Fuel Efficient Cooking with an Insulated Box

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Cook long cooking foods like beans, grains and soups to perfection with only 15 minutes of electricity. A simple insulated box outfitted with items from around your house will save you hours of stovetop cooking.

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• homesteading
• real food
• off the grid
• fuel efficient
• preparedness
• simple living
• nutrient dense foods

[twinsmom528]

I had avoided using dried beans because I believed that the cost savings over buying canned literally went up in smoke (or steam) because of the long cooking time required. Now that my husband is out of work, I was looking at dried beans again and considered a pressure cooker. But, since I believe it is not healthy to cook in aluminum, I would have had to spend nearly $100 for a stainless one large enough to cook for our family with 4 teenagers . Thank you for sharing, and God bless you.

[pocketsofthefuture]

Thank you for your kind comment.

[zoeyrawkz]

If you have the cash, you can buy a thermal pot which works on the same principle. Probably costs about $80-100 and you can leave it overnight to cook after boiling.

[pocketsofthefuture]

Thank you for your comment. You are right. I have seen those mentioned and looked at them on Amazon. What we have re-discovered, though, is that you don't need to spend that money for another appliance. You can boil food and then leave it in the well constructed cook box to cook overnight plus you can choose any size you want for the same price because you are making it yourself. After all, the idea for thermal pots came from time honored cook boxes! Leslie

[SecondActSoon]

This is a really clever idea. Makes me want to look through my recipe book to find one to test!

[pocketsofthefuture]

Thank you fro your timely comment. My wife just finished an ebook today on the insulated box which we will be releasing soon so we were pleased for your timely comment.

[iwantosavemoney]

i wounder if you could use an old small frigarator or ice chest to do the same thing with out the blankets

the cheap guy

[SaviourSole]

This is so smart. Why waste energy heating the kitchen? (Unless it's winter and you use electric heating anyway.) Thanks for posting.

[3rdknukl]

I would think if it was pressurized, it would reduce cooking time using the hot box method.

[jenily05]

That was really neat! I love to learn something new. I've recently begun grinding my own wheat and am looking for other ways to conserve money and resources. Thank you for this video!!!