A pressure cooker is great for off grid cooking because it is fast so uses less fuel. I made a video demonstrating cooking a chicken with a camp stove and a pressure cooker a few days ago, so it sounds like we're thinking somewhat along the same lines.
@therealvirginiawind Could you post that video to this one for me. I have a pressure cooker like yours and was wondering if I could use it on a camp stove like you just did. That Chicken looked awesome and only took 45 min on the low fuel setting.
@Allen2045 I just posted it. This pressure cooker beats any microwave, and although it might be difficult to use on a campfire, just about any kind of stove will make it work. It takes more than 45 minutes to have a chicken ready to plate because you have to wait for the pressure to rise before you can start the clock, but it's still much faster and uses less fuel than any other way I can think of (other than a microwave, but that's not an appetizing way to cook a whole chicken).
@therealvirginiawind I would not care if it was appetizing looking as long as it was done and tasted good. I did use the 6qt pressure when I canned some butter. I had 3 1/2 pint jars left and used that worked like a charm.
@Allen2045 Well, the reason my chicken didn't look very appetizing had nothing to do with how I cooked it. It tasted great right out of the cooker, but it was that home made chicken plucker that didn't work so well, or maybe it worked too well. hahahaa That's another story though.
@HillbillyPrepperGals Love my cast iron skillets and dutch ovens. Solar oven would be great in the spring and summer time. Would not heat up the house like the cast iron stove would. Spoted one in a catalog for $199.95 Sport Solar Oven Combo.
@AsianCookingmadeEasy If you have an out door gril, or buy some camp stoves. Cans of sterno you alrady know your way around a Wok so you would still be able to cook the dishes that you are so good at....Paula
Paula great video!...I am looking for my favorite stove...Can you believe it...I can not remember where I packed it. I hate to tear all the bags apart.....Great prepper I am? I can not find my stove!....lol
@arkansasprepper As my mom would always say you will find what your looking for in the last place you look. Took me forever to figure that one out LOL.
I have the volcano II a gas grill and a fire pit.. I also have a propane crockpot. Also, a #10 can turned into a stove has a great cooktop for bacon and eggs and even pancakes. So I have saved some of those.. God Bless!
@Allen2045 Take a number ten can and on the opened end on one side take a pair of snippers and cut up about 3 or 4 inches, the about 3 or inches from it cut up another 3 inches. Push the cut part up into the can so it now has an opening, now arounf the top take a church key can opener using the v side of it and right above the opening on the side make 3 or 4 holes, and then on the other side of it do the same. You them make a small fire under the can, using the opening to put wood to burn, you
@snaps81625 can hen use the top for a cook stove. Our Scouts use to use this on their camping trips. I have seen bacon and eggs and pancakes cooked on them so I imagine you could cook anything. I guess you would call it a poor mans rocket stove! Wish I had someway to send a picture.
You can always do it the old fashion way , sticks and logs over an open fire in the woods , i mean what happens if you are in a hurry and you can't Carry everything ? get some matches in your bug out bag and a striker , Im just saying in an emergency situation and you have to get away from your home and go into the woods
@IllinoisPawnShop Yes you are so right. If you had to leave your home then a open fire done the old fashion way would work. I was just saying if you did not have to leave your home and could not use your electric oven or gas range. Thank you so much for commenting....Paula
Great video and great examples as well!!!! I have a single burner propane burner you can buy in the camping section of walmart, kmart, target etc... It costs about 20-25 bucks and works well. Stores in a small space and heats water really fast. :)
@bearlysceneranch2011 That is where I bought most of my things. Nice to have back ups if you need them. Instead of needing them along with every one else.
A larger bean can and the fan grill salvaged from a dead computer works in a pinch as a hobo stove. Candle or sterno as fuel, or how about a buddy burner like I used to make in Scouts?
@AnnBearForFreedom I was just talking about tearing down my old computers the other day. I typically only save the screws and the hard drive. What a cool idea with the fan grill. I will have a new perspective during the tear down. Mrs. LP
@Allen2045 Just take both ends off a larger bean can, then slap the fan grill over one end as a fire grate/pan support to cook on. You also need a door/window cut off of the non-grill end to feed or tend the fire. A buddy burner is an empty tuna can with can-high strips of corrugated cardboard rolled tightly inside of it and a piece of cotton rope or string jammed down into the middle of the can, then filled with melted scrap wax. There are videos galore on "buddy burner".
You have so many more options than I do. We have a propane BBQ grill, so I would use that and I would use my sun oven if the weather let me. I would build a wood fire outside if I had to but I would prefer the grill. I really should get some stereo for indoor use. Nice video, thanks!
Very good video.I really miss using our wood stove.I was raised on wood heat.When we didn't have electricity I remember eating a lot of popcorn.My dad had con cobs with the kernels still on them,& he would put them in those screens with the long handle on it,we'd always melted butter on it because for one, it tasted great and for two,we wanted to try to use up some of the perishable items in effort to keep so many things from spoiling.& we had lots of tomato juice to drink that we canned.
