Indoor Powerless Cooking

We did a powerless cooking “class” a while back and over the summer we really practiced using a lot of the different options for powerless cooking. The only problem was that we never really came up with a good solution for INDOOR powerless cooking. While it is still possible to cook outdoors in the middle of the winter, I can’t say that I’d be super thrilled to do it for any extended period.

We’ve been looking into what options are available for cooking indoors and how you would store the fuel for those options. Some of things things we’ve been reading about are wood-burning stoves, fireplaces, alcohol stoves, butane stoves, and also just getting a generator that will allow you to use some regular electric cooking tools.

Today I did a little video showing a Butane Stove that I recently got. I’ve been nervous to use it but it was very easy and now I feel like it is a really great option for me. You can get these at most camping stores or online.

The food packet I used was from Wise Food Storage. It tasted good and had a good consistency. They cook their pasta and then dehydrate it before packaging it. That way you can just add boiling water and let it sit and it will rehydrate. This is great if you are concerned about fuel conservation. Thrive Life is also another great option for just add water meals. Their meals contain real meats and high quality vegetables and taste like REAL FOOD. They have a 20 year shelf life so are perfect for emergencies. We store a combination of both those products along with some #10 can entree items as well. It’s great to have some quick and easy meals on hand that use very little fuel if you are just having a short term disaster type situation.