by Bob | Dec 16, 2023 | Cooking, Reviews
A lot of people have asked us about cooking with an Instant Pot. Brad is a vandweller and does quite a bit of cooking in the Instant Pot, so I decided to interview him and see what he says. Is it practical? What kind of foods can you cook? What kind of power needs...
by Bob | Nov 18, 2023 | Cooking, Reviews
PEOPLE WANT TO use electric cooking. They don’t want propane in their rig because of the smell, safety risks, and so on. So, generally, the answer is no electric cooking. I am running a microwave, and you can, but it’s much more specialized and more expensive. An...
by Bob | Oct 21, 2023 | Cooking, Heating, Reviews
STOVES AREN’T NECESSARY ON THE ROAD, but they certainly come in handy! Today, I’ll go over three small single-burner camp stoves. They use butane or propane or have the option for both as fuel sources. Butane Stoves I picked up this portable butane stove in...
by Al Christensen | Apr 19, 2023 | Cooking, Electrical
I SAW A HEADLINE announcing a battery-powered microwave, and immediately thought of all the nomads who want to be able to nuke their food but don’t have enough off-grid power to do it. Could this be a solution? Cordless power tool maker Makita had cast its eyes with...
by Al Christensen | Dec 1, 2022 | Cooking
THERE WAS SOMETHING NEW to me in the camping foods section at Walmart. I wasn’t particularly interested in prefab pizza. What caught my attention was that the pre-fab pizza was self-heating. Just add water. Any water at any temperature. So no need to boil water first....
by Al Christensen | Nov 3, 2022 | California, Cooking, Environment, Heating, Legalities
LIKE MANY NOMADS, I started vandwelling with a 20-pound propane tank to fuel my stove and heater. A few years later I realized I didn’t use all that much propane — about a half tank a year. I had also gotten rid of my heater and just used the stove (and mild winter...
by Al Christensen | Oct 7, 2022 | Cooking
I’M NOT A GREAT COOK, but I’m competent at a few things. All I have is a one-burner stove, so I can’t get too fancy. And when I can, I prepare enough for several meals. I don’t know how the culinary world would characterize my single-pot creation. Does it matter? For...
by Al Christensen | Aug 29, 2022 | Cooking
WHEN I STARTED MY NOMAD LIFE nine years ago I swore I would never cook inside my van. I didn’t want an open flame in the middle of so much combustable stuff. I didn’t want the added heat (I had started out in summer). I didn’t want the steam. I didn’t want the...
