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For longer cooking, place the pot, with its towel, inside a cardboard box. Close the box up tight for best effect. | For longer cooking, place the pot, with its towel, inside a cardboard box. Close the box up tight for best effect. | ||
== Beans == | |||
Beans should be kept at boiling for a few minutes before placing in any kind of fireless cooker. This is especially true of kidney beans and chickpeas, which should be boiled for 20-25 minutes. If not properly cooked, they will contain toxins, and can even cause food poisoning.. See '''[[Cooking beans]]''' for details. | |||
Pre-soaking reduces the cooking needs, and is likely to improve the destruction of the toxins. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 10 June 2010
Towel cooking is the simplest way for most people to do fireless cooking, either to safe fuel and reduce emissions, or for convenience.
Place a towel on the kitchen bench or table. Choose a safe spot.
Any towel can work,[1] but the bigger the towel, the better the insulation and the more effective the cooking will be. For additional insulation, place a heatmat or trivet under the towel, where the pot will sit.
Bring your pot to a simmer, with the lid on. Remove from the heat directly to the towel. Wrap the towel around the
Pressure cooker safety tip
If the cooker is blowing steam, wait until it stops, so you don't scald yourself when wrapping it in the towel (or distract yourself by avoiding the steam, and make a different error). Be very careful, as the cooker can be well over boiling point.
Add box for better heat retention
For longer cooking, place the pot, with its towel, inside a cardboard box. Close the box up tight for best effect.
Beans
Beans should be kept at boiling for a few minutes before placing in any kind of fireless cooker. This is especially true of kidney beans and chickpeas, which should be boiled for 20-25 minutes. If not properly cooked, they will contain toxins, and can even cause food poisoning.. See Cooking beans for details.
Pre-soaking reduces the cooking needs, and is likely to improve the destruction of the toxins.
Notes
- ↑ Even a tea towel draped over the pot will have some effect. In warm weather, the pot will continue cooking for a short while even without being wrapped. However wrapping in a full sized towel will work much better.