30 Days of Preparedness: Top 5 Grid Down Cooking Methods

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

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[@mannyfragoza9652]

I bought that Heater when it first came out havent used it yet. For your Thermal heat cooking you can used a Thermos 1.2.3 or as many as your need to cook your meal. This is one of the least familiar methods preppers talk about.

[@LowBudgetYoutuber]

Listing no prices or actual name brands to me is kinda rude. A 20 minute commercial with no prices!

[@Growmap]

The upscale new Kitchen Queen stoves have an optional "summer grate" feature. You insert it in the firebox and make a small fire close to the cooking surface. My dream wood cook stove is the Kitchen Queen Grand Comfort. But is too much stove for my square footage (some models can heat 3000+ sq ft!) so I'll go with the smaller Hearth Master. I'm just hoping they come out with the firebox door in glass soon. They also have a water reservoir for instant hot water and an optional water coil to plumb it to your shower, sink, or whatever.

[@lesleystandridge7950]

Thx for Sharing

[@carinrichardson]

​@@LowBudgetKZbinr I see all the info in the pinned comment. It has links that take you directly to the website.

[@charlenesavant8800]

My husband fitted our fireplace with a rack for cooking. He passed prematurely 2 yrs ago but I'm ready because of his prepping.

[@Arthur-s8t]

Thats awesome! God bless you and God bless your late husband. I'm sure he would be happy that you are carrying on his prepper spirit

[@evajawidzk2068]

My deepest sympathies sending hugs to you.

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

😢sorry for your loss

[@cynthiaharding9536]

I'm so sorry for your loss. God bless!❤

[@vanessabrown842]

Very sorry for your loss. I was thinking about using our fireplace then I saw your comment. God bless you.

[@peterlongprong7521]

$2 - solar cooker = got to your dollar tree - get a pack of either clothespins or folder clips = then grab a reflective car sun shade = : wrap the sunshade into a cone shape and pin in place with clips - place cooking pot in its center and point at the sun = cooking time is x2 what is normal ~ works extremely well. Simple/Cheap

[@joyjobe487]

Thank you!

[@dfreak01]

Or use an old satellite dish

[@lani1life]

​@@dfreak01I've been trying to find one at a thrift store or somewhere. I wish I never gave my old one away.😢

[@NorthEastTennUSA]

With a couple dozen bricks and a small piece of chicken wire, you can make a very effective rocket stove simply by stacking them. No need to cement in place.

[@jamieburton1805]

​@@lani1lifetry putting a wanted add on facebook market along the line of "ready to get rid of the eyesore? We'll remove it for you free of charge! "

[@deborahjohnston5425]

I love your videos, I just found them. I have prepped my whole life for my big family I am 75 now and my husband passed away in 2020 June. Now I am alone and feel a bit lost on prepping for all my kids and 54 grandkids. You people are wonderful and it made me so happy to see your video. Take care and thank you for your help and all your suggestions. God bless you and your family

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Hello Deborah! I'm so glad that you have joined us. I'm sorry to hear about your husband. Keep up the great work!

[@deborahjohnston5425]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Thank you so much

[@chrismcginn2]

Jesus Loves You

[@heidi22209]

Holy moly woman! You have a tribe! Congrats May they keep you safe n protected

[@carolkauer1647]

Dear Grandma, you are amazing to have a wonderful family of that size!

[@jimg6630]

Great choices. Pioneers called it hay box cooking. Heat the meal over the morning fire, surround it with hay in a box in the wagon, retained heat cooking form years ago. Do a search for thermos bottle meals and find thousands to choose from. The soups and stews are down to the number of peas for a single serving. Such an array of choices of equipment and methods. Choose and practice. thanks for the information.

[@BarryRosen-io6jh]

Pro tip for grid down : 4 cinder blocks a oven rack and a few fire logs cut in half , 2nd option is fire logs , sticks at a bbq park pit is a great way to make your food

[@AndrewZelenka]

It's so interesting to watch these. I myself do not need them (we live on a self sufficient farm) but it gives me ideas for gifts to family members who are reliant on the grid.

[@davidgodwin651]

I built an advanced solar oven, a stone oven, a old timey smokehouse and an outdoor stone grill plus i have a freestanding wood stove and as a widower i know how to cook and cure meat and smoke meat and i live in the woods in the mountains. I'm 70 still lift weights and exercise and can still split wood with a maul and process my own deer, i am ready for whatever is coming i guess, my fear is many others are not ready.

