Primitive Cooking

Do you know how to make a meal for the family if the pilot light on the oven goes out?
What if there is no electricity to power the microwave?
Think it can't happen to you?

Think again.

Several years ago while visiting the in-laws in Tennessee for the holiday season, an ice storm knocked out electricity for several days. The in-laws had a house full of 13 people and no running water, no lights, no shower, no refrigerator, etc. But it wasn't really that bad, because we cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner on the gas grill.

Do you own a bbq grill?
Can you cook with a dutch oven?
Do you have charcoal available?

For a modest investment, you can turn out some good food in a cast iron pot. You can probably find one at a garage sale for $15-$20, or if you would rather buy a new one expect to spend closer to $65 for one like this one from Lodge.

Here's a picture of a meal cooked in my dutch oven several weeks ago.

Rabbit, potato, carrots, and celery cooked in my Lodge Dutch Oven

Ummm, tasty!

Here are a couple of additional convenient cast iron accessories:

Lodge lid lifter

Lodge trivet

Lodge lid stand