to use a camping stove in my house?

[DollysDrawers]

is it unsafe or am I a drama queen? I have no cooker and won't have for the next 10 days or so , so DH says we can use the camping stove to cook pasta etc but I'm worried about using it inside in case the fumes make us all croak it.

Can I put meat in the slow cooker without browning it first? What can I make with a slow cooker and a microwave? Can't afford to eat out for the next 10 days. Won't no one think of the children?!!

yes you can put meat in the slow cooker without browning it first, it will brown naturally with the cooking process.

you can make chillies and have that with jacket potato and salad

you can cook pasta in the microwave too

if the rain ever stops, you could also have a bbq :)

It will be fine to use your stove - no different to using a normal gas stove really.

I've used mine when we had no electricity for a couple of days - meant I could boil a kettle / cook pasta.

Don't think I'd risk the stove tbh. Could you afford one of these ?? www.amazon.co.uk/Lloytron-E833WH-Hotplate-Compact-Portable/dp/B00279L894/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341648157&sr=8-2

I use camping gas in a VW camper and ain't dead yet. Just open a window!

I just chuck raw ingredients (including pasta, lentils and rice) in my slow cooker and leave it on low for a few hours. And i definitely ain't dead yet

Used a camping stove when we had no kitchen, wouldn't have managed without

My step-father decided to use a kerosene stove inside their camper (no idea why, it was in the driveway outside the house, they were not even camping!) and it blew up in his face somehow, burned all his face and neck and he had no eye brows.

You have a slow cooker and a microwave, I'd use those and alternate a few meals with something pre cooked from the grocery store like roasted chicken and potato salads.

Used a camping stove when we first moved into this house and had no electricity for months. Standard safety considerations apply: make sure that it is somewhere it won't get knocked off, and the bottle is as far away from the stove as the connecting pipe will allow. Even if I stopped camping (unlikely) I would keep it in case of power cuts.

Can you cook and freeze some food before you have no cooker?

Bolgnaise
Curry
Casserole

And then freeze and just take out and stick in microwave on the day. Buy easy micowavae rice/ pasta

Have jacket potatoes/ beans on toast etc on the days in between

I might be wrong but I live in midddle east and there have been a few instances of people blowing up/burning down their apartments using these (I think it's the same type of cooker). Maybe google as I might be wrong but when I saw your thread I thought oh god no. sorry not trying to scare you but just check

Apart from the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning why is a camping stove less safe in a house than a tent?

You can in the dishwasher, buy smoker bags from a hardware store then cook anything in them.
You can cook an entire breakfast in a toaster bag including an egg.

Honestly, I would not chance a camping stove inside.

Argos do a portable induction job for £40- when we were having our kitchen done it was fab!

Bunbaker, there's more holes in a van/tent

Next to an open window (preferably many open windows, left open for 20+ minutes after use) should be fine in the house, as long as the bottle and connectors are modern and in good condition and have been properly maintained.

I don't think you are meant to use them in a tent either? are they not meant to be used outside (I don't know anything about camping - I might be thing of another kind of stove)

Get a carbon monoxide detector and then you'll know if the fumes are reaching harmful levels.

In some places they use propane stoves instead of piped gas. CO risk from a camping stove isn't all that different from a gas hob. Risks are from the gas connection leaking and no safety shut off. We use a 470g gas cartridge with our tiny stove, not much risk there

I used a cast iron gas ring in the kitchen for years. Just make sure you put it on something fireproof so it doesn't burn the worktop and open a window.

I have no oven and manage perfectly well with a microwave and a slow cooker.
We do have a camping stove and a Cobb, but I wouldn't use either of them inside. I stand the Cobb on a little table just outside the back door if I want to use it.
You don't need to brown meat before you put it in the slow cooker, especially not for stew. I've never browned anything.
And boil a kettle and do instant noodles or pasta in boiling water then microwave for a few minutes. You don't need to use the camp stove in the house, expecially not when it's just for a few days. I've been without an oven for nearly ten years now and we haven't starved.

just be careful. I remember my m in law used to cook on one in the 70's in the house when there were power cuts.

You can poach chicken fillets in the microwave. Just put them in a flat dish, add a little water, white wine if you fancy and seasoning, cover and cook for 6 minutes on high or longer if they aren't done.

I don't think I'd risk it, unless maybe right next to several wide open windows.

I never brown meat for the slow cooker because I'm far too lazy and it's always fine. Do stews, casseroles, curries, soup and jacket potatoes in the slow cooker, rice and green veg in the microwave, buy some toastie bags and have cheese and ham toasties (assuming you have a toaster), have a 'no-cook dinner' night with nice crusty rolls, some fancy things to go on them that you can buy ready to eat (deli roast chicken, smoked salmon, mushroom pate, whatever you like). 10 days isn't that bad. And you have a microwave, so if all else fails you can buy some decent quality ready meals, it's not ideal but a few days of ready meals won't kill you either.

We use a camping stove in the house all the time (we have a lot of power cuts). It's never caused a problem. It you're worried about carbon monoxide then just keep a window open!

We get a lot of power cuts here too. I use my camping stove without any problems. However, I would make sure that the kitchen is very well ventilated and also that your stove and gas bottle are in good condition and properly connected.

Iv been using a camping stove for past 6 weeks, my kitchen in my new house has had to be ripped out and totally rebuilt including walls so Iv had to use camping stove to feed my dds as microwave food is not good for my stomach condition Iv had no problems - just make sure the room is well ventilated

Mine is a butane gas stove which has to be locked into position so no chance of a gas leak