Well I saw something similar and decided to make it. I placed soaked beans in my Dutch oven and all the makings for soup. I heated it for about 20-30 minutes until boiling. I then placed the pot into a quilt and woolen blanket and wrapped very well. After several hours I checked. It was still hot and cooked.
Was also thinking...a bit...back in those times, they had hay for their beds...at least here in 'the united states'---and the warmed hay from completed cooking maybe added to their beds? Am moving to a tiny apartment soon. Older building and one electrical outlet shared with the small refrigerator. Taking my crockpot...there is a gas stove...so this I could find a way to work with. Not sure how much heat it might or might not put off, but place in the living room. Will also experiment with a pan of boiled water after I made my morning beverage(hot chocolate or tea) from the gas stove and then bring into the living room for the day. My goal is to keep all the heat rising from any of my cooking in a shared apartment attic and more useful to me. Currently live in a shared attic space and the location and design of my apartment, right now, my huge hvac throws insulation into the walls and attic, that is great use but my neighbors are cheaper than I am and can hear my unit working and depend on me to warm them in the winter or cool them in the summer. I do other things to stay off the hvac unit including right now using portable fans in the summer and heaters in the winter for space heating. Both me and my cat have arthritis so keeping warm to keep the blood flowing and not clotting the dr's recommend...am looking forward to purchasing at least one of these units not only for cooking but curious to see if the released heat is more useful if I open it after it finishes cooking and if the heat stays more in the room rather than going straight upward from a stove such as in my situation..btw..I nickel and dimed from a list of insulating projects over the last three years each month to check the budget to see what I could afford and a long list but I did so well that the downstairs neighbor in a brief but always awkward rare chats got mad for some reason and accused me of stealing their energy from the electric meters as they said they were unusually cold last winter. I did not say much but I did do things like hvac and then pretty duct tape to block their stinky smoking from my apartment and used things like outlet-lightplate switch foam covers and plastic childproof caps. Anyways. Just a few notes. Not happy with the duct tape yet it does bring a few dollars down on the winter heat bills plus a few dollars more with a bit of other insulation projects.
The old pots are the best pots no pot shame here I have lots of old but good pots smile 😀 😊 First time I ever hear of a wonder bag 😀 sounds like an investment 😀
Great video thank you - I've had a wonderbag for several years and highly recommend them. They are also available in a smaller size too. I agree Jane and would recomment purchasing if you are able to afford one rather than making as when you purchase your wonderbag one is gifted on your behalf to someone in need in the place of origin.
Very interesting! Am thinking of possibly making one as I make soft furnishings for a living. I have stacks of fabric left over from projects. I even have a toggle and some cord. Just need to source some filling.
I don't know if you have made yours yet but someone made one for their mother and used cut up scraps of fabric/old clothes for the filling. She even pieced fabric to make enough for the whole thing. It turned out beautifully. @@lindastone9385
I've just got one (the money was a gift, so I treated myself) and so I was delighted to see that you had tested it out and found it so good! I'm looking forward to trying mine and tend to eat a lot of veggies and pulses. Like you, I didn't feel I could make one very successfully, and I like supporting a social enterprise too.
Thank you Jane for demonstrating the Wonder Bag, I use my conventional slow cooker quite a lot. Great that you enjoyed the soup, if it saves money and helps others to make a living thats a good thing. I am new to you're channel so thank you for all the frugal hints and tips.
That was great Jane! I'm seriously considering seeing if I could make one. I'm sure I could do it, but whether it would be as effective as yours is another matter haha. Very impressive 🙂
Tess, I think I will try to make one, too. A video you should watch is Pinball Preparedness DIY Parabolic solar stove. It was amazing and uses a repurposed item. We're going to try to make one of those, as well. You could start your meal in that and then put it in the wonder bag.
Do the same but have a cool box we boil for 5 - 10 minutes in a stew pot or casserole . Wrap with in old towels and we have part of an an old duvet. Lining the cool box put it in put another thick pad on top. Leave to cook for 6 to 8 hours. take it with us for the day eat it for dinner or supper at my parents house.
Thank you for this demonstration. I also like supporting social enterprises that help women across the world. Do they include any recipes that the women in Africa cook in this type of bag? That would be so interesting and lovly to try.