[@CarolG-p5l]

Unfortunately, that is the problem for many of us elderly preppers. Whatever we got ready is going to be taken by those others not ready for whatever is coming.

[@n.watson8497]

Love your videos!....I thought of you when I tried this recipe. I hope you like it as much as I do: How To Cook Old Beans 1) Boil 3 cups water for each cup of dried beans. 2) Add beans to the boiling water.* Boil hard 1 to 2 minutes. 3) Remove from heat. 4) To the pot add 3/8 tsp baking soda per cup of beans. 5) Cover and soak 1 hour or longer. 6) Rinse the beans and add 3 cups fresh water to the pot (per cup of beans). 7) If the beans are really old, add more baking soda. 8) Bring to a boil again. 9) Reduce heat and simmer 1 to 2 hours. 10) Don't add salt or other seasoning until the beans are cooked. *According to the direction, no pre-soak is needed, but I soak the beans for 24 hours prior to cooking for better digestibility. Soaking by itself doesn't remedy the hard bean problem though (as I've discovered by several attempts). Pressure cooking is supposed to help too, but I've never tried that. I'm thrilled with this solution--My very old, hard beans were soft and tender after 1 hour of cooking!

[@juliabrown5948]

Thank you for this!

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

Thanks for sharing.

[@genkiferal7178]

always soak beans over night for at least 13 hours, then rinse with a hard spray. gets rid of some of the gas-causing yuckiness. Then use your method. just ask an old vegan.

[@snapdragon2441]

My preps include a Cobb kitchen, brilliant device that only uses a few bits of charcoal to cook a whole meal (we camp so have practiced a lot with it). Also have a camping stove, fire pit, Solo stove, plus meals that do not need heating.

[@donnaemslie5729]

What is a Cobb kitchen

[@genkiferal7178]

Cobb grill/BBQ? Looks like something similar could be made from old pots and old wok lids.

[@snapdragon2441]

@@genkiferal7178 Yes Cobb grill., the kitchen is the complete set with all the pots and pans. I love mine, favourite method of cooking at camp. And food tastes great.

[@genkiferal7178]

@@snapdragon2441 I saw something a bit similar today at the Vietnamese grocery store for $50, but it does lack some of the pieces - namely the top/lid. But, i'd bet a steamer lid or wok lid might work.

[@stevengibson4997]

We care for our elderly father and even in the city we still have power outages. So we keep our travel trailer ready even in winter as a power, living, cooking temporary shelter. Yes we do winterize the water system but storage water can get you through.

[@irisdude]

I love my All American Sun Oven. I've cooked many things in it easily. When there is sun, it's fantastic. No burned food. And you can dehydrate in it as well - which makes food presevation even better!

[@DGibsonxio]

I missed a chance to buy a sun oven at a yard sale. Still kicking myself over that!

[@llss3319]

In South Africa we can easily use solar cooking, but the most popular is an an old fashioned braai/bbq, lots of us have gas stoves and people who are more off-grid use a Wonderbag.

[@Bumblingdesertdweller]

Cylinder stoves based in Utah, sells a chimney oven. My house is heated with a woodstove. The little oven works amazing and you can still get a regular cookie sheet size pan in it. And there’s nothing quite like coming home on a snowy day and smelling a pot of stew or pinto beans and sausage that has been sitting on the stove cooking all day. throw a pan of cornbread in the oven and you have a meal fit for a King.

[@lisabibby6274]

We bought the same type of woodstove and the baking box from a family company in Utah as well, as a backup to our camp stoves, camp oven and a few other ways to cook.

[@cabinfevernanna5897]

Don't either one of you lose those awesome smiles. You pick me up on most of my bluest days. Thank you for your cheery dispositions.

[@brichter4669]

I like the GoSun Sport and Fusion solar cookers. They will cook during a cloudy day too. Easily portable and small enough for compact storage.

[@rhondacalderone862]

Great information! My favorite indoor cooker is a butane stove that is safe for indoors so long as I leave a window cracked. I have a two burner propane stove for the outside edge of the garage, if it is raining. I also have an Eco rocket stove but I've never tried it. The boxed ovens look like something that I should try!

[@juliabrown5948]

Love this video Jonathan and Kylene! I enjoy the product reviews but videos like this where there are options that are affordable and even free, as well as more expensive upgrades, are my very favorite. They are also much easier to share with beginner oreppers. Thank you!

