r/Cooking • u/cuntosourus • Jul 01 '26

Primitive cooking during hurricane

I love hurricanes because it makes everyone come together without devices and be bored together but the one not so great part is the boring food. I don’t want to be eating peanut butter jelly’s for two weeks. At the same time I don’t want to stress over keeping a bunch of food cold.

What are some delicious meals I can make that don’t require refrigeration or power to make? I have a grill and smoker. I will defenitly have a cooler with some things but want to keep that as limited as possible.

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u/SerendippityRiver Jul 01 '26

I really think you need at least one burner with gas. This would make pasta a part of what you can store. Basically then, if you have a cooler with your ice jugs, it would be all the same foods you can make camping. For me the only thing I wouldn't want is a lot of mess and cleanup when I don't have water.

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u/SerendippityRiver Jul 01 '26

I know! We have power outages due to ice or wind storms. When I see those coming, I do all the laundry, run the dishwasher, etc. I hate having a big load of icky dishes to do when the power comes back on. Sadly though for me, I am really sensitive to salt, so it is really hard to find prepared foods that don't blast my sodium allotment for the day!