How will you bake when the "grid goes down"?

[Westside]

after watching dooms day preppers on Nat Geo last night they all had solar ovens. But how you will break bead or more importantly cookies when the SHTF.

 

[shibumiseeker]

With a dutch oven over a fire. These can be fashioned out of just about anything.

Baking is pretty simple.

 

[geronimojoe85]

With a dutch oven

Lol he said Dutch oven.

 

[irishfan]

With a dutch oven over a fire. These can be fashoioned out of just about anything.

Baking is pretty simple.

It would probably be the easiest way for sure. The dutch oven is great for stews, baking, and even frying if you want to try it.

 

[geronimojoe85]

Ok all joking aside.

I've also heard about thermal cooking.
I don't know if it'd work for baking. But the principal was heat it for a short period then insulate it to keep the heat in and continue the cooking for a few hours.

 

[WETSU]

All three will work: solar ovens, dutch ovens and thermal cooking. But the key is to experiment with it NOW, so you don't waste valuable food stores trying it after SHTF.
Solar ovens are challenging if you don't have direct sun all day, you have to move it around. It takes a while to bake a potato.

Dutch ovens are hands down awsome.

 

[Westside]

Thanks for the suggestions that's what I thought as well I just didn't want to be missing the obvious.

I love my dutch oven as well but can't for the life of me get my biscuits to not burn on the bottom. The centers and the tops are great but I always burn the bottoms. Any hints.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Thanks for the suggestions that's what I thought as well I just didn't want to be missing the obvious.

I love my dutch oven as well but can't for the life of me get my biscuits to not burn on the bottom. The centers and the tops are great but I always burn the bottoms. Any hints.

Get a flat stone that fits the bottom and don't preheat the oven. An extra sheet of plate steel can be used if the bottom is curved. Cut a section of 1/4" hardware mesh and line with foil. Don't set the oven directly on coals but arrange some ash underneath and surround with coals not touching the oven. All are ways to accomplish it.

 

[goinggreyfast]

Lol he said Dutch oven.

You're thinking of "French Oven" man! Sheesh!

 

[TiminMishawaka]

We'll probably have to go back to eating food that's good for us.

 

[Westside]

We'll probably have to go back to eating food that's good for us.

Nonsense!!!

 

[singlestacksig]

brick ovens, cast iron ones.. colman camping oven.. steel box..

baking is using hot air to cook with.. you can even get an oven that fits in line with the flu of your wood burning stove..

 

[96firephoenix]

I've got a coleman stove-top oven.... works pretty well and could probably be adapted to open-fire use.

 

[RichardR]

Earth/mud ovens are always an option too, they've been around for a millennium & are still widely used in several parts of the world even to this day.

 

[snowman46919]

cook/collect clean/wash wrap in mud throw in coals. It is fairly straight forward for most things with a skin your going peel off with the mud.

 

[nosybobby52]

if you're in a comfortable enough position that you can bake you'll be very lucky,but you'll more than likely be thankful that you've got a can of something to eat and pure water to wash it down with.

 

[nate1865]

Dutch oven. I'd recommend it even with the grid UP. Tastiness.

 

[Hemingway]

I bake bread on my Charbroil propane grill outside.

Like someone said, you just need hot air inside a space.

 

[RockofStrength]

We'll probably have to go back to eating food that's good for us.

You clearly don't understand the point of stocking food

 

[photoshooter]

You clearly don't understand the point of stocking food

Twinkies last forever and a day...