Reddit reviews Wonderbag USA2 Non-Electric Portable Slow Cooker with Recipe Cookbook, Red Batik

What's your take on the "Wonderbag" (Link) that's being offered on Amazon? Aside from being ridiculously expensive in the US market (though to be fair, they do donate an additional one to someone in Africa, supposedly)

I already have a slow cooker, but am looking for ways to cut down on my power bill.

Have you considered getting a wonderbag?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ESI96SW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1481641941&sr=8-1&keywords=african+pot&pi=SX200_QL40

Actually, you can.


You can buy a Wonderbag or make one of your own.

http://www.amazon.com/Wonderbag-Non-Electric-Portable-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/B00ESI96SW

https://patternpandemonium.wordpress.com/2013/10/19/fuel-saver-pattern/

I hope it works for you. I think you can find recipes for this thingwhich is just a pricier way to do it but totally viable. I think the cast iron is critical. Good luck!

I roasted a chicken last night in an enameled, cast-iron dutch oven.

I've roasted a lot of chickens and this one came out the best ever done. Seriously.


I have a pot similar to this one:


http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-EC4D43-Enameled-Island-4-5-Quart/dp/B004QM8SK2/ref=sr_1_11?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1408539966&sr=1-11&keywords=cast+iron+dutch+oven


You might also - at some point - look into one of these. I've cooked some really good food using one and it really is great!


http://www.amazon.com/Wonderbag-Non-Electric-Portable-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/B00ESI96SW

I do not recall the product name but there is a thing you can buy that is super insulated, and you heat up whatever you want to slow cook and put it in this thing and it holds the temp pretty well, slow cooking without a power source. Not sure if it may be gimmicky. I'll see if I can find it

Edit: its called a Wonderbag. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/Wonderbag-Non-Electric-Portable-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/B00ESI96SW

As a follow up to /r/DennRN I remember reading about these electric free slow cookers a year or so ago. They can keep your food cooking up to 12 hours off heat.

I asked for this, http://www.amazon.com/Wonderbag-Non-Electric-Portable-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/B00ESI96SW/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1417636606&sr=1-1&keywords=non-electric+crock+pot