Edible Inventions

Chapter 5 Cook off the Grid

Here are some ideas for cooking a meal without spending a lot of time in the kitchen.

Figure 5-1: Hot, crispy cookies baked in a cardboard oven that’s powered by the sun.

If you’ve ever roasted marshmallows over a campfire, grilled hot dogs, or made spaghetti on a camping stove, you know that everything seems to taste better when you cook it outdoors. But wood, charcoal, and gas aren’t the only fuels you can use outdoors. You can cook “off the grid” using homemade fuel, renewable energy, or sometimes no extra ...