@prettycountrygal - We don't use the wood stove anymore unfortunately, because my dad wanted to go with gas heat and using electric heaters. :+( He even covered the chimney, so now, we can't use it even if we needed it.It really bums me out to think we've got this great wood stove in the basement and can't use it.
@AnnBearForFreedom - My dad stopped it up on top of the roof.He put a concrete slab up there because we stopped using it, plus to keep leaves, squirrels, rats, bats, and other rodents out of the chimney.He's 76 years old now,and I don't think he needs to get up there to remove the concrete slab.Thanks.
When we had no power for that week during the October snowstorm this year, we warmed up some canned food on the woodstove, keeps us warm AND feeds us. Our problem was no clean dishes, we should have used the snow to clean them.
A pressure cooker is great for off grid cooking because it is fast so uses less fuel. I made a video demonstrating cooking a chicken with a camp stove and a pressure cooker a few days ago, so it sounds like we're thinking somewhat along the same lines.
therealvirginiawind 1 month ago
@therealvirginiawind Could you post that video to this one for me. I have a pressure cooker like yours and was wondering if I could use it on a camp stove like you just did. That Chicken looked awesome and only took 45 min on the low fuel setting.
Allen2045 1 month ago
@Allen2045 I just posted it. This pressure cooker beats any microwave, and although it might be difficult to use on a campfire, just about any kind of stove will make it work. It takes more than 45 minutes to have a chicken ready to plate because you have to wait for the pressure to rise before you can start the clock, but it's still much faster and uses less fuel than any other way I can think of (other than a microwave, but that's not an appetizing way to cook a whole chicken).
therealvirginiawind 1 month ago
@therealvirginiawind I would not care if it was appetizing looking as long as it was done and tasted good. I did use the 6qt pressure when I canned some butter. I had 3 1/2 pint jars left and used that worked like a charm.
Allen2045 1 month ago
@Allen2045 Well, the reason my chicken didn't look very appetizing had nothing to do with how I cooked it. It tasted great right out of the cooker, but it was that home made chicken plucker that didn't work so well, or maybe it worked too well. hahahaa That's another story though.
Good topic to bring up!
therealvirginiawind 1 month ago
Don't ya just love the cast iron? Next on my list of backups for cooking is a solar oven ;)
HillbillyPrepperGals 1 month ago
@HillbillyPrepperGals Love my cast iron skillets and dutch ovens. Solar oven would be great in the spring and summer time. Would not heat up the house like the cast iron stove would. Spoted one in a catalog for $199.95 Sport Solar Oven Combo.
Allen2045 1 month ago
Very nice Paula! I don't know what I would do if we had no gas - And I love your use for the dryer lint - that is a great idea :)
AsianCookingmadeEasy 1 month ago
@AsianCookingmadeEasy If you have an out door gril, or buy some camp stoves. Cans of sterno you alrady know your way around a Wok so you would still be able to cook the dishes that you are so good at....Paula
Allen2045 1 month ago
Paula great video!...I am looking for my favorite stove...Can you believe it...I can not remember where I packed it. I hate to tear all the bags apart.....Great prepper I am? I can not find my stove!....lol
arkansasprepper 1 month ago
@arkansasprepper As my mom would always say you will find what your looking for in the last place you look. Took me forever to figure that one out LOL.
Allen2045 1 month ago
paula you got it going on!! Great items stocked up.. TJ
MyDaddysgirl44 1 month ago
@MyDaddysgirl44 Thank you TJ
Allen2045 1 month ago
you forgot your ignition. Like a ferrl rod or such. Flame is always important :)
moonpie859 1 month ago
@moonpie859 Yes something to light a fire with would be important. Thanks :-)
Allen2045 1 month ago
I have the volcano II a gas grill and a fire pit.. I also have a propane crockpot. Also, a #10 can turned into a stove has a great cooktop for bacon and eggs and even pancakes. So I have saved some of those.. God Bless!
snaps81625 1 month ago
@snaps81625 Can you show or tell me how you made the #10 can into a stove? Thanks for sharing what you would use.
Allen2045 1 month ago
@Allen2045 Take a number ten can and on the opened end on one side take a pair of snippers and cut up about 3 or 4 inches, the about 3 or inches from it cut up another 3 inches. Push the cut part up into the can so it now has an opening, now arounf the top take a church key can opener using the v side of it and right above the opening on the side make 3 or 4 holes, and then on the other side of it do the same. You them make a small fire under the can, using the opening to put wood to burn, you
snaps81625 1 month ago
@snaps81625 can hen use the top for a cook stove. Our Scouts use to use this on their camping trips. I have seen bacon and eggs and pancakes cooked on them so I imagine you could cook anything. I guess you would call it a poor mans rocket stove! Wish I had someway to send a picture.
snaps81625 1 month ago
@snaps81625 I should have checked my typo errors. Sorry!
