When I was a child, I always wondered why my grandma put the pot of boiling potatoes under her bedsheets (which seemed to be as high as a tower) and got them out again, when it was time for lunch. Granny’s cook-bed was legendary in our family – an old story that my family loved to tell at any family gathering. Of course, that memory came back immediately, when I read about the cooking back the other day. My granny is not alive anymore, but I like the thought of her being very amused by this.
So, the cooking bag.
It is nothing else than a warming, isolating bag that fits all kinds of pots and pans. You basically bring whatever you have in your pot or pan to a boil and then place it in the cooking bag. There, the veggies (or rice, or potatoes) can slowly continue cooking. Without any energy, without having to stand by the stove. (And without a bed).
You can even sew such a bag yourself with only little skill (Here, you find the instructions). Or you buy one and support a social project in South Africa with it. There, the cooking bags are made from fabric remnants and old corks, which ensures an income for the women. But they also help them to save energy – no matter if electricity or firewood. Not to mention the reduction of CO2 emissions. A nice and simple idea with great impact (even around here).
For further information check out these websites:
clootiebag.eu/what-is-wonderbag/
www.smarticular.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Flyer_ecobag_kleiner.pdf
www.koschino-kochkissen.de/
Of course, you can also use the cooking bag to keep your coffee warm – in case you are not drinking it as fast as we do here at the editorial office. But we admit that we are a little crazy when it comes to that.
