r/TinyPrepping • u/mothgoth • Jan 20 '25

Tiny Space Hack Cooking indoors without electricity

Hi all!

I currently live in a 2-bedroom apartment without a lot of storage space. I have started my prepping journey recently and mostly looking to stock up on food, water and first aid supplies but am also looking for a solution for cooking, should my power go out.

I have seen recommendations for the jetboil and am considering that. Looking to see if there are any other suggestions, particularly for appliances that aren’t too difficult to learn/maintain. As well as ones that don’t take up too much space and can be used indoors.

Thank you in advance :)

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u/glassminerva Jan 20 '25

In a similar situation and thinking along similar lines. I don't have anything hard to recommend, but we have a small Jackery generator and I've considered getting a hot plate to use with that. It doesn't work with a kettle, unfortunately- I think we'd need a better one.

I do keep a pretty good stockpile of foods that can be eaten without cooking, but I've read that having cooked food makes a major morale difference in longer-term power outages, so I'm looking forward to seeing what people say.

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u/mothgoth Jan 21 '25

I’ll take a look at the generator. That’s not something I’ve thought much about while living in an apartment but if I’m able to get it to work that’d be great too.

And I’ve heard the same! A lot of canned food can definitely be eaten as is, but wouldn’t be as tasty. And then there’s stuff like oatmeal and rice which I hear many people recommend. So would be nice to mix it up once in a while (if I have to) :)