How to Make a Solar Oven at Home

A solar oven is a great to cook off the grid and are easy to make on your own. Not difficult to make and your family will enjoy the fresh and hot meal. It takes about 30 minutes for a solar oven to preheat.

TO MAKE YOU NEED:

 · two cardboard boxes (one large and one smaller)

· black construction paper

· scissors

· aluminum foil

· glue and tape

· staplers

· old newspapers

· a pencil (or a marker)

·  plastic wrap.



- First, line the bottom of the large box with well crumbled newspaper. Then, insert the smaller box into the larger one, and fill in the empty side spaces between the boxes with newspaper crumbles.

- Make sure to cover the inside walls of the small box with aluminum foil. You can use invisible tape to glue the edges of the aluminum foil to the edges of the cardboard box.

- Glue the black construction paper onto the bottom of the small box. This will help absorb the heat much better, and your homemade solar oven will be more efficient.

- Next, on top of the large box, you need to lay a large piece of cardboard. Now trace the shape of the box on the board nicely, using a marker. Allow around 2-3 inches on each side around the trace line, and cut the cardboard.

- Now use aluminum foil in order to cover the cardboard. The aluminum foil that is placed over the cardboard must be extremely smooth and without any wrinkles so that it will reflect the light properly. Use invisible tape or glue in order to secure the aluminum foil onto the cardboard. The reflector that you obtained this way should be stapled or glued to the back of the large box.

Now your homemade solar oven is ready, and you need to make sure to place it so that the reflective part is facing the sun directly, for maximum efficiency. You can place just about any type of pot with a glass top that fits into your oven, and start making food using solar energy. You need to be patient however, because it might take even up to 3 or 4 hours until your meal is ready, so make sure to start cooking earlier than usual. If you want to make your cooker even more efficient, place a plastic wrap on top of your oven. Keeps the heat in a lot better with the plastic wrap over it.

Dehydrated Bananas ~ DIY

Get out your  Food Dehydrator and Do your own dehydrated bananas, they are a lot cheaper and healthier to make them yourself.

Simple steps to a healthy treat.

1. Soak your bananas for 5 minutes in a bowl of fresh lemon juice. If you don't have lemon juice, you can use unsweetened juice.

2. Slice up the bananas into equally-sized thin pieces. Place the slices on a mesh sheet to let some of the liquid drip off.

3. Dehydrate them slowly and do it for 18 hours at 125 degrees Fahrenheit. Do not heat them until they are crunchy. Turn off the heat when the pieces are pliable.

4. Let them cool down...and start eating.

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Here's What You Need on Hand to Save Your Life.

When the stuff hits the fan it is not going to be a pleasant experience. But no matter how unpleasant you can always be prepared.

This book is about preparing for a day that hopefully never happens. That day is the total breakdown of society. We hope that day never comes; we hope that our civilization can go on for ever, but history has never had a society that lasted longer than 300 or so years, so we must be prepared for collapse.

If we are hit up with another dark age, we must know how to counteract this lack of preparedness with the knowledge that we can have a guide, we can have a plan, and we can have a compass in uncharted waters. All of these things are available to those that seek them out. This is the plan that we are forging for you to follow in the case of calamity.

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Ways To Cook With Your Fireplace

Reflector Oven

The open fire of your fireplace is a very versatile way to cook. There are many ways to cook with your fireplace and can be a great way to have a heated home and a hot meal when power is out. That one fire can not only give you heat, but you can bake, boil, roast, simmer a stew, and more. Pretty much like a campfire, but this is in your home.

One way to cook is by using a Cast-Iron Trivet. Remove some of the coals from the fire and place over to one side in your fireplace, place the trivet on top of that, and place your pot on top of that. Let it cook! You can boil water and make soups and stews this way. It is also a easy way to use your Cast-Iron Dutch Oven .


An easy way to roast some meat over the fire is by using a spit. Just impale the meat with the spit and place the meat over the fire to seal in the juices. Then move it further away from the fire and let it slow cook . Make sure that you have a big roasting pan under the meat to catch the dripping juices. Makes it safer and plus you can baste the meat with its juices while it is cooking.

A Reflector Oven is an awesome way to be able to bake and cook with a fireplace. Pretty simple way to cook. Place in front of fire and the heat reflects to the food. Kind of like the solar oven.

Some other tools to have for fireplace cooking are a hanging griddle, Pie Iron Sandwich Cooker, and a Heavy Duty Grill.

With all or any of these tools for cooking, you will be able to make great family meals for your family. No worries if a winter storm comes through and wipes out your power. 

Dutch Oven Cookbook Easy Recipes For Camping Or At Home

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Dutch Oven Cookbook Easy Recipes For Camping Or At Home; 35 Delicious Recipes!
Includes American, Italian, Mexican, Russian/ Meals, Desserts, Main Courses, And Side Dishes/ Delicious, Quick, And Easy

From rookies to experts, who doesn't love a great new Dutch oven recipe?

Here is a book loaded with 35 easy, delicious, and fun recipes that are sure to leave your family and friends wanting more.

Includes recipes for breads, soups, main courses and desserts.

RECIPES:
Cinnamon Rolls Wrapped In Bacon
Biscuits With Gravy
Sausage And Hashbrown Breakfast Bars
Bacon Quiche
Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
The Mountain Man Breakfast
Easy Breakfast Burritos
Sourdough French Toast
Gooey Carmel Cinnamon Rolls
Pigs In A Blanket Bake
Deep Dish Breakfast Pizza
Lemon Blueberry Biscuits
Bacon Cheese Pull Apart
Cheesy Potatoes
Pork Chops and Potatoes
Stuffed Sausage and Potato Boats
Easy Dutch Oven Sloppy Joes
Salmon Bake
Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup
Dutch Oven Ravioli
Enchilada Casserole
Dutch Oven Jambalaya
Chicken Pasta With Herbs
Southwestern Chicken
Chicken Enchilada Pie
Dutch Oven Chicken And Cashews
Dutch Oven Pizza
Dutch Oven Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Chili Mac
Hamburger Stroganoff
Dutch Oven Peach and Berry Cobbler Recipe
Dutch Oven Cheesecake Recipe
Peanut Butter Bacon Chocolate Bars
Dutch Oven Monkey Bread
Dutch Oven Seven Layer Brownie

Enjoy!