How to Cook Indoors without Electricity 

How can I get Amish made stove and refrigerator to buy?

Do they have a way to contact them for additional information on ordering??

You can buy propane refrigerators (expensive) and stoves (usually, a new gas stove comes with an adaptor, so it can be changed from natural gas to propane during the hookup, if needed) at any big box store. I live rural, have a 500-gallon propane tank and my stove runs on propane, as does my furnace. The Amish don't make them, they buy them, same as us, but they usually connect the stoves to 50-or-100-pound propane tanks. The orthodox Amish don't use electricity and usually will start the stove with a match. They don't use a propane furnace, as they aren't able to run the blower. I live in northern MI, people here take a refrigerator out of an old RV (most of those can run on either electric or propane, they have a switch on them to choose) and keep it as a backup. They used to be cheap to buy, when someone was parting out an old RV, but not anymore.

Hello? Where can I purchase the stove and refrigerator?

Do they have a webstite?

Oh my goodness I was raised by my father. We had a wood stove for the first 20 years of my life and that's all I ever cooked on. I went on vacation to Hawaii and when I came back home he had remodeled the entire kitchen. He was so proud of himself and thought I would love the new electric range that he had installed. I was so disappointed that my stove was gone in my kitchen had been transformed into a new modern marvel. Here it is almost 50 years later and I still miss my wood stove. 🤔🤗

💯💯💯💪🏾

@@DianeSturlinXX Your Dad gets a Huge E for Effort! Maybe you could explain your concerns and convince him to swap out the electric stove for a gas one in the near future. At least then you could use a lighter or a match to ignite the stove and still cook indoors like the video explained. Good luck. Stay safe. Bon Appetite😋!

I heard some states are outlawing the use off wood stoves, how far they got I don't know.

@@jameskelly6479 uk gov banning wood burning stoves n compost peat based.

Yeah, it’s crazy what some people try during blackouts. I even heard of people building fires on their living room floor during the ice storm.

Tried it, didn't die. But I learned that it was a bad idea.

A small alcohol(denatured alcohol or save heat cans are ok indoors but always be careful.

In Africa, we sprinkle cooking salt on the charcoal to remove the dangerous fumes. Charcoal is used for heating homes in the rainy season.

@@jamesattanah9699 You must have some other method because salt makes a fire become stronger. I assume you have an exhaust that leads outside of the house? Because that's the best way of getting rid of the fumes.

Thank you!

Had electric stove when we moved in, immediately got rid of it and installed the gas one. Invested in fixing old fireplace, contractor suggested gas fireplace, but I decided that we need wood burning one. Gives me two different sources of heat when power goes out. Paraffin camping stove is the third one. Always have several options when it comes to power outages.

I actually have a 3 burner one that is reliable. 👍

It should still be used in the garage though

How... how did they not know how fire works?

Thanks 😊 great 👍 tips.

Thanks for showing that Chef stove. It’s on my list. I have the butane canisters for a larger camping stove but I like the idea of having something that approximates my stove. I have a folding version of that little stove you showed. The sterno rests nicely on the tray where the twigs would go if I’m cooking over a small fire. It also encases my other camping stove. I have to use that version outside but it’s way nicer to use putting the pot on the grate instead of balancing on that three prong stove. A cooking channel I watch does everything on something similar to that Chef One stove and he cooks delicious pasta dishes so it’s really functional. As long as you have the gas. Thanks for the information.

I did the same thing. Got crazy in Texas! Heated my apartment with candles lol

W,That is the essence of prepping! 1- Identify the risk, 2- figure out what you need to mitigate that risk. 3- Aquire the items you will need BEFORE you need them. You learned well Grasshopper!

Agree!

They had toilet paper when everyone had none. I was surprised they take general public customers if you go early.

Thanks Frank!

My folks were down in Texas and I was in Nebraska during the Texas cold 🥶 snap. It was 28 degrees below zero here. Not wind chill, that was the air temperature.

I am in Tulsa, OK and was in my apartment having to run the oven for a week (off and on and never while asleep) and praying for you all in TX. That was horrible watching what happened to you all. I mean we get that every few years, but you all never do so we're not prepared. I am prepping now so I can weather the storm better this year. I am even going to somewhat insulate my patio to keep it just a bit warmer and bearable in here. I'm in an apartment so not a lot I need to cover, but there are things that will make it a lot more manageable than it was last year and keep my heating bill down all winter too. Oh, I just realized that I got the idea from someone on the news in Tx during all this. They used those insulatng panels with the silver coating in their living room to consolidate & confine the heat to a smaller area that they all stayed in. I realized I could literally make my closed in patio into an insulated greenhouse type area with those panels inside the fencing and thick clear plastic sheeting stapled out over the open air part to stop allow the light in but not so much wind and cold. And it is right outside my sliding glass doors so that will stop the draft or at least most of it.

