Topic: Thermos Cooking

[killerflies]

The power of the internet!.........

I came across solar cookers in Africa and at the same time thermos cooking and the hay/straw box.

RE: Thermos cooking.....Basically its a case of bringing your (rice) to a rolling boil for 5 mins in the pot and them transferring all into your thermos. Leave for 3 hrs and hey presto.

Its just the ticket for a day out fishing/down the lottie when you prep in the morning and need something hot for lunch.

You can add anything you like and it takes a bit of fiddling to get the right times etc. but well worth it.

Anyone else with any experience of this and willing to share a few recepies with us?

[Jeannine]

I used to make my yoghurt in a large thermos it worked better than anything else

[tim]

I once did Curry for 18 that way, en route Fiji from Christmas Is. A gamble, but it worked. Had to let someone else fly the aircraft while dishing up!!

[camo_lady]

I use a Hay box regularly. Especially if I'm going up to the allotment for a whole day.

Basically, I use an old 'cool box' (it only keeps things cool because it's insulated); and pack round the tightly covered partly cooked soup/stew with extra hay.

By the time I'm/we're ready to eat, the meal is cooked and tender. (mmmm. rabbit stew, drool!)
J.P.

[bohemiabones]

here is a good one if there are any goats handy - while in oman, bedouin dug a hole, filled it with wood, set fire, piled on some stones, when it died down, threw in a goat (best a dead one), covered it with more stones and three hours later we dined on succulent well cooked meat - should work on any allotment!

[camo_lady]

Lol.
I think the neighbours may be a bit upset if they find they're a goat or two short!  ;D

Mind, I love eating goat meat. Not the easiest to get though in Coalville.
Ho hm

J.P

[bohemiabones]

ok, back to thermos cooking - when i was travelling through southern africa with an afrikaan couple they used to put uncooked rice in a thermos flask, top with boiling water and it was cooked and fluffy by time we set up camp early evening.

[killerflies]

Thats what Ive been doing myself since I started this thread. It is nice, rarely undercooked unless you havent left it long enough.

Currents/Raisins are a nice addition. They swell up in the water/spice mix and tasty great.