just place a TV dinner right in there and let it cook! :)
There’s no way I would try to run this for two hours on a vehicle battery. May be a big battery in a big truck, but not this way. Not without jumper cables
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Thank you for this video, Im about to go car camping and was wondering if and how long it would take in a car with out starting and if the car would start afterwards
It is a power inverter. You can shop for one that is 150 watt and you'll be more than set for using your hotlogic in the car. Here is a link to get you started:) amzn.to/3lJNKCd
It cant bake because the temperature only reaches 165 degrees which is'nt enough to make that wonderful bake good you want. You can always heat up frozen cobbler!
I'm looking at getting something like this for work. I only have a 30 minute break and no access to a microwave. If I'm looking to just heat up some left overs, not cook anything, do you think it would heat up correctly if plugged in 20 minutes or so before my lunch break?
If you're just heating up some left overs I'd comfortably say if you give it between 30 and 45 minutes you should have anything you need left over wise pretty much heated. Maybe a hair bit longer if the food was a left over from the freezer. :)
It will work in any vehicle. Just beware prolong periods without running the car can drain the battery some, and not to mention, some cars ports only work with key power.
Using an Inverter to convert DC to an AC Hot Logic is Much less efficient than had you used a 12V Hot Logic via the cigarette plug! The 12V Hot Logic is only pulling 3.75 amps at 12 volts.
I love your basic father son video chatter. You obviously dont know this but start an Amazon affiliate Link store! It's super easy. Also mention your Amazon store in your video and how it can help you......just saying🤔😉
Hey thanks so much! It's good time for us to get together and do something we both enjoy. We have an affiliate link for Amazon we just havent talked much about it. It's right in the description. As the channel grows we'll put more time and consideration into things like Paytreon and maybe some merch. Just see where it goes, I'm just happy we can spend some time together and have some fun in the meantime:)
@@Jimmy2Tech I know you have an affiliate link. Click on my video and go to description. Click my Amazon store and see how I do it. It's super easy and people actually shop on it. You can do the exact same thing! Then promote your Store in your future videos ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GB09W-Jru6E.html
Well from frozen it will take a few hours. When I was doin carpentry, I would put a frozen meal in there and plug it in like 30 to 45 min before lunch and have a nice hot meal.:)
Just saw your video and really enjoyed it. Would love to see you try one of the electric lunch boxes that are popular in the East. Would you do a video on that?
This one looks a lot like the ones I purchased (I have not received them yet): Janolia Electric Food Heater, 1.3L/ 44oz Portable Lunch Box with Stainless Steel Bowl and Plate, Food Steamer for Office and Home www.amazon.com/dp/B07KLRLHCK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nnJ.Db4Z4TV5B
Anjum, if this helps, I am a road service tech and have used an Itaki electric lunchbox previously, but find the Hot Logic mini suits my road meals more easily and with far less mess. The biggest issue I find with the high temperature cooking lunch boxes like the Road Pro or the Itaki is when I have an emergency (a fairly common situation) that changes when I get to eat lunch. The Hot Logic holds between 165 and 170° F and doesn't burn the food's surface like the hotter lunch boxes do. Something like noodles needs to be precooked (although ramen does nicely without precooking with enough heating time). I usually make and prepackage meals on Sunday and/or make extra with dinners, packaging them in the rectangular Pyrex or in half pint wide mouth canning jars, load my lunch components from the refrigerator into the Hot Logic and plug it in when I get in the van. The Mini holds four wide mouth half pint and one 4 oz jelly canning jar or one Mcirco 6.2x4.5x2.2" food container [10 Pack,22 Oz]Glass Meal Prep Containers,Glass Food Storage Containers with lids,Glass Lunch Containers,Microwave, Oven, Freezer and Dishwasher Safe( www.amazon.com/dp/B07HRRV96C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_i2gr17biLi1Cb and two half pint wide mouth canning jars. No leaks, no steam condensing and no burned food, it can handle a packaged meal in the original packaging and has me carrying a couple kitchen towels as spacers to keep from burning my hands and as warm towels to wash my hands with before lunch (an unexpected benefit).
