Free Online Powerless Cooking Class

Published: Thu, 03/09/17

 

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Hi from Jodi and Julie! 

Can you feel SPRING in the air?  We are having the typical crazy Utah weather this month where it is sunny and hot one day, and a full-blow blizzard the next.  Sometimes it even shifts dramatically between morning and afternoon!  But this time of year always gets us thinking about two things ... Gardening and Powerless Cooking. We will feature some good gardening tips over the coming few weeks but for today we want to cover powerless cooking so you can start to make a plan and get practicing as soon as you feel up to getting outdoors.  

We are providing an ENTIRE online powerless cooking class in this email so you may want to save this email and read it/watch the videos when you have some time.  Please note in the Sun Oven section we are promoting a FREE class on "13 ways sunlight saves you money while being prepared!"  Make sure to REGISTER NOW and get the free eBook "Emerging from and Emergency".

FUEL OVERVIEW

In order to cook without power, you must have some sort of fuel. We love to use the sun as our main fuel source as much as possible, but if you don’t have a way to cook using solar power yet, here are some other fuel options:
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DO-IT-YOURSELF & CHEAP STOVES/OVENS

#10 CAN STOVE
If you have empty #10 cans hanging around the house you can make a simple #10 Can Stove to use for boiling water or heating up just add water meals. For a printable tutorial click here or for a fun gift idea click here.
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CARDBOARD BOX OVEN
If you’d like the option to cook baked items like casseroles, cakes, and bread you will need to make an oven. You can make an easy-to-use cardboard box oven that cooks using charcoal. For a printable tutorial click here.
 
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BUTANE STOVE
We love these because you can cook INDOORS and store the fuel indoors. You can get about 4-5 cook hours out of one butane canister.  Click here for some inexpensive options or look at a local camping supply store.
 
LONG-TERM HEAVY DUTY TOOLS

ALL-AMERICAN SUN OVEN
If you can cook with the sun, it is going to be best bet for conserving your fuel. Solar power is renewable and unlimited, as long as it’s a sunny day! We use Sun Ovens as our primary cooking device and keep other tools as back-up for cloudy days.  Register for our webinar on the All-American Sun Oven by clicking here.  Learn more about the Sun Oven by clicking here.
 
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VOLCANO COLLAPSIBLE GRILL
The Volcano Grill is a more portable stove and is very versatile in that it can use a wide variety of fuels for cooking. It can be used as an open fire pit, as a grill, for dutch oven cooking, boiling water, or even for baking if you have the “tent lid”. Great to throw in the car for a quick evacuation or camping trip. View more details about the Volcano Grill by clicking here.
 
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HERC TEA-LIGHT CANDLE OVEN
The HERC Tea Light Ovens solve the dilemma of how to BAKE indoors when the power is out. It’s not always feasible or recommended to be outside in an emergency situation. You can bake in these ovens using just a few tea light candles. The smaller “eco” oven works like a crock pot and uses ten tea lights. The larger “XXL” oven uses twenty tea lights and cooks like a 350 degree oven. Fuel cost is about $0.40 per hour and you can get 4 hours of solid cook time out of each batch of candles.  View post introducing these ovens by clicking here.
 
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WONDER JUNIOR DELUXE
In a powerless emergency you may still want to cook with the wheat in your storage.  Having a hand wheat grinder in your emergency supplies will make it much easier to make bread, tortillas, or anything else that needs ground wheat.  View more information about the Wonder Junior Deluxe by clicking here.
 
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We hope you enjoyed this little overview and don't forget to sign up for the Sun Oven Webinar for even more great information on our favorite powerless cooking option.  No fuel required, extremely versatile, and usable all four seasons as long as it's partially sunny outside!

-Jodi and Julie
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