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Rocket stove is on my list of stoves to get.

Other wise I have the following backups for cooking:

1. Two fireplaces and numerous iron skillets, dutch oven and popcorn popper to popcorn over the fire. I would like to get an insert for the living room to improve heating ability. The former family room fireplace is next to the kitchen pass through bar, so would likely cook on that one.

2. Coleman Camp stove - older model haven’t had to use it for a long time, as we no longer camp.

3. Sterno stove and cans of sterno as well as tea candles - could use some more of these, if I find a good deal.

4. Charcoal grill. Use this in the summer to keep the heat out of the house.

5. Outdoor fire pit, surrounded by huge rocks to sit one as we toast wieners, and marshmallows and other scouting type meals which we occasionally use when the kids want to in the early spring and late autumn cool nights.

6. We have a bunch of old thermos stashed to use to complete cooking things that can be brought to a boil, poured into the thermos, lid on and wait for it to finish cooking in the thermos.

7. Crock pots - I think these could also be used like the thermos, just pour the stuff in, put the lid on and then wrap a big bath towel around it and put into an ice chest for insulation while the stuff keeps on cookin’.

8. We had a smoker, but it needs to be replaced.

9. We had a gas grill, but it needs to be replaced also.

Neither the smoker nor the gas grill ever won us over, so while nice for an emergency, I doubt we’ll replace them, unless we can think of some overwhelming reason to do so. Frankly, I’d rather have a hibachi to use in the fireplace and grill what ever meat we might happen to have.

10. We have a small portable grill stored that we can toss into the truck in case we have to temporarily leave home and tailgate our suppers.

“10. We have a small portable grill stored that we can toss into the truck in case we have to temporarily leave home and tailgate our suppers.”

I knew you would have multiple ways to cook - you and I are similar in our preps. If I had to leave, I’d put the rocket stove in SUV as that burns any biomass fuel. Sticks are everywhere so fuel would be limitless.

The rocket stove burns so intently, nothing is left of fuel except a few ashes. Because it burns fuel so efficiently, there is little smoke coming off the stove.

Keep the rocket stove on your list until you get one. It really is the stove that will be there working forever unless you drop it and totally destroy it. :o)