snaps81625 1 month ago
You can always do it the old fashion way , sticks and logs over an open fire in the woods , i mean what happens if you are in a hurry and you can't Carry everything ? get some matches in your bug out bag and a striker , Im just saying in an emergency situation and you have to get away from your home and go into the woods
IllinoisPawnShop 1 month ago
@IllinoisPawnShop Yes you are so right. If you had to leave your home then a open fire done the old fashion way would work. I was just saying if you did not have to leave your home and could not use your electric oven or gas range. Thank you so much for commenting....Paula
Allen2045 1 month ago
Great video and great examples as well!!!! I have a single burner propane burner you can buy in the camping section of walmart, kmart, target etc... It costs about 20-25 bucks and works well. Stores in a small space and heats water really fast. :)
bearlysceneranch2011 1 month ago
@bearlysceneranch2011 That is where I bought most of my things. Nice to have back ups if you need them. Instead of needing them along with every one else.
Allen2045 1 month ago
I would use a gas grill outside to cook on.
TodaySurvive 1 month ago
@TodaySurvive Yes a gas grill would be great to use. Thanks Mr. G.
Allen2045 1 month ago
A larger bean can and the fan grill salvaged from a dead computer works in a pinch as a hobo stove. Candle or sterno as fuel, or how about a buddy burner like I used to make in Scouts?
AnnBearForFreedom 1 month ago
@AnnBearForFreedom I was just talking about tearing down my old computers the other day. I typically only save the screws and the hard drive. What a cool idea with the fan grill. I will have a new perspective during the tear down. Mrs. LP
louisianaprepper 1 month ago
@AnnBearForFreedom I need to find videos on how to do this with the fan grill. What is a buddy burner? Sounds interesting.
Allen2045 1 month ago
@Allen2045 Just take both ends off a larger bean can, then slap the fan grill over one end as a fire grate/pan support to cook on. You also need a door/window cut off of the non-grill end to feed or tend the fire. A buddy burner is an empty tuna can with can-high strips of corrugated cardboard rolled tightly inside of it and a piece of cotton rope or string jammed down into the middle of the can, then filled with melted scrap wax. There are videos galore on "buddy burner".
AnnBearForFreedom 1 month ago
Nice set-up... Thanks for sharing!!! Thumbed-Up!
HollowPointSurvival 1 month ago
@HollowPointSurvival Thanks for watching
Allen2045 1 month ago
Great info, thanks!
lenty2000 1 month ago
@lenty2000 Thank you for the comment
Allen2045 1 month ago
Sterno. . . Lol. A stereo would be nice too, lol.
shadowofjuniperhill 1 month ago
You have so many more options than I do. We have a propane BBQ grill, so I would use that and I would use my sun oven if the weather let me. I would build a wood fire outside if I had to but I would prefer the grill. I really should get some stereo for indoor use. Nice video, thanks!
shadowofjuniperhill 1 month ago
Well you know what I would use....lol...Nice video Paula!!!
MistysCountryCooking 1 month ago
@MistysCountryCooking Thank You Misty. You would use your wood burning stove!
Allen2045 1 month ago
Holey cow Paula. You are a prepper! I guess I really need to get it in gear. I will have to go caveman and cook over an open fire.
Buckrun11 1 month ago
@Buckrun11 Thank you Buckrun. I have yet to cook over an open fire. I need to give it a try.
Allen2045 1 month ago
Thank You MrBillTroop73 for the Video Response....Nice job on the Alcohol Stove...
Allen2045 1 month ago
Very good video.I really miss using our wood stove.I was raised on wood heat.When we didn't have electricity I remember eating a lot of popcorn.My dad had con cobs with the kernels still on them,& he would put them in those screens with the long handle on it,we'd always melted butter on it because for one, it tasted great and for two,we wanted to try to use up some of the perishable items in effort to keep so many things from spoiling.& we had lots of tomato juice to drink that we canned.
prettycountrygal 1 month ago
@prettycountrygal - We don't use the wood stove anymore unfortunately, because my dad wanted to go with gas heat and using electric heaters. :+( He even covered the chimney, so now, we can't use it even if we needed it.It really bums me out to think we've got this great wood stove in the basement and can't use it.
prettycountrygal 1 month ago
@prettycountrygal Sure you can still use it! Just gotta "plumb" in a new chimney pipe for it!
AnnBearForFreedom 1 month ago
@AnnBearForFreedom - My dad stopped it up on top of the roof.He put a concrete slab up there because we stopped using it, plus to keep leaves, squirrels, rats, bats, and other rodents out of the chimney.He's 76 years old now,and I don't think he needs to get up there to remove the concrete slab.Thanks.
prettycountrygal 1 month ago
@prettycountrygal Thank you for commenting and sharing what you used.
Allen2045 1 month ago
When we had no power for that week during the October snowstorm this year, we warmed up some canned food on the woodstove, keeps us warm AND feeds us. Our problem was no clean dishes, we should have used the snow to clean them.
HedgehogOutdoors 1 month ago
@HedgehogOutdoors I would love to have a wood store. If I had one I would set up in my basement. Thanks for commenting...
Allen2045 1 month ago