Interesting Old fashioned money saving cooking idea - a bit bizarre

Atomix

Thought this might be of interest!

A bit wacky - but sounds like it works...

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-2533191/RACHEL-RICKARD-STRAUS-Is-cooking-bed-answer-lowering-energy-bills.html

gairlochgal

http://nb-wonderbag.com/

Not sure about the bed - but this is the same concept and it's good.

Lilyplonk

This is along the lines of the 'old-fashioned' Haybox idea . Also seen something similar with tribal people where they bury something in the ground to continue cooking slowly.

http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/haybox-cooking-how-to-make-a-haybox-and-save-energy-by-huw-woodman-752/

[Deleted User]

I can remember cooking a casserole back in the 1970s when we had powercuts this way.But what I had was an old wooden toy box (which I still have, renovated and used as my stash store for knitting wool now )I prepared the casserole brought it up to bubbling and placed it inside the toy box wrapped in old blankets and a thick duvet and just left it all day.It worked beautifully as I recall and was a great way of making sure my OH and children had a hot meal in the evening (usually when the power went off) we sat by candlelight and ate our stew with crusty bread and it was delicious.The children thought it was better than 'normal' cooking and we warmed up the bread by putting it alongside the stewpot in the box half and hour before we ate.You could use a box of anysort I guess with lots of scrunched up paper and polystyrene packaging.But I just used lots of thick duvet and blankets around the pot.It really does work and costs buttons to cook with.I would do it just as I had dropped the children off to school at by 6-7 that night I could guarantee we had a hot meal.
I certainly wouldn't spend £45.00 on a 'wonderbag ' though You could probably make one a lot cheaper.:):) God I am so tight its not true :):)

maman

Same idea used in the Guides many years ago. Start the porage off at supper time, put it in the haybox and all ready for breakfast next day!

http://www.lowimpact.org/factsheet_retained_heat_cooking.htm