[@JonJaeden]

A couple years ago, I baked a cornish game hen with dressing in a Billy pot on a small Firebox Nano stove with a 2.6 oz. can of Sterno as my only fuel. It came out perfect. I have a solar oven, but occasionally I take down the cardboard box oven my son built in fifth-grade -- 30 years ago. The crumpled-newspaper insulation still does its job.

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Love it!

[@danellefrost5030]

I absolutely love my Sun Oven, I do however struggle using it lately due to the unusually high winds that we have been experiencing in my area this past year. I also have a small Ohuhu (similar to Solo) gasifier stove. It can burn the same wood pellets as a house pellet stove does, in addition to burning twigs, pine needles, etc. Watching your demonstration has me wanting to get a Kelly Kettle stove! I need keep more canned heat in my supplies. Most of my alternative cooking methods are for the outside, as I have usually prepped for evacuation situations where I would be camping outdoors. I have wondered about the possibility of using a small slow cooker or 12v appliance options and my Jackery power station for cooking oatmeal, soups, and such. The only actual grid down type situation that I have experienced was the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in No California. Believe it or not, I was the only one in the neighborhood that had an alternative cooking source! Everyone gathered and camped out in my front yard bringing their perishable foods over and cooking it on my little propane camp stove! I also had a 12v TV that I plugged into my old Volvo’s axillary outlet which allowed us to watch the news and get emergency information and updates. We had to remain outside for several days, so I guess that is why I have naturally gravitated towards off grid camp style cooking. I love all of the different options that you have shared. Everything you showed is so doable! Thank you! I really do look forward to each and every new video that you put out. You are both such a blessing.

[@jackieflynt995]

❤

[@socadream]

Thank you for sharing your experiences, and how your “prepping” made a challenging and scary event/situation survivable/easier. I’ve been in many earthquakes here in Southern California…even as a kid, decades ago…scary! Utilities were iffy at times, but we had taken the kids camping, not glamping…actual on your own camping… and adjusted fine. Kids were in scouting, we volunteered too. Natural disasters need to be prepared for by everyone.

[@LillieSusan]

My prayers go out to all of you who are facing the parent/child relationship. Colby, in my opinion, is opening our eyes to the gov't division . Fight back as hard as you can with the suggestions Colby has shared. From north mississippi

[@paulineparker3662]

This is just what I wanted to learn. Thank you. I’m going to watch several times and take notes. In Fl. We have an abundance of sun so the sun oven might be the best option. I’ll be researching your options and find what suits us best. I’m leaning so much from you and I thank you very much.

[@quocodile]

It's best to have more than one way to do anything (as backup alternatives), including cooking

[@ItsEverythingElse]

The #1 method is butane/propane. A dozen butane canisters would last a very long time and be ultra-convenient. Propane for a "camp oven".

[@Makemydayoutdoors]

Good video, my only concern is cooking outside when people around me haven't eaten for a few weeks, it can attract a lot of unwanted attention.

[@akatsukiawsome13]

Hobo stove- take a tuna can, and cut strips of cardboard (any length- width the height of the tuna can) and make a roll that you place inside the tuna can. Melt paraffin, beeswax, crisco, coconut oil, bacon grease…. (Whatever INDOOR “solid” candle type fuel you have!) and pour into the tuna can so it soaks into the cardboard. You can keep these handy and ready to use, they cost only the price of the fuel (tuna cans and cardboard are free) and they work like those little burners shown first in the video. You can make a “house” for the burner to put your cook pot on top of out of a metal coffee can/large “family size” can. No need to buy the restaurant fuel cans when this stuff is readily available to you/if this works better.

[@marionkemp4294]

Brilliant, thank you, I've been keeping the tins, was for candles - but your idea is much better. Thank you. Marion from U.K. ❤

[@pamelanurse2024]

I remember making these 50 years ago in Girl Scouts! Thanks for the reminder 😊

[@srice6231]

At the beginning of the school year (before school actually starts) teachers often have a lot of heavy duty boxes they throw away. They are from new books and sometimes very thick cardboard. By the way, I love my Vesta cooker heater because I can use it inside.

[@josephdone2713]

I love outdoor cooking, even in the winter. Have to admit that I am a Camp Chef fan. Pellet and cabinet smoker, 16" three-burner stove with griddle. Have another brand of grill which gets a lot of use. Need a couple more LP tanks. I have been interested in looking into rocket stove and the Kelly Kettle. Thanks for always providing great and useful content.

