Complete Guide to Emergency Cooking

The ability to prepare a hot meal without access to electricity and mains gas is crucial in emergency situations. Learn about different methods and their advantages.

1 Cooking Methods

Portable Gas Stoves

Compact burners on gas canisters. Fast and convenient. Ideal for short-term power outages.

Alcohol Stoves

Simple burners on denatured alcohol or spirits. Quiet, smokeless. Lower heating power than gas.

Wood Cooking

Rocket stoves or simple fire pits. Fuel available everywhere. Requires fire-starting skills and fire control.

Solar Cookers

Solar concentrators or box ovens. Free energy, but requires sun and time. Ideal as a supplementary method.

2 Cooking Safety

Never cook over open flame indoors without ventilation. The risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is real. Always have a fire extinguisher handy.