Thermal Cooking an Epoch-Making Cooking Concept
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 10:27 pm
So thermal cooking has been around for a while but the thermal cookers of today are more efficient compact and lighter than the home brewed fixtures.
Why I love Thermal Cooking? Huge fuel savings and freeing up time monitoring my meals as they cook. The closest equivalent I can make to thermal cooking is slow cooking in a crock pot.
My thermal cooker of choice is the Thermos Shuttle Chef 1.5Qt Travel Model.
Basically it is a Thermos with a fitted pot that sits into it with a tight fit and a compressing lid to keep the pot lid secure while moving about.
How it's used, Heat what your cooking to a boil, if it consists of smaller pieces just to a boil is fine, if larger pieces keep at a boil for 5 minutes to heat through.
Then put the whole pot into the thermal cooker and close. It will keep cooking just below boiling for up to 7 hours and it will keep the food warm for another 6 hours after that.
Cooking times will vary depending on what you are cooking and how you are cooking, but it is a easy learning curve. I really enjoy making soups from stock and slow cooking it all day while I'm out doing other things. I never have to worry about it burning my food or my place down.
I have only found the 1.5Qt cooker from one place in Canada http://www.forumappliances.com/thermos- ... -capacity/
It is the perfect size for 1 to 2 persons.
There are other sizes and manufactures. Thermos Shuttle Chef and Zojirushi are the best quality followed by Tiger brand as well.
I have done 80% of my cooking with this for over 3 years now and have seen huge fuel savings.
Miles
Why I love Thermal Cooking? Huge fuel savings and freeing up time monitoring my meals as they cook. The closest equivalent I can make to thermal cooking is slow cooking in a crock pot.
My thermal cooker of choice is the Thermos Shuttle Chef 1.5Qt Travel Model.
Basically it is a Thermos with a fitted pot that sits into it with a tight fit and a compressing lid to keep the pot lid secure while moving about.
How it's used, Heat what your cooking to a boil, if it consists of smaller pieces just to a boil is fine, if larger pieces keep at a boil for 5 minutes to heat through.
Then put the whole pot into the thermal cooker and close. It will keep cooking just below boiling for up to 7 hours and it will keep the food warm for another 6 hours after that.
Cooking times will vary depending on what you are cooking and how you are cooking, but it is a easy learning curve. I really enjoy making soups from stock and slow cooking it all day while I'm out doing other things. I never have to worry about it burning my food or my place down.
I have only found the 1.5Qt cooker from one place in Canada http://www.forumappliances.com/thermos- ... -capacity/
It is the perfect size for 1 to 2 persons.
There are other sizes and manufactures. Thermos Shuttle Chef and Zojirushi are the best quality followed by Tiger brand as well.
I have done 80% of my cooking with this for over 3 years now and have seen huge fuel savings.
Miles