Eco-Friendly Asian Stainless Thermal Cooking Pot

Using a Chinese Vacuum Flask Cooker for Green Kitchen Cooking

Oct 1, 2009 Allen Williams

Thermal cooking pots use residual heat to cook soups, stews, and porridge. Popular in Chinese culture, thermal pots offer an energy efficient cooking alternative.

Getting a green kitchen and being an eco-friendly cook is as easy as buying a stainless thermal cooking pot. The thermal pot, often called a vacuum flask cooker, is a non-electric kitchen appliance.

Popular in Asia, thermal pots use residual heat to cook food thereby using only a fraction of the energy used in traditional stove top cooking. Thermal cooking pots also reduce kitchen heat during hot summer months and allow meals to be transported while cooking occurs.

Residual Heat Cooking Used in Stainless Thermal Cooking Pots

Typically made of stainless steel construction, thermal cooking pots are comprised of an inner cooking pot and an outer thermos-like container. Thermal cooking pots are used to make soups, stews, and porridge in an energy efficient manner that is eco-friendly and makes for a green kitchen.

The inner stainless cooking pot is placed on a stove and the contents brought to a boil. After cooking for 5-10 minutes, the interior pot is covered and placed immediately into the insulated outer container. The residual heat is trapped inside the outer container and will continue to cook the food without any additional heat being applied.

• Inner pot used to heat food to boiling temperature on the stove top
• Inner pot covered and placed in outer thermal pot
• Allow several hours for thermal cooking to cook the food*

*As with any cooking pot, follow the manufacturer’s directions for proper cooking steps and suggested cooking times as each thermal pot will vary. Under cooking food could lead to food poisoning.

Uses for Stainless Thermal Cooking Pots & Green Kitchen Advantages

Since the thermal cooking pot is only used on the stovetop for up to 10 minutes, a meal normally requiring an hour’s worth of cooking will use 80% less energy by using a thermal cooking pot. Thermal cooking provides an eco-friendly cooking solution for anyone seeking a green kitchen.

Additional thermal cooking pot advantages include reduction in household heat during hot summer months, as well as the ability to transport the pot while it cooks. Thermal cooking pots are perfect for picnics, camping, or family gatherings.

• Use less stove top gas or electricity to cook a meal
• Reduce heat in house during summer months
• Allows for cook & carry cooking
• Safe to use while not in the house

The thermal cooking pot remains cool to the touch and does not emit any steam or heat. Since the device in non-electric, it can be left safely at home while running errands.

Using Stainless Thermal Cooking Pots, or Vacuum Flask Cookers, for Eco-Friendly Cooking

Stainless thermal cooking pots, also called vacuum flask cookers, are one way to reduce energy use when aspiring to create a green kitchen. Easily found in Asian markets in North America, the thermal cooking pots can also be purchased online at Amazon.com. Zojirushi and Tiger are two common, good-quality brands.

Useful during the summer when the kitchen is already hot, thermal cooking pots emit no heat and can be left unattended. An eco-friendly cooking method, thermal cooking pots are easy and safe to use.

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Zojirushi Stainless Thermal Cooking Pot