She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Proverbs 9:2
When we left off this series I was going to do a post on powerless cooking, aka solar cooking. Since then I have come across many articles on the internet that talk of solar cooking and how to make your own solar oven or even where you can purchase them.
ETA...I have to be honest here and tell you that while doing this is on my to-do list we haven't quite reached a point where we've done it. I sure hope to sometime in the upcoming months, and will blog about the experience of making/baking in a solar oven when I do. Until then...
The wonderful gals over at FoodStorageMadeEasy even did a post about this since then (click on their name to go to the link).
So, instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'm going to simply provide you with some sites that will help you DIY'ers out there. If you want to purchase one already made then you can simple enter "purchase solar cooker" into your browser and I'm sure that many options will pop up.
~ http://solarcooking.org/plans/
~ http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/blogs/diy-hacks/diy-solar-oven-460611
~ http://diysolar.dasolar.com/group/diysolaroven
~ http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/cooking.htm
~ http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/daily-diy-solar-oven.htm
And there are many more links out there if you cannot find one in these that you like. As you may have noticed browsing through the sites, they vary from extra fancy to the basics. In fact, here's one that you can make with a Pringles can!
~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NADsg-v9q8
(That might be a fun science experiment for you homeschoolers or scouts out there!)
Whatever you do, remember, this is not about fear or panic, but being prepared for whatever. If you power gets knocked out because of storms this spring you want to be able to make delicious food for your family while the electric and gas companies are busy working. Solar ovens (and other cooking options mentioned in previous post) will help you do that.
Why not give a few of these options a try this spring and summer so you can see what works best for you and your meal plans and also to work out any kinks in emergency planning. :)
In the next post on this topic we'll begin discussing food storage and the things you need to build a 72-hour kit and more.
Until then, much hugs and prayers,
ETA...I have to be honest here and tell you that while doing this is on my to-do list we haven't quite reached a point where we've done it. I sure hope to sometime in the upcoming months, and will blog about the experience of making/baking in a solar oven when I do. Until then...
The wonderful gals over at FoodStorageMadeEasy even did a post about this since then (click on their name to go to the link).
So, instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'm going to simply provide you with some sites that will help you DIY'ers out there. If you want to purchase one already made then you can simple enter "purchase solar cooker" into your browser and I'm sure that many options will pop up.
~ http://solarcooking.org/plans/
~ http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/blogs/diy-hacks/diy-solar-oven-460611
~ http://diysolar.dasolar.com/group/diysolaroven
~ http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/cooking.htm
~ http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/daily-diy-solar-oven.htm
And there are many more links out there if you cannot find one in these that you like. As you may have noticed browsing through the sites, they vary from extra fancy to the basics. In fact, here's one that you can make with a Pringles can!
~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NADsg-v9q8
(That might be a fun science experiment for you homeschoolers or scouts out there!)
Whatever you do, remember, this is not about fear or panic, but being prepared for whatever. If you power gets knocked out because of storms this spring you want to be able to make delicious food for your family while the electric and gas companies are busy working. Solar ovens (and other cooking options mentioned in previous post) will help you do that.
Why not give a few of these options a try this spring and summer so you can see what works best for you and your meal plans and also to work out any kinks in emergency planning. :)
In the next post on this topic we'll begin discussing food storage and the things you need to build a 72-hour kit and more.
Until then, much hugs and prayers,
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