I am looking for "emergency food" for earthquake preparedness. Do you have to heat the food? May be without water or electricity.
1004560
You do need water for this type of food.You may look into true MRE's, which do not need water but taste better when heated. They are available on ebay.
2071701
No. But it really helps. There are recipes online that give hints on how to make the cheese without a microwave.
502295
yes you can warm up fridge stuff. Add a cup or so of either water or broth to whatever you are warming up though.Crock pots need the liquid to work properly, otherwise food will dry out and burn while heating.
1345124
There is no cooking involved. Just add water and stir. Some of the things take a few minutes to set up.
2174152
Mostly we defrost and serve cold which is delicious. We have warmed it before, but you have to be careful because it can get dried out. Leftovers are better when not heated.
875761
Not sure, but I imagine it will take longer or the food will stay harder. It's all cooked so I don't think there's a safety problem.
946685
I would not attempt to use the unit without electricity. The unit works like a forced air heating system. You have the burner train and air is force through the flames to produce heat at the outlet.
742289
I suppose so, however, I used natural gas. I also noted that you need to watch the heat carefully. If the heat is too high, the food seems to stick more-so than the normal no-stick surface.
1838632
Hi, not to cook. We used it as a warmer after we cooked hotdogs we wrapped them up in foil. Cut in half for our kids party. It worked great.
573751
No. It would outgas and could contaminate food. Though, anything that doesn't heat up is okay.
286907
Hi,Sorry this have to be use with water. This is only for keeping the food warm.
63358
I suppose that if you left the smoothies in there long enough it would heat up. It only heats up the soup by friction. There is no heating element.
718807
Yes! There are multiple sites to do that. I have canned meats as well as dried and also have veggies. water and milk. Emergency Essentials, Dessert Foods, Amazon, all have choices. Google search "food storage" and you will see many. You can always buy them on sale too. You can request a catalog from Emergency Essentials at 800-999-1863. They also sell MREs which I also recommend. As far as samples go, google "food storage sample" you will see some which will sell you samples but they are not cheap. However, it is not money wasted. The food - especially the chilie- is delicious!
2097804
Me personally, I will only use mine in an emergency situation. So mine is always dry. If i was you though, I'd follow the directions :)
1961436
I wouldn't use it to heat my house for sure but as long as you have a window or door cracked a couple inches for ventilation it would be okay to cook a meal or make some coffee in an emergency power outage. Just keep it on low heat to reduce emissions and don't leave unattended or take a nap with it left on, you may not wake up. ;-)
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we used it on camping trips (car and tents, so no power if not driving), ice cubes where melted over night ... but yes we had meat in there for one day (with few hours of power) and over night (no power, just ice cubes (in bags) to use at the next day for dinner ...
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Place a scoop of plain yogurt in a bowl.Pour in milkWrap the bowl with a blanket and set if on top of a gas stove do NOT turn the stove on.That is all you need.No need for heating, no need for a thermometer or any of that other stuff