@@kfox5301 yup, we see them on there from time to time! They did give us a promo code at least so maybe it can save someone some money if they were interested:)
Doesn’t leaving your food in that container at room temperature cause bacteria to grow? What do you do if you take your meal out of the fridge at say 5 a.m for example, place it In the mini and don’t plan on eating it until 11am?
Well the hot logic is insulated so from the fridge it would hold pretty cold for awhile (depending on temperature) then you just plug it in. Everyday I bring rice and chicken to work. Up at 7am, plug it in at 8am and cook it till 12 or 1pm and its perfect. If you're worried about drying food you can always take a peek and see if it needs some water.
We were thinking about making a video on this exact question. So I cant give you an exact answer at the moment unfortunately. But if the pack had the same power as a car battery than I can guarantee it would work. I really wanted to purchase one of those nice battery backs for outdoor outings but my budget currently doesnt allow for it :/
Angel, I have the Hot Logic mini that uses 120v and use a small inverter. This only draws about 40 watts for the Hot Logic and 10 watts for the inverter, which I have run off of my portable battery booster pack for up to 5 hours. Larger batteries last longer, but it is workable. I run this off of my truck battery up to 10 hours with no issues, however my inverter shuts off when the voltage gets low to prevent the battery from draining while not driving (strongly recommended to prevent battery damage). If you are running the lunchbox off of your parked car's battery for long periods, you may want to have a second battery and a isolator to prevent being stranded.
@Supa Trending Daily there is a 12v version, however I use the same packs indoors and in the car, so spending another $40 for the 12v version isn't justified and the loss of efficiency is less than 2% for my inverter, making it impractical. If I were living on the road all the time or on a solar/wind with battery system, I would go strictly 12v.
Thank you for the review. My husband needs something like this for work for hot healthy lunches. This was the exact type review that I was looking for. Side note I was surprised to see someone who uses Accent on their food. Not sure if you know but it’s straight MSG which is harmful to your health. Again thank you for the great review.
Glad the review is helpful. We have a new video where we are giving one away. So check that out, and share cause when it gets 200 likes(I may lower it to 100) then I'll give it away:) and hey MSG is mixed. As long as you don't over consume it. You can read up on it here. www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/monosodium-glutamate/faq-20058196
Glad you enjoyed it. We have one more video up where we compare the Hot Logic and the Road Pro. Also on that video we have a promo code set up that Hot Logic gave us after the video that saves our viewers some money.:) if you have anymore questions feel free to reach out to us!
You mentioned a certain kind of car power( full or I cldnt hear the other one) for the inverter. Would it work with an older vehicle? ( 2001). And the one that already comes with a car adapter, will that will work with my older vehicle?. Also what's the difference?, is using an iverter better than the regular car adapter one?
The ones you buy to put in cars or trucks will work. I put my power inverter outlet in my 2001 pick up truck and it works great. The cars that come with outlets already built in should work but I'm not quite sure if they work off of just auxiliary power or if they are straight wired to the battery. You can always test it out! Thanks for watching:)
The phrase you heard was "keyed power." Newer vehicles kill power to the outlets when the key is removed. But you said you have an older vehicle so you should be able to use it. I still wouldn't use this in my car. Starting my car is more important than having a hot meal.
This gets up to 165 degrees steady, so it's a good way to cook and forget. Although you would have to cook pretty far in advance as cooking raw food can take 2-4 hours. There are other ones that cook at a higher temp which would allow you to bake and so forth since they reach 300 degrees. It would also decrease cooking times, but youd have to make sure to know how long your food is in for as the higher temp can allow you to burn food. Depends what you're going for. We are going to be doing a comparison video soon between the Hot Logic and Road Pro soon so that may help you decided. We also may be doing a giveaway for a Hot Logic as well, so hit that Sub button and keep posted.:)
Hey there, they drain the battery but their draw is really low. You can easily run one for 4 to 5 hours on most healthy batteries and still have enough power to easily start the car. Then I'd run your car for around 15 to 20 minutes and you should be back up to 100% battery. That was the pull to Hot Logic for us. Just leaving it plugged into the cigarette lighter while the car was off for hours. Very handy.