[@donnaemslie5729]

If times do get bad and getting food, a person is going to have to be very cautious cooking outdoors, in city and suburbs

[@solarlotus4524]

Kylene & Jonathon, you two are adorable together! So lucky to have each other and that he's an engineer, fun projects all the time I'll bet! thanks for your channel, I'm enjoying it

[@carolynhelmic1474]

We have a Sun Oven. If we lived down south we would be using it most the time! Great way to keep the house cooler in the summer!! We also have a Rocket Stove and already stocking up on twigs. I have stocked up on Tea Light candles and the stainless steel utensil holder with holes around it. Add Tea Candle lights and get heat from the small holes. Enough to warm up a small room in the wintertime. Put it where it can’t get tipped over.

[@sheba5203]

I have quite a few cinder blocks and some solid concrete slabs that I could put together and make a double or quad burner rocket stove. I saved the grates from a gas stove top and oven racks, so I can place any cooking pots/skillets/dutch ovens on the top and feed it from the bottom with sticks/branches and/or pine cones. It wouldn't be my favorite but it would serve it's purpose, after all I do live in the 'Sticks' aka the boondocks/rural area...lol There's another way to cook by using an old cut off steel barrel bottom and an old tire rim placed inside and add lump charcoal or sticks found in the yard and bam, have a confined cooking area. I'd just have to find something to use as a cover to make a top to put over the barrel if I wanted to bake in. I enjoyed your ideas too, thanks for sharing!

[@PreppingWithSarge]

Good stuff, I love being part of this collaboration with y'all!

[@dianelap67]

Wow you two are amazing! We are in the country and get lots of power outages and now I want to buy a rocket stove, a Kelly kettle, a vesta stove food heater. Don't know why we did not think of this, perhaps because we are older and these things other than wood stoves did not exist when we were younger lol....All your kids are so sweet....I'm subscribing and watching all your videos, they all make so much sense. Thank you once again.

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Welcome! So glad to have you join us!

[@pamelarising344]

The Vesta is my favorite! Been looking to buy a Sun oven.

[@sheilagaleano365]

Thank you so much for this excellent, informative video. I learned a lot, including about new, to me, products. I built a little rocket stove in my driveway this spring. I cooked.... incinerated.... burgers. I now know that they burn at very high temps. I have multiple options. I am going to invest in my safety and comfort by purchasing that Vesta stove with your link. Living in Ohio, Great investment! Next steps: Practicing with them!!!! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@patriciat7769]

9-16-23 This is s such an informative and practical video, and I appreciate how you provided options for people on a tight budget. I learned a lot from this video. Great content!

[@maybee...]

I have used my fireplace in my living room to cook and heat during outages. It's also a source for light.

[@redbeard6606]

Great ideas using the boxes with the charcoal.

[@carolynhelmic1474]

Thank you very much for posting the sites where we can purchase these items. Shows how much you really care about us. We care and love you both also.❤️

[@nanamurf9430]

Thank you so much for all these ideas. Love that you want to bless your neighbors

[@Idahoprepper71]

Recteq pellet grill. I power with solar and a large power bank or generator. And I love portable butane burners. I keep 1000 gallons of propane just for emergency. It will run my Honda 2000 generator for 8 hours day for almost 3 years.

[@seameology]

I bought a grill with a burner on the side. Yes, you can thermal cook a roast. But you must slice it first.

[@lisalaufenberg6002]

Great information, thank you, I have been adding to my alternative cooking devices over time and you gave me some other options. Growing up in Wisconsin, I was blessed with a Mom who had a huge organic garden and she was always busy canning, she bought an antique wood burning stove for our basement. Not only is it good for cooking, also a wonderful way to provide heat in an emergency situation. Back in the day, those wood stoves were the work horse of a home, even heating the bath water!

[@BlesamaSoul]

Love the large rocket stove and your Thanks Giving meal served from that, also great community asset to keep everyone happy.

[@cabinfevernanna5897]

I haven't used any of my items yet. I have most of what you promoted except the homemade boxes and the inferno. I have a Kelly kettle and a rocket stove and the vesta stove and sun oven, camp chef burners, BBQ (both propane and charcoal. I've only used my BBQ once. Sigh. It's just no fun doing that stuff alone. I know... that's dumb. I'll work on it. 😊

[@charlanpennington3989]

Time to find a neighbor who wants to play prepper. Invite them to provide a dish or 2 while you do the same. Get together to try methods and share a meal. You might start a block party even. Get everyone inspired.

