by Ken Jorgustin | Updated Oct 28, 2018 | Survival Kitchen
Guest article by ‘Old Chevy – on a rustic road’ My intention for this article is to post a few tips for the cast iron cook wanna-bee. This is for beginners, or for those who have only thought about using a Dutch Oven and are intimidated by trying... 
by Ken Jorgustin | Updated Jul 15, 2016 | Survival Kitchen
At least during good weather, especially the summertime, cooking without electricity can be simple and easy while using a solar oven cooker. Over the years I have built several ‘homemade’ solar oven cookers and I have also purchased one (which I still have... 
by Ken Jorgustin | Updated Oct 19, 2016 | Survival Kitchen
Cooking requires fuel, and fuel consumption depends upon efficiency of the cooker (and what you’re cooking, and how you’re cooking it). Awhile ago I acquired a relatively small thermal cooker (an ordinary but well insulated thermos) which I’ve used... 
by Ken Jorgustin | Updated Nov 22, 2016 | Survival Kitchen
Safe cooking is essential in preventing foodborne illness. You can’t see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness, so cook all meat to these minimum internal temperatures to destroy germs and pathogens as measured with a food thermometer before... 
by Ken Jorgustin | Updated Oct 19, 2016 | Survival Kitchen
Many preparedness-minded people with a food storage pantry will have (among other things) a quantity of dry food storage including rice. An issue with cooking rice though, is that it requires a substantial amount of fuel (heat) energy to cook (boil-simmer) to soften...
