How To Live Without Electricity in 5 Ways – Part Three – Cooking

When it comes to food, it is worth noting that a human can survive forever opening a simple cold cans of beans, however, it would not be a very satisfying lifestyle. When we are in times of crisis, a hot meal always goes a long way to easing any troubling feelings you may have. The best and most efficient way to heat food is a simple classic campfire surrounded by bricks with tinned food propped over the flames. It is by far the cheapest method but it doesn’t give you much control of the outcome of how the food will be.
Outdoor cooking of every nature are great skills for these emergency situations. Provided you have a good supply of charcoal or wood and matches or a lighter which are needed to get this started. However, it would be difficult to cook anything other than meat and firm vegetables in this type of manner which isn’t great for vegans. These devices should also never be used in a closed space due to carbon monoxide poisoning, therefore, always be outdoors or at best, have constant ventilation.Campfire cooking can also be extended to baking. If you have a large cast-iron Dutch oven, Place a good pound of bread dough into a heavily greased or oiled oven and put the cover back into position. This will take about 35 minutes to bake and you can use layers of ash with hot coals to keep the heat in.Unknowingly to most us, we can actually use solar power to cook as another option if you have plenty of sunlight that has no obstructions and someone who is willing to adjust the cooker to ensure it is constantly facing the sun.A solar cooker does not to be any fancier than a few cardboard boxes sprayed black to attract the heat, a sheet of window glass, and some aluminium foil glued to cardboard panels. Place your foot firmly into a lightweight pan inside the box and prop it so the entire interior is exposed to the sunlight.Cover with the sheet of glass, secure it firmly. prop more sunlight foil so that it reflects more sunlight directly into the box. Maintain an even temperature by moving the box around to different angles and places. These will get hot fast up to 320 degrees and will hold the heat so long as it is in the sun.Keeping food in cool environments without power is as simple as putting it in the shade or under a tree. It is also important to acknowledge that every household has that freezer stuffed full with expensive frozen meat and food so what do we do with this? Step one is to make sure your freezer is covered with a blanket to help prevent the cold temperatures from escaping the freezer. Try to find some dry ice. If you are not able to do this then blanket coverings will keep a freezer frozen for up to 48 hours. Dry ice will potentially prolong this to 72 hours if the power stays off.