[@sunnyday7843]

I hear ya ! It’s disappointing how hard it is to find a neighborly or friendly person now haha - but everytime I think that- I just pray and will pray for you .

[@cabinfevernanna5897]

@@sunnyday7843 thank you, that's so sweet of you

[@sunnyday7843]

@@cabinfevernanna5897 I also tell myself I make friends everywhere I go ! But am super careful about who I talk to . Had some weird experiences in the past .

[@elizabethnegrete9325]

Hello guys, i love your videos. I bought the vesta stove/ heater, and it works great. I also have a big fired pit that we use to roast marshmallows. I still have to work on other ways to heat and cook food in case I run out of chaffing cans. Thank you to both of you. I'm getting prepared little by little. I'm the only one I'm my family that preps, and it takes a little more time while planning to get and cover so many aspects of prepping. Have you thought of giving presentations on prepping in person? It would be fun to see you teaching about preperness . People need to know about this matter.

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

We actually do present in person. That's how this all got started. :)

[@elizabethnegrete9325]

Hi there!!! I didn't know you guys do in person meetings. where and when you are having the next meeting? I would like to attend to a meeting. I feel I need more knowledge in prepping for disasters etc. It is so hard to do everything myself. In my family I'm officially crazy for saving food etc. but I'm doing it any way. Thanks for giving us tips and ideas, it has been very helpful.

[@verdexj160]

Bear river rocket stoves are terrific. You should do a review on them.

[@lesliea.m.5392]

You could use the rocket stove in your fireplace too👍 if you have one

[@vickieadams6648]

I love that Vesta and canned heat. I like the convertible versatile stoves that can use canned heat or biofuel.

[@Mariah-fj9fg]

Hi friends, here in Spain we still cook paella and meat in open fire outside mostly on the weekends. We use orange tree wood, but it is good to have alternatives, though canned heat here is very expensive.

[@obiterrible3414]

You guys are like the extreme couponers of prepping. I love it though! I'm a prepper too but you're absolutely filling my gaps THANK YOU

[@valeriaboe2556]

Thanks for the video!!❤ we live rural so cooking outside can be done if need be. We got a kelly kettle and haven’t used it much but when did is soooo powerful Now Im researching for a FLASK to keep water warm after using that kettle Loved your tip about keeping the saucepan warm for longer Lets hope none of us actually ever need this advice but just in case, let’s educate ourselves Many thanks!

[@debb9008]

I loved this video... It was amazing.... I have a lot of these... but not the 2 big ones.... but I have a sun oven but am ashamed to say that in the 4 years I have had it.... I have never used it.... I keep telling myself I will... but we have dogs in the neighborhood that run loose even though there is a leash law... I'm afraid they will get it if I'm not outside watching it... I just love you guys.... I have been watching you for a long time.... Thank you for all the work you do for us.... Thanks again... Deb from South Dakota

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Maybe good to get a portable fence for it... something like a pet/dog fence pen or playpen, it's like a small corral for pets...

[@HWhit9000]

I'll take a keyhole campfire, any day, over any other grid down way of cooking. And of course you should always use cast iron cookware.

[@denicepapesh4852]

What about using the grill for cooking, or a brick oven that you can keep outside.

[@leslieg9406]

Great video! My favorite for outdoor would either be the charcoal grill or my camp stove which uses either propane or butane. Inside, my kitchen stove is gas which I can use if only the electricity goes out. I also have a fondue pot and little camp stove which take Sterno/Safe Heat. I need to build a sun oven since we get 300+ days of sun each year.

[@danellefrost5030]

A fondue pot, what a great idea!

[@denagarcia6628]

I have been watching videos from different countries. I am building an outside kitchen. I will eventually build a clay oven. I have the bricks to be a rocket stove. I have a small propane stove. I bought it to do my canning without heating my house.

[@pamelarising344]

​​@@danellefrost5030 Yes I have a portable rocket stove and a large heavy one for home use. I also found a Japanese griddle at a thrift store for inside that uses one can gel fuel. I love my Vesta and the Instafire oven for indoor cooking/baking and heating. I also have a Coleman butane stove for inside/outside cooking. If we still have electricity I will use the 2 burner stove that can go into the cellar for cooking. We have a charcoal grill and portable gas/propane generators as well as portable solar generators. I am looking forward to buying a sun oven too.

