GREENSBORO, N.C. — With high temperatures affecting most counties across the state, people who work in food trucks are finding ways beat the heat. 

What You Need To Know

  • Kaylon Poole has been in the food truck industry 10 years

  • Poole has 20 food trucks and 17 concession trailers

  • When temperatures get high, he prepares food in advance to cut down on time spent over the griddle

“As soon as you turn on the equipment, you're going to be facing the heat and the goal is to keep the heat pushing out,” KKC food truck owner Kaylon Poole said. “That's why I have a fan blowing towards the window or every exit or entrance. There is a fan blowing somehow, there's an exhaust fan blowing there.”

Poole, who has worked in the industry for 10 years, has 20 food trucks and 17 concession trailers.

When temperatures get high, he prepares food ahead of time to cut down on time spent over the griddle. 

“I make things that are pre-made that I can just pull up and put on heat and just scoop and serve, stuff like oxtails, jerk chicken and stews,” he said.

On the menu today, quesadillas.

He says instead of staying at a location for a couple of hours, he’ll stay for an hour and do that at 12 different locations across the Triad, so he can cover more ground.