On 6/24/2017 4:49 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 9.45...
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>> And if you only have electricity like we do, be prepared to not do
>> any cooking if you have a power outage. Although we do have a large
>> gas grill with a side burner.
>
> I'm okay with eating out of cans if I have to. We do have a gas water
> heater so if we lose power, we still have hot water. Can put a can in
> hot water to warm if it I have to. We don't BBQ and don't like to eat
> that stuff. We do have the fire pit but there wouldn't be much we could
> do with that during a prolonged power outage except perhaps to roast
> Vienna sausages, Spam or maybe potatoes.

LOL! Don't be so negative, Julie. Even with prolonged power outage and
no ac you can still eat very well if you want to.

You have the fire pit. You can cook great meals on a wood fire. Fires
are not just for roasting marshmallows. One of the best steaks I ever
had was on a camping trip and I put it on a forked stick and held it
over the wood flames.

I would never dream of fire cooking vienna sausages or spam. Potatoes
are good with a wood fire but you bury them underneath hot coals for an
hour or so. Cattail roots the same...just like small potatoes.

I don't use my oven that often during the hottest months but other than
that, I still make anything I get the urge for. I'll even use the oven
for a quick pizza but I won't roast a ham or turkey for hours.