[@danellefrost5030]

@@pamelarising344 I should look into getting a small butane stove for indoor use. I have also looked at a variety of 12v cooking appliances that can be used with my Jackery power station. I have also always wanted to build an outdoor bread/pizza oven. Fresh baked bread is my weakness. I am still trying to master breads in my Sun Oven. I have muffins and cookies down, and things like lentils and quinoa, but bread intimidates me. The nice thing about the All American Sun Oven is that it has an optional water purification device that could really be useful.

[@donnaemslie5729]

@@pamelarising344how hard is it to use the vesta oven. Some have said it’s hard to keep the temperature consistent?

[@carolgreen1822]

Great video! Informative and well done. My favorite cooking methods are the rocket stove and the sun oven. I also really like the cookers that use the Safe Heat canisters. Blessings from south Texas.

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Blessings from Utah :)

[@genkiferal7178]

military/camping type canteen cooksets seem useful. some can use both sticks and alcohol burners - and they are light enough to carry. getting one that can also burner wood sound best.

[@johnndavis7647]

We have hurricanes here and we lose power for a week every decade or so. I have a crock-pot that runs off a 12volt DC to 110 AC inverter. I built a box out of plywood and i cut insulation to fit the crockpot. I can let it heat up the food then set the crockpot in the insulated box to stay hot for a long time. The crockpot doesn't use a lot of power to start with. But putting it in the "hay-box" makes it ever better.

[@chillinoutdoors7464]

I do have a sun oven. I also love my GoSun stove. Same principle as the sun oven but it gets hotter faster and is the right size for just a couple of servings.

[@inezwatson6192]

Thanks for all this info.. I think that a time is coming and sooner than we think.. we all need to know how to take care of our families and ourselves..

[@chachab9239]

Just love you 2. ❤. Be continually blessed. 😊

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

You too!

[@charlenefrazier6734]

I just love you two and all you share. 😊❤️

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

You just totally made my day Charlene! Thanks so much :)

[@FWoods-ps5rj]

My go to is usually rocket stove. I grew up without electric or running water so simple is always best. A rocket stove will cook a beautiful holiday meal and provide anything else nesessary . To me the only heat and cook source you showed that needed nothing , yet provided everything was the Rocket stove!!

[@cmaggie5748]

Been cooking on my modified rocket stove since last may. Simple.

[@ensignj3242]

You use it for heat too??? You can’t use it indoors for heat.

[@Cthomas5678]

WOW thanks for the practical information!!

[@terri646]

Working in the restaurant business the box's of chicken we get in are strong boxes and they have handles. You can also ask grocery stores they are always getting rid of their boxes

[@lani1life]

So the vesta is like a rectangular grill. Cool i have one.

[@patrickstevens3482]

I have a propane stove, a butane stove, a brick rocket stove, and a solar chargeable power station that runs my electric pressure cooker quite well. Interesting ideas on your video.

[@CalmCottage5]

I have a similar set up to you and am looking for a chargeable power station for my electric pressure cooker - which one works for yours?

[@SgtSkrog]

Some very cool tech, love the low tech low cost options just as much as the high tech options. Maybe even more. My favorite cooking device is my microwave as I am lazy.🙂

[@jancoutts4289]

Great video! I recently got the Vesta and then purchased the sterno cans from Costco. Wasn't sure where to store the flats of sterno and decided to place everything inside one of my 2 indoor fireplaces. Works great!

[@miken7629]

I live in hurricane country and have a cooking method for power outages. I have a 1200 watt pure sine wave inverter that I hook up to my car battery, start engine, then run extension cord to an Induction Cook Top, I have a small carbon steel wok that I use to cook my food during power outages, used for 2 weeks after Hurricane Ike.

[@gracewygal1423]

Interesting

[@philw7174]

Much appreciated video. Thank you Jonathan and Kylene. Happy trails!

[@violet3365]

I have several alternative means of cooking both in & outdoors but what I’m really interested in is finding a great cookbook in order to cook a variety of meals on a rocket stove, a campfire, etc. Any suggestions?

[@PeriwinkleBluetag]

Any outdoor cookbook if they exist. Boy Scout books if they food ideas.

[@genkiferal7178]

cowboy cooking videos on YT. i think there might be Hawaiian outdoor cooking videos, too.

[@geod3589]

Since we cook with a propane gas stove and oven, and have a 500 gallon tank, this is one area I'm not too concerned about. Having said that, I have a nice collection so 20-lb propane tanks for the grill, generator, etc.

[@huskerdeedee]

Have a backup. Propane will maybe not always be available.

