Radio Contra Episode 82: Tools for Cooking Off Grid
Episode 82: Electricity shortages in China are leading to manufacturing shutdowns, which will in turn lead to greater shortages we’re just beginning to see. You absolutely must learn methods for sustainable food production and cooking absent a grid. I list the tools I use for preparing food off grid which are listed in the links below.
- Cowboy Disk Wok
- Large Stock Pot
- Afghan Kazon Pot
- Dutch Oven & Stew Pot
- Weston Meat Grinder
- Universal Food Chopper
- Corona Grain Mill
- Country Living Grain Mill
- Cutting Board Wax
- Big Berkey Water Filter
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Remember hearing that during the uranium enrichment process in Tennessee
Pine Ridge, that the uranium enrichment process sucked up a huge percentage
from the entire The US power supply. Don’t remember the percentage, but it was a HUGE amount.
Eyes Right…
Enough to power Manhattan they claimed.. The Manhattan project – maybe? They kept that secret long enough. God knows what they are working on now. We know what the bio – mad scientists were working on anyway.
boss21, just noticed I wrote “Pine Ridge” where it should have been Oak Ridge.
Salt, Salt, Salt.
Sugar, Sugar, Sugar.
Spices, Spices, Spices.
Grains, Grains, Grains.
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On cast iron, watch out with putting it in the oven on self cleaning. Self cleaning ovens can get hot enough to actually burn off the seasoning. For seasoning, thin layers are best, applying fat too thick can create a gummy or uneven surface. The idea is to create layers of polymerized oil. Too thick and it won’t have the chance to polymerize properly. Raw cold pressed flaxseed oil from the health food store is really good for seasoning…after all flaxseed oil is also called linseed oil, the same thing used for oil paints and wood finishes and, yes, linoleum.
As an alternative we use the MenGrills offering of the Afghan cooker. The problem is they are sold out all the time here lately. Been using the Country living grain mill for years without problems. Nice thing about this mill is the ability to use manually or electric.
We also use and like LEM meat grinder. Been using the Big Berkey for years harvesting rain water off of our metal roofs. No first filter and no boiling. We also use the Sawyer for other or different filtering needs. Have had the little Weston meat grinder (or a version of it) for many years. And haven’t used it in a long while. We have it in storage and I about forgot we had it until I went over your list.
A little out of context considering the list but we also still use Old Hickory knives to process our goats, chickens and wild game. We have other knives but they just work year after year. And for anyone who’s interested the OH 8″ butcher will fit in an old k-bar sheath.
“Salt, Salt, Salt.
Sugar, Sugar, Sugar.
Spices, Spices, Spices.
Grains, Grains, Grains.” Couldn’t agree more.
Good you brought attention to treating wooden utensils with bees wax NCScout.
Bees wax is also necessary to plug holes on logs after inserting inoculated mushroom spores dowels.
Yes!!
For chopping meat or pretty much any other food items, these work well:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/universal-food-chopper.htm
I don’t think they’re making them anymore, but you can find them in good shape on ebay or in thrift stores/antique shops, usually for under $10 if you shop around. They came in 4 sizes, #0, #1, #2, and #3. Just make sure if you buy one that it is complete and has all of the blades with it. The #1 and #2 are the easiest to find in good condition.