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Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options

 
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11/11/2009 05:15 PM
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Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
Hay Box, Straw Box, fireless Cooking:

Basically, you put your stew ingredients in a pot, bring to boil for five minutes, then take off the stove, place in a box that has insulation above/below and on top of the coverd pot. Leave alone for 8 hours (depends on what you are cooking). It cooks with only five minutes (electricity or gas) on the stove - just like a crock pot without any electricity.

You might consider bringing to a boil just before eating if you are worried about bacteria.

[link to planetsave.com]


There is also Solar cooker options:

[link to en.wikipedia.org]
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11/11/2009 11:42 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
Thanks for the nice post. There might be a time coming that it would be important to know alternative methods.

I was thinking about starting a thread asking for opinions on turkey fryers. From what I've read, they use very little propane. Some of them can be used for cooking big batches of things. Might come in handy for a big pot of bean soup to be a charitable neighbor.

It had a few drawbacks. It takes a lot of oil to actually fry a turkey, and oil might be in short supply someday soon. Also, it was aluminum, and I don't like cooking with aluminum.

Another fryer was an oil-less turkey fryer, that used infrared heat and was powered by propane. It claimed to make good chicken, roasts, ribs, etc. It was stainless steel.

It would be nice to have something that will make a huge batch of tamales. Was wondering if it had a basket, and a pan of water in the bottom, if it would work. If anyone has one, or has used it for that purpose, or any purpose besides turkeys, please post your information.
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11/22/2009 03:41 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
There is another option could build outside bread oven.

[link to www.grit.com]

".. I’d be up by 4 to fire the oven. It took five hours to heat that oven, and it was big enough to hold all the loaves. We’d drink tea, gossip and bake our bread. During the summers, some of the men went up to the mountains to herd sheep. I’d go up there to make them bread. I built ovens up there out of clay dirt and baked bread every few days..."



"...Close the door, using the wet towel as a seal. Let bread bake according to your recipe, but pay attention with your nose and intuition to know when it’s done..."

"...You can cook anything in your oven, including meats and vegetables, pies and pizzas..."
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11/22/2009 03:43 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
Cool!
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11/22/2009 04:05 PM
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I used to have a book around here with a bunch of recipes for cooking on a wood heat stove. If you already have one in your home, don't forget that in winter, you can always throw a heavy pot on to simmer a soup or stew! I think the cookbook was from Lehman's non-electric.
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11/22/2009 04:10 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
Don't forget the thermos cooking option.

It's a smaller version of the Hay Box insulated cooker. All you ever need is insulation to hold the heat of the initial boil.

1. Boil some water.

2. Pour the boiling water into a small-mouth thermos, cap it and store it wrapped in towels or other insulation. This pre-heats it.

3. Boil your food: rice, pre-soaked beans, stew, etc. for a few minutes.

4. Pour out the water from pre-heating the thermos- use it intelligently elsewhere: coffee, tea, cocoa, etc.

5. Pour the boiling food into the thermos. Immediately cap it & store it in towels, bundled clothing, insulation, etc.

6. Let it slow-cook from 4-8 hrs. Test different things for better cook-times. If you open it to check for done-ness, you'll let some of the heat out & reduce it's efficiency thereafter. So, do so sparingly.

7. Then open it & eat it. If it has cooled down too much, then just reheat until hot again & serve.

It's a very efficient cooking method for liquid-based foods when fuel is scarce, or when you need to ration fuel.

Bonus- the only odors, smoke & light given out by this method are upon initial boil. After that, it's odor, smoke and light-free for increased security.

Plus, you can pack up one or more thermoses and take them with you out on, uhh- your hiking trip.
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11/26/2009 09:15 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
Don't forget the thermos cooking option.

It's a smaller version of the Hay Box insulated cooker. All you ever need is insulation to hold the heat of the initial boil.
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Great idea!
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11/26/2009 09:49 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
The Awesome Rocket Stove, cook with a few twigs or paper.

rachel
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11/26/2009 09:53 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
these things might be good for a while but from what i envision i will be more like saoking my rice or wheat while im hiding unde my house for food. eating weeds and trying to keep it on the down low. i will print and keep in my files:)
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11/27/2009 01:37 AM
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boil water to a hard boil add some salt to tase.. dump macronie in boiing water..stir to prevent sticking . watch pot til boiling macaronnie starts to almost boil over.. remove at once from stove burner and put tight lid on it.. come back half hour later . macaronie will be done.without addition cooking of your stove burner.. you need a thick clad bottom on your macaroni pot .and very tight lid. then drain macronie as usual and put into bowl buuuut pour extra virgin olive oil on it "about a teaspon mix it up well" it prevents sticking later on. then us as needed for few days. heat some in microwave then put cheese on it after it is hot. mix slightly and the cheese will melt down.. ..
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11/27/2009 03:00 AM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
put pot of whatever on stove , high heat till roling boil -shut heat and wrap pot in old sleeping bag. it will cook for hours,
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11/29/2009 12:25 PM
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Re: Recession proof GLP - alternative cooking options
The Awesome Rocket Stove, cook with a few twigs or paper.

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Thank you so much for this video. Great idea!





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