[@michaelkaer]

I have many types of stoves, some home made. I am experimenting using carbon felt as a wick for used motor oil, regular veggie oil, mineral oil and kerosine. For ease and quick set up I like a butane single burner stove. They are cheap to buy and you can get the fuel in bulk. I am fond of the classic Coleman 2 burner white gas ( Naptha) stove my Dad used when we went camping in the old canvas tent we had. I have a couple of them in working condition. I have a tiny woodstove used in a 2 man tent, a bigger woodstove and I made a pizza oven. I have a fire pit that I put a Tripod over and used my dutch oven. Very good tips. Thanks.

[@nancyspringston8547]

I have a Vesta and it works great. We like it as a personal heater on a small tray table in front of my husband and I when the room is too chilly….BUT, I take my oven rack propped up on 4 standard cans of food at each corner. I put my canned heat under the oven rack and it works just like the Vesta does for cooking only larger, Everyone has an oven rack. Can safely put this set up onto a counter using the idea you have for inverting a pan in the box, I have inverted a jelly roll pan and set the rack system on top of it on the counter mostly to keep reflective heat from getting the counter too hot. I have a glass top stove so the rack works very well with the cans and oven rack and is a large space to cook. I use 2 or 3 cans under my pot or pans. Works great and the only additional expense is the canned heat and it is is extremely stable. We have people here in our mountain town that find it difficult to even buy several cases of the canned heat. Using multiple cans under the oven rack cooks the food faster and simultaneously. As soon as it is cooked put the canned out to not waste fuel by using it any longer than necessary. So maybe give this method a try and see what you think. All of your followers just may appreciate this additional way to cook with canned heat. It is my favorite way. We do have charcoal and a dome lidded gas grill and could build a rocket fire. We live in the mountains and can pick up lots of sticks on walks in the woods if needed. Assuming that everyone else is not doing the same thing. We have lots of pinecones and every so often we pick up a bundle of fire wood, or sometimes we get some wood offered to us. I am not a campfire cook, but it is an option. Our kids are campers and have a tripod with a round grill rack suspended by chains. Great alternative if you don’t mind being out in the cold. At almost 80 and my hubby being 83 we will stay inside withour canned heat as long as the supply lasts. 😊. I LOVE your rocket stove and wood burning stove but alas may never have either of those. Love this video and going to share it on my FB page that I put out easy ideas to our mountain neighbors.

[@brokendolly6967]

In Colonial days they used to keep a wood box under the table or set down in the floor lined with 4-6" of straw. When the pot was hot and began to cook they would take it off of the wood stove and set it in the straw box covered and it would finish cooking while they used the burner to prepare another dish.

[@garyc.foster1132]

I love my Sun Oven but it is not practical for winter use in my latitude. When the sun is low in the sky as it is in northern Wyoming, it is not possible to get the angulation set high enough for cooking temperatures. I use it all summer and early Fall however. It is also a great beeswax melter when cleaning out hives.

[@vreese3350]

I haven’t really had any lengthy power outages. Live in upstate n.y. During pandemic I thought on prepping items just in case. I did get some canned gel fuel( chafing) that I can use in my apartment. Thought I can use in Dutch pot with a small grill grate. Haven’t tried it cause it’s bc against the rules. In an emergency I won’t be thinking I could get lease violation. I did get a camp stove that can use wood chips & twigs. That’s not realistic for my situation but I like it.

[@suemee1328]

Holy schnitzel!! I was intrigued by the vesta oven, but it's $268 up here in Canada! Thank heavens there are lots of other options

[@Barbarahas10]

I could buy it for a third of that price and mail it to you. That’s crazy

[@nessasnook]

You 2 like always are AWESOME. I never thought of that apple box or paper box that is in most peoples budget for sure! You have given me more ideas to feel prepared thank you both soo much!