So glad you made it through the storm! We live in NW Arkansas, and I was very glad I prepared for the storm. Our new water lines were not yet buried in the ground and there was no skirting on the trailer house yet, either, so the cold wind was freezing up our water before the storm actually hit. My husband quickly put up temporary skirting as a wind barrier and we covered the water lines the best we could. We managed to keep water running in one bathroom, and I did fill some water jugs. We had a wood stove for heat so I made sure there was plenty of firewood in and near the house. Also, I had a couple oil lamps handy in case we lost power. I have a gas stove, but I knew I could cook on the wood stove if I needed to, or even using denatured alcohol as a cooking fuel. Fortunately, we never did lose power, but we were prepared for almost anything. I was ready to hunker down by the fire and ride out the long cold spell (it was -10° F one night, and below freezing temps continually for a week and a half straight--in Arkansas!)...but the children just wanted to stay outside and play in the snow drifts. Hahaha! Not native southerners!

@@cccynova Very impressed. Sounded like you were ready to hunker down. Well prepared for sure. 👍

Thank-you!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Thanks for watching Butch!

Thanks for the Valuable Tips, Brother!!

Or u can cook on a regular grill it don't have to be propane.

@Sandra McGuff There has been a solar oven cookoff contest in Catalina State Park, Arizona every March since about 1985. Solar ovens in southern Arizona are good if the weather is sunny, which is almost every day, and if being outdoors is indeed safe at that moment. In a SHTF scenario, it may not be safe to linger outdoors cooking your coveted food supplies.

Where are you in AZ?

If I’m ever able to build a house, a wood stove is definitely on the list of things to include.

@@diypreppertv I have a wood stove in my shop. There are small wood burning stoves (can cook on them) for tents and RV's. If you have a suitable shed, tent, porch, etc. you may want to consider a wood option. If you can't use one of those, think about a rocket stove. Some can be DIY. I chose a SilverFire Survivor rocket stove because in addition to cooking on it I can also waterbath and pressure can foods.

@@oldtimerlee8820 I just supplies to learn to pickle eggs. I believe they stay good for a year in the fridge, but must be done properly. I hope I succeed.

@@cuteone1702 wow never heard of pickled eggs. @DIY Prepper You might want to remind people of Manual can openers. Since breaking my R Shoulder I feel my fingers don't work as well. I need a easy open can opener

What is a haybox

@@jenniferisner5262 - they were popular during wwii. It is an insulated box that traps heat inside. I have a large Styrofoam cooler. I have glued mylar blankets to the interior. I begin my cooking inside, usinga lidded pot that retains heat well. Like a cast iron. When the pot is hot, I pop it into the hat box and surround it with sand bags. On the top too. Then you just close the lid and come back in 4 to 6 hours. Food is cooked using very little energy.

In old time days they would start stew or beans in a cast iron pot then take it out side , surround it with hay bales over the top to (not touching the pot) then all would go to the field to work . In the eve when they came home supper was cooked. A retro crock pot lol.

@@davefarley4318 - I understand completely. We use it for hot water for weekend coffee and for bringing things up to a boil quickly. Too easy to burn stuff. However, we just get the cast iron and it's contents hot then pop it into the haybox. I don't think any one off grid cooking method can replace a kitchen stove.

How long will that 5 gallon propane tank last. I am thinking of getting a Colman stove.

How did you solve the carbon monoxide problem?

Using the large propane tanks indoors goes against fire codes in most places and is most likely prohibited in your lease agreement too. Either of which could leave you in trouble if you do create a problem. Propane is heavier than air so incase of a leak it will pool in low lying puddles waiting for an ignition source, rather than rapidly disapating into the air as natural gas does. Be aware of your local laws and fire codes before bringing open flames into your home! Stay safe out there.

Thank you Ken!

Excellence!

I forgot about the fondue pot! Thx for reminder

Glad to help. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching Linda!

We just want you to be ready

Walmart carries a 700 watt microwave

But if it's cold solar don't work?

@@his4evr2c You can put those small systems out even in the cold. It just has to have day light. Just don't do it while it's snowing/raining. I do have a gas/propane generator if all else fails.

Thanks for watching!

Tuna in Olive oil I assume

@@deepwildblue74 Any kind of empty tuna can.

We learned this at camp. They called it a bunson burner. I had mine a long time. Used a metal coffee can upside down with a door cut in it to put the bunson burner in. I cooked toast on it. Eggs on it. Grilled cheese sandwiches. It was great fun too! Thanks for the memories!!

I'm 78 and my siblings and I called these buddy burners when we made these in 1950s and 1960s. We used coffee cans

Try being helpful. Your neighbours could save your life

Thank you Carmen!

