Thought I would like to bring back Frugal Friday, it covers any and all topics on being Frugal.. Gotta say, was not being frugal at all in the month of nov or dec of last year but was happy to have the funds to be able to make that choice.
This year, we are going to have to be somewhat frugal on a few regular things in order to afford some of the bigger projects that have to be done around the farm, and house. Its just that simple!
Today’s frugal find was done at a second hand shop, it cost me a dollar to buy, and its made out of steel, now that is a bit of a issue on where it would be safe to sit on but it can be used to heat water, heat soup, etc It can hold a 2 liter when totally full but not sure I would want to fill it that full, and it would be good to put a lid on it if you were going to use it for that.
Certainly not my first choice of a back up, but hey, one can never have to many backup, for backups when it comes to “non-power sources” when it comes to our cold and freezing rain laden weather related issues in our neck of the woods..
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It looks very useful!
I haven’t been to town since Dec. 23rd, so I guess you could say that this is part of my frugality: saving on gas! But it has more to do with the frigid temperatures of almost -40C these past few mornings, warming up to only -27C (-34C with windchill)! Same with you I bet.
Agree, we have not been off the farm much either due to the cold, but I am going to try and get to the second hand shop once a week this month as so many folks give away really good stuff, because they are moving out old stuff for the new over the holidays 🙂
I agree, I always check the thrift shops first. The old stuff is made better anyway.
Sorry kind of hard to tell if a can of liquid heat would sit in the bottom. If it can hold the liquid heat can, you can put it any place.
yes, its made to fit a can for heating, a candle would do in a pinch but its meant for a sterno 🙂 Sorry, should have gotten a better shot of it I guess.. it’s lifted off the ground by a couple inches in the holder, so it does not sit directly on the ground either but, it is metal and metal does heat up 🙂
Then you could just put it on a piece of tile on a hot pad. That way it won’t tip and it keeps the heat off the table or counter. When I did catering, we just put the lit can under low trays. They may have been 5 inches above the table. It was only enough to keep warm, not to heat.
hmm, guess I will need to play with it then to see if I can heat and cook with it or not? There is less then four inches from the top of the bottom holder to the bottom of the pot, done right, I would think it would heat, but guess, until I do it, I won’t have the answer to that 🙂 Thanks for the tips and info old school.
You are welcome. Things like soup or maybe chili if it already cooked & thinner can be heated to the point of eating but you will need to “tweek” it to do things like cook meet or anything thick
It is due in part to the size of the container. If you used a small pot & a little stove like “Magic Heat” and then transfer into the larger container. Pain in the bum but it works 🙂
Could you use it as a double boiler then, if you have a pot large enough to hold it?
Perhaps when melting batches of bee’s wax for salves, and other things that mix best when kept liquid?
maybe, hadn’t thought of that.. I found a small itty bitty crock pot at the second hand store that I thought would be perfect for something like that, I had got it so I could make one pound batchs of soap but it would work very well for salves as well.
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