[@gonefishing3644]

I have all these cooking methods except the canned heat set-up. But my favorite grid-down cooking method is to use the full kitchen in our motorhome. The RV is usually parked next to our house. This option assumes the power grid has not been taken out by an EMP and has not damaged the electronics in our motorhome. We have boondocked in the desert during the winter for a couple of weeks at a time, so know how to prepare all sorts of meals without connection to the grid power or to city water. The RV's refrigerator freezer can work on shore power, or propane or the power generated by the onboard diesel generator. And we make sure the RV's propane tank and diesel tank are topped off at the end of every RV trip. The on-demand water heater can be powered by the Onan generator, so dishwashing by hand in warm water is still an option if we do not want to heat dishwater on the RV's propane stove top. We can power the microwave/convection oven with the onboard generator or use the after-factory solar power system (lithium batteries and two rooftop solar panels) to power just the microwave part of that appliance (or to power the AC unit for a few hours at night). And the RV's freshwater tank holds plenty of water for weeks of cooking if we choose not to use any of that water to take daily hot showers. We even have a countertop ice cube maker that we can use if we are already running the generator and the two ice trays in the freezer compartment of our RV refrigerator are not enough. Yes, during a warm weather failure of the power grid, we could invite our nearest neighbors over to drink Tange orange-flavored drinks with real ice cubes or just hand them bottles of chilled water. And we can move that RV if we need to evacuate and go somewhere safer. As long as the motorhome's engine, transmission, tires, etc. are working/undamaged, we could travel on any intact, smooth road. We can drive for hours on a full tank of diesel and go far enough to get to an area with grid power and operational fuel stations, assuming it was just a local grid outage where we live. And nothing really compares to being able to bring the equivalent of a modern, one bedroom apartment with you when you bug out. Sleeping on a real bed in clean sheets sure beats sleeping on the hard, lumpy ground in a sleeping bag. Ditto for having a real flush toilet instead of digging a cat hole with a trowel. Or the luxury of having a refrigerator filled with cool beverages, raw eggs, butter and fresh meat and a min-freezer compartment with ice trays and ice cream bars. And the RV could sleep six adults if we decided to provide shelter for a few of our favorite neighbors or co-workers who wanted to bug out with us.

[@eyesup9542]

I just purchased a portable one burner camp stove. I can use either butane or propane to cook. It can be used indoors or outside. It comes in a case with a handle and is very lightweight too. Thank you for posting this video. Great ideas ❤

[@curtisblanco4029]

Did you mention my favorite? Instapots and induction pans (more efficient) along with solar /plug in electrical generators.

[@mylittlebluecottage6061]

Tinfoil oven. I used a wine box and cut it with the wide side as a flap, so I could pull it up and upside down pie pan on the bottom and another pie pan to put the charcole in at the bottom. Then when 1/2 way thru cooking time, you move the charcole to the shelf anf the baked iten ontop of the inverted pie pan on the bottom.

[@hollypatino]

I love the Sun Oven because I can BAKE with it! :) But I definitely need to look at the indoor cooking options because you are right - I do not want to go outside when its cold and windy and cook a meal!

[@fluffyotter1601]

Amazing ideas for cooking…..especially the box style ovens! Thank you!😊

[@mylittlebluecottage6061]

Wow! Great ideas! I am really excited about the safe heat options! Thanks for sharing!

[@karencasebeer7466]

Great ideas. I need to look into these for back up for sure, thanks!!!

[@Katie105-l3f]

I bake bread in my thermal cooker. (Hay box cooking). Works well, but you don’t get a crust - just a thin shell. I use a commercial thermal cooker that I put a blanket around after closing the lid.

[@citygirlhomestead]

thank you for the information I like that I have a few different things in my basement and now have a firepit as well

[@123gwilco]

In the future be sure to mention that some materials are not safe to burn in some of these stoves like plastic or treated wood.

[@jimmcdonald3004]

Such a great and informative video. Definitely a few things I'm sure most have never thought to do.

[@roszcutler9724]

I have a wood stove in my kitchen that was my mother in law’s and I know how to cook on it and bake. Thank you for sharing.

[@conniemoore3207]

Thanks for all the different ways to cook. We have a few different options.

[@idahohoosier8989]

Great video! Thank y'all. Blessings, julie

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

Very valuable information thanks.

[@richardkut3976]

" Canned Heat", great cooking. Try some "Fried Hockey Boogie". Thanks, for prep tips, like the ice chest idea.

[@ensignj3242]

I love using canned heat for car camping. I bought the Cobb charcoal, BBQ cooker.

[@EarthHeartUK]

When I was aged 4 or 5 we had a cast iron range Rayburn stove. My mother now lives on a farm in Wales and has a newer stove but I believe runs on propane.

[@denisemillar9146]

Awesome video! Most of your options are affordable. I'm new to prepping ( extra income coming in now) and don't have any ideas for cooking or heating off the grid. Will be watching past videos and new ones as well.

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Welcome!

[@lizkeith1356]

wow. you two are such a blessing. much love.