@@kevinsuttonshow cars dont charge when they are off. So you can have this plugged into your car for a few hours, but then you'll have to start the car so the battery charges back up. Then you'll be good as new:)
Havent yet, dont see any reason you couldnt but you may not get the full 165 degrees if it has to go through thick metal pans and so forth. Always worth giving it a shot.
I would say to search RU-vid. There are a bunch of videos of people doing different meals. Just make sure your meat is heated up to the safe temp range for the meat you are cooking.
I would always advise a lid to help the heating process, but with that being said I have always re-heat food with no lid with the top of the hotlogic unzipped and haven't had any problems with the food heating up. Keep in mind though this was indoors and not in the weather as that may effect cooking/reheating times.
Thanks for the video! Thinking of getting a Prius and someone recommended this product... it seems perfect for cooking when car campig out of the prius wouldn't you say? thank you!
Great item! Another one you may read about is the RoadPro. If you check our channel we did a comparison video that you may find useful in picking which one. Not to mention, if you use the promo code Jimmy2tech at Hotlogic at checkout you'll get 20 percent off your order:)
I took a quick look at the HAlO Bolt. Judging by the stats I see it should be able to run a hot logic for awhile. I'm not going to say I'm 100 percent sure, but the power usage of thr hotlogic is minimal when into comparison to other heating trays. We run it off a 12 volt battery for hours so that Bolt should be able to run it for quite awhile. We contacted a few places and see if they would give us a deal on like a Jackery power banks so we could do a series of testing videos but they were not willing to work with us unfortunately. Thanks so much for the like and sub!
@@AliciaRyann oh yes, depends on how long you run it:) from raw most of the time I run it for a long while. To make sure the food is up to a good temp:).
Yeah no doubt about it. I cook if I have long trips, but reheating is perfect with these. I really want to check out the ones designed for offices and do a review on that. Little pricey but would be perfect.
@@texanboiii562 there are ones that plug into walls. Or larger ones for an office environment called the Hot Logic 4 shelf Unit. We got one of those to share soon so stay tuned. :)
If you're car is running while you use this there would be no harm at all since your alternator would be charging your battery while the car is running :)
Heating up some food is no problem. This thing gets to 165 degrees so it can warm up some food in no time! I work in construction so it's nice to have, and usually whatever I want is cooked by lunch time.
@@Jimmy2Tech do you find it gets hot enough? I between this one and the roadpro oven. I like hot food working in construction as well, cold sammies just don't cut it anymore. Your thoughts on how warm it gets?
@@BrandonContracting its plenty hot enough. I've done roofing in around 35 degrees F and cooked a raw steak and shrimp to completion in about 4ish hours. So if your going for a sammich you'll be living the good life:)
@@Jimmy2Tech haha sick bro. I'll be doing leftovers and probably a few soups during the winter time. As a carpenter sometimes I'm outside but I hope this thing will warm food when it's into the negatives up here in Canada.
@@BrandonContracting I'm sure it will work great for yah. Worked great for me. Carpenter very nice. I actually just got a new job so unfortunately I'm out of the field but I know I miss it sometimes.
Hot logic makes DC versions of these. Also, with the chicken being precooked, testing the temp was unnecessary; it was already cooked and safe. Now, the shrimp, I would have checked.
Yes, why of course. We checked the chicken to be sure it was reading that the internal temperature was 165 because then the shrimp would deffinately be there since they are smaller. We checked them as well, I just must have edited the part out. I apologize. Thanks for the feedback:)
Long video! Yet it does not clearly says if you are cooking or just heating up the cooked food. If it takes 2 hours to heat up cooked food, it is quite useless.
If the food Is precooked you can have it hot hot in less than an hour. If you are cooking in the hot logic. It will take longer to make sure the food is up to a safe temp so you don't get I'll from not cooking the food to a safe temp.
