In this era of government-enforced cost-of-living crisis, have you considered cooking with a haybox?
@afewbugs explains it FAR better than I can, so go read her rather excellent post now (and share it widely, so others can also benefit)
https://tangledbankblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/28/economy-gastronomy-hay-boxes-wonderbags-and-insulation-cookery/
@WilliamNB thank you!
@afewbugs Oh no - it's us who have to thank you for posting that 🙂
@WilliamNB do give it a try, it's one of those things I just tried as an experiment because I was curious, I genuinely never expected it would be so helpful and convenient! Next step is figuring out how to do it on the move, I've heard of people who start their dinner off in the morning then wrap it in their sleeping bag so it cooks all day, but I need to figure out a 100% reliable waterproof container for that
@afewbugs I wonder if a small pressure cooker would do the trick?
@WilliamNB the tricky part is the thinner the walls the less thermal mass the pot itself has so the tighter you have to pack the insulation around it to ensure it works, but then you don't want to compress the insulation too much so it doesn't work. But I reckon I could prooooooobably get that in the stuff sack with my sleeping bag
@WilliamNB as is that! Why reinvent the wheel?
@afewbugs Actually, I've a better idea: a stainless steel vacuum soup flask! Guaranteed waterproof, and already well-insulated.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353029175548?epid=11041576728&hash=item52322db8fc:g:XCUAAOSwM8xfVSxd&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4GqlFba9CTvI9UQvqxhSi19Apvztr60D19uvOhbAiF3RkIdGqhm0WP7loD6bd9LSLgBxZoO8AniD4ArL8VK2HenGbnSCrbBYXe2yPqWk4DIPCpPa7K8y9zqFI1llrsMg6wmz7nN7PJHDiPt186vJGpJgdGxs2AgGwdCVS1uIIipzsp%2FMxor7d754jMdwzQ8KVEaiKl5nR%2FTAUn08Csr0tsVj6%2FK28mDFbJlKEqDdMPhi7m5un3FMc6j3aUgWvh7iB8WAhce42fh2si9qyIilix1cB%2BMN7t1x%2FPHOH%2BM4AKQU%7Ctkp%3ABFBMhticvaxh