I didn't see anything about this in the thread search, so here goes!
My significant other was doing research on thermal cooking. Wow! What a neat way to save propane!!
Anytime she's cooking pasta, rice, beans, etc that requires water - she just brings it to a boil, adds whatever needs to be added, stirs it all up, makes sure it is back to a boil - and she just puts it right on our bed with a bunch of blankets.
She has one underneath and several around and over it. Try to make it as tight as possible. ALL the heat stays in and cooks your food, just like always - but no more propane being used to "maintain the boil".
Check it out on our
Thermal Cooking page on our website. It really works!! just imagine how much propane you can save!
Plus, if you have solar, just use an electric tea kettle to boil the water initially - then you only have to use the propane a few minutes to bring back to a boil!