I have been prepping since September last year, subscribed to several communities of preppers, have learned so much thanks to all of you! Survival techniques, gardening, putting together a pantry, how to make things from recycling materials, how to survive without electricity and technology, so many things and I'm so grateful for all the knowledge u share, believe me when I say that all of u have surely contributed to one day been my family's survival. I'm grateful for having found all the preppers out there, may God bless you all! 🙏🤟🥰😉

Thank you K.C.!

You’re welcome Marian!

@@diypreppertv You can also use just about any size solar power station with a 12 volt 100 watt rice cooker.

Thanks Anne-Marie!

Thank you Judy!

Thank you Madeline!

And this is different from a normal gas range used by millions.... How? Well the gas range has four open flames on top and open flames in the broiler and roof of the oven.

That's why you regularly disassemble and clean the fan!

@@judyd1 people often fear what they're not used to, not seeing that it is basically the same as what they're used to.

Glad to help! Thanks for watching!

Thank you Jean!

Now, finally someone speaking the Ultimate Truth!... Thank you P.C. for recognizing & acknowledging a Basic Fact! 🙏🙄😉 BTW the Holy Spirit's name is: Ruach Ha Kodesh (The Breath of God-- from ancient Hebrew)

I'm going to tell you something these are not the last days. Wanna know why I believe that. Well let me share my opinion in this. Well their are people who need to hear the word and the seed must take root and give birth snatching the soul back from the enemy. Secondly their are people in the same household some believer so e none believers some who have no faith and fallen away from the faith that God has plans to restore with 🔥 and most importantly God says his word will go on forever not meaning that the world will come to an end because it will one day but God is not finished yet in the first place. Look around look at the goodness of God still at work just because hard times come and go does not mean God has left us without. If you believe that he has left us in hards times then what is it working in you having you get up everyday going to work if you work, taking care of your children, helping another and so forth you? Well I believe we all woke up today this very day to give you proof that God is calling us no matter what to be strong in him and encourage each other and to help one another with love because that is the heart of our father in the first place. God bless you and keep you safe your family, your friends and your neighbor even if they get on your nerves may they still be blessed and taking care of in the mighty name Of Christ Jesus. ❤️🔥🙏🕊️ Peace, love and God's promises which never fails be with you always. 🕊️🙏🔥

@@ladybug6055 Don't concern yourself with other people,you are only responsible for you and as far as you being such a great rule follower just turn that personality flaw into being an example to others.Idealism is another flaw which I turned into not what others "Should do" but what I "can do" about making myself with God's help into what He says that I am made in His image to Be! 🙄🤗 You are not a teller of the future anymore than your cat. You aren't a prophet and a fortune teller. You take care of your own back yard and keep to your chores and we will all be happy,we already know what to do without help from others!

@@ladybug6055 True. Its in the Bible what you wrote.

Amen sis🙏🏽

Thanks for watching!

You can use 12 volt 100 watt rice cookers even with the small power stations. They take about 12 minutes longer than a regular stove to cook rice, lentils, oatmeal, or boiled eggs.

@@baneverything5580 nice that the smaller units can also do it👍. The heating lunch boxes work great too, just slower but still low power. The egg cookers from Walmart cook 8? Eggs with 1/3 inch of water at the bottom, using steam to cook. Heating that little amount of water uses very little power👍. They cast about $26? Well worth it.

@@cuteone1702 Colors vary but I got two of these amazing things for under 30 on Ama$on. People have argued with me that cooking rice or boiling water with 100 watts is impossible but it works perfectly> Small Rice Cooker,12v Portable Travel Rice Cooker For Car, Cooking Heating and Keeping Warm Function, Can be Used As a Electric Lunch Box (Pink)

@@cuteone1702 The rice cooker uses 20% of my battery on my 300 watt 280-290 watt hour power stations. I could probably turn off cooking early but haven`t used the cooker enough yet to get the hang of it. I`m experimenting by putting duct tape over the tiny steam vent and turning it into a pressure cooker but am scared it might explode so I release the steam every couple of minutes.

Agree! I have a propane fueled stove in my kitchen. It can be converted to natural gas by changing the orifices. Charring peppers, for example, is done direcly over the flames. There is a camping bread toaster that sits over the flames, as well. If either of these fuels were harmful to foods, their use in cooking appliances would be banned, IMO.

Thanks for watching and commenting Beverly!

@@diypreppertv your welcome

Thank you Zulma!

Thank you Patti!

No fun in -20° with north wind!! We resort to camp stove in garage! Even bbq takes a lot of propane to get hot.

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching Rebecca!

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching Sandy!

What if the natural gas pumping stations lose power--there goes the natural gas...

@@bamahama707 .. same as if you ran out of propane.

You’re welcome Lynda! Thanks for watching!

Thanks Matt!

Thanks for watching Lylibu!

Thank you!

Thanks for watching and commenting Carol!

Thanks for watching!

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

That’s like getting stuck on the escalator when the power goes out.

Thank you!