Indoor camping stove?

[Yorkshire Andy]

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I'd go for the camping gaz model the bistro 3

They are fine for short use but over a longer period one pan meals soon get boring...

A twin ring hob and grill gives more versatility especially if you come across a calor bottle cheaply if you've not got one

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[Frnc]

Personally my plan if there's no electricity or gas is to wear lots of warm clothing.

Lol I guess but you can only go so far with that

I have a lot of warm clothes. I reckon I have more than enough to keep warm in winter with no heating. My hands feel the cold the most, as I have Reynauds, but I have a lot of gloves, including wool liner gloves and Sealskinz lobster mitts. Also some Montane Prism gloves, which have Primaloft Gold insulation.

[pseudonym]

They are fine for short use but over a longer period one pan meals soon get boring...

Wash your mouth out with soap.....

Two is one and one is none........

After cooking a two pot meal, one for hot brews and one for heating

[GillyBee]

We have a selection of stoves mostly tested when camping.

2 pots on one burner can do good food. We do it when camping. You get one (covered) pan up to heat then remove and wrap in a towel to keep hot while you work on the 2nd one. Swap them over and reheat as needed. Or use a Thermos to prep rice or pasta alongside. It takes twice as long but only needs the hob to heat the water so do that first then prep the rest of the meal. Research haybox or Thermal cooking.

Amd some meals can be done by cooking part one and leaving it to rest while doing the rest. We once did a full curry for 8 people with DIY chapattis that way when camping.

Microwave rice is useful to have in stock for this game as you can add it to a pan to heat up as part of a stir fry or to complete a chilli instead of microwaving it.

[ForgeCorvus]

A CO detector costs about £20 for a decent make and could save your life (making it priceless), I'd recommend getting one if you're planning on any non-electric heating.

Bistro type stoves work well with your standard pots and pans (well, maybe not a 20 inch paella.... But most things)

A stove-top kettle makes better tea then a saucepan....... I'm not sure why though.
One can be picked up fairly cheap....... Or if you have the right kind of decor, a traditional copper kettle to hide your preps in plain sight

[PPrep]

Sorry for the slow response to your post on May 2nd, anonym0us.

The link didn't seem to work, but I think you may be referring to one of the flat single burner stoves with the cylinder inside on the right hand side of the stove, along with the control. Anything like this will do. Note the quality of such stoves can vary. For BOB, one of the ultra - compact camping stoves would suit. If you might cook in very low temperatures, it's best to have a mix of propane and butane in the cylinder; the propane enables the stove to operate at lower temperatures.

[anonym0us]

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I'd go for the camping gaz model the bistro 3

They are fine for short use but over a longer period one pan meals soon get boring...

A twin ring hob and grill gives more versatility especially if you come across a calor bottle cheaply if you've not got one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Campingaz-Camp ... d_source=1

Thank you!

[anonym0us]

A CO detector costs about £20 for a decent make and could save your life (making it priceless), I'd recommend getting one if you're planning on any non-electric heating.

Bistro type stoves work well with your standard pots and pans (well, maybe not a 20 inch paella.... But most things)

A stove-top kettle makes better tea then a saucepan....... I'm not sure why though.
One can be picked up fairly cheap....... Or if you have the right kind of decor, a traditional copper kettle to hide your preps in plain sight

I've gone a bit overboard with my fire safety in the house
Every single room in the house has a combined photoelectric smoke and CO detector, minus rooms with taps

My bathroom, en suite and kitchen have a heat alarm instead.

But every other room has a combination alarm. I've got mine from X-Sense which are basically almost like Nest but cheaper than Nest. My smoke alarm once emailed me when I was testing to see how well the Interlinked alarms work by forcibly setting one off

[anonym0us]

Sorry for the slow response to your post on May 2nd, anonym0us.

The link didn't seem to work, but I think you may be referring to one of the flat single burner stoves with the cylinder inside on the right hand side of the stove, along with the control. Anything like this will do. Note the quality of such stoves can vary. For BOB, one of the ultra - compact camping stoves would suit. If you might cook in very low temperatures, it's best to have a mix of propane and butane in the cylinder; the propane enables the stove to operate at lower temperatures.

May I ask what you mean by BOB?

[Snowhunter]

Research haybox or Thermal cooking.

I know they've been discussed before, but I'll add my experiences. I messed about with hay boxes years ago, but never really got on with them despite the fact you can knock one up practically nothing with scrap plywood and all manner of insulating materials. But a traditional haybox takes up a lot of room, and any loose insulation often gets contaminated or attracts insects.

I ended up buying a 3L vacuum insulated 'thermal cooker' (what a stupid name, try cooking without heat!) after a lot of deliberation, the last thing I want is gadgets which turn out to be a waste of space in hindsight. But it is brilliant, compact, easy to clean, and ideal for taking on car journeys or to a workplace for a hot meal hours later. I use it at least weekly through the warmer part of year and most days in the colder part of the year.

I then splashed out on a 5L version which I used every 3 weeks or so to make a 5kg batch of Greek yogurt. It also gets used for big batches and making/stock/broth for soups.

Those two, plus a couple of pressure cookers, and that's all stovetop bases covered....