For the retail price at £64.99 I think I'd have to work out how long it would take for the bag to pay for itself, but I like the principle of the thing. I've seen people attempt similar with a thermos with mixed results.
This was encouraging to watch! I am not sure I could accommodate a Wonderbag as they are quite large but it has reminded me to make more use of my slow cooker.
Thanks for the demo! These are very hard to find here in the States and I found one on eBay. It was pricey,but I think it will pay for itself in no time. I use a solar oven when I can for soups/stews to cook and when I can’t,this will take its place. Anything to cut the cost of electricity as it’s getting very expensive monthly.
I am in Canada but have been watching the news of the U.K energy crisis (youtube has broadened my worldview for sure). Sounds like a lot of people are going to suffer this winter. Scary for people on fixed incomes who cannot make more like the elderly and disabled. I hope your government intervenes to help people stay warm.
Well, the government give the impression the problem is international, but I have seen similar comments before. Makes me wonder what our lot are doing wrong. I guess being dependant on despots and dictators for our energy doesn’t help 😡
@@ShoestringJane they don't, LOL I went into the website and tried to order it from the UK and South Africa and they both said they do not ship to the United States
That’s something new, interesting! Not for the price though….but as others have said, I’d like to see if someone could make one and put the pattern up on RUclips!
Yes that is a South African invention! It is heavily subsidized here in South Africa so a lot of people have and use it here. Can get it for about R50 but unsubsided its about R400
@@ShoestringJane Alan Green was the scout master where you live and the Baker boys were in his troop and lived up to their surname, they had an old fashioned gay box they took to camp. On days out they left a stew in the haybox and dinner was quickly served when they got back to camp
Amazing idea, will buy one as we need alternatives to using Gas and electricity. Also going to buy a camping stove in preparation for power cuts. Look forward to watching a meat recipe. Thank you for sharing Jane.
Is my understanding that back in the 1800s, it is believed the original crockpot was a pot that got warmed up with food, then placed in a box of hay and covered which continued to cook.
Very expensive for what they are. You can do a lot of cooking with electricity even taking into account the price hikes for the price. Its a luxury item for people on low incomes. For me, having to use 15 mins or more of power to bring food to the boil rather defeats the object anyway. It also looks like it takes up an awful lot of worktop space, and I'm sure my cats would think of it as a wonderful heated bed !! so all in all its a thumbs down for me. I also wonder if it would work quite as well in our UK winters ? i.e. in the African countries where the weather is almost always hot is very different from the sub-zero temperatures and freezing kitchens of the UK !
I think it will work fine here. I have seen a lot of people say they have used other padding or straw to the same effect, which would be pretty much free, so worth a try.
I love mine - I am in the US and we have winter - I just cooked a pot roast tonight - turned out great. My cat hasn't bothered it but if he did sleep in it when not in use - it would not be a problem for us.
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Well I saw something similar and decided to make it. I placed soaked beans in my Dutch oven and all the makings for soup. I heated it for about 20-30 minutes until boiling. I then placed the pot into a quilt and woolen blanket and wrapped very well. After several hours I checked. It was still hot and cooked.
Very good - a cheaper DIY version
Was also thinking...a bit...back in those times, they had hay for their beds...at least here in 'the united states'---and the warmed hay from completed cooking maybe added to their beds? Am moving to a tiny apartment soon. Older building and one electrical outlet shared with the small refrigerator. Taking my crockpot...there is a gas stove...so this I could find a way to work with. Not sure how much heat it might or might not put off, but place in the living room. Will also experiment with a pan of boiled water after I made my morning beverage(hot chocolate or tea) from the gas stove and then bring into the living room for the day. My goal is to keep all the heat rising from any of my cooking in a shared apartment attic and more useful to me. Currently live in a shared attic space and the location and design of my apartment, right now, my huge hvac throws insulation into the walls and attic, that is great use but my neighbors are cheaper than I am and can hear my unit working and depend on me to warm them in the winter or cool them in the summer. I do other things to stay off the hvac unit including right now using portable fans in the summer and heaters in the winter for space heating. Both me and my cat have arthritis so keeping warm to keep the blood flowing and not clotting the dr's recommend...am looking forward to purchasing at least one of these units not only for cooking but curious to see if the released heat is more useful if I open it after it finishes cooking and if the heat stays more in the room rather than going straight upward from a stove such as in my situation..btw..I nickel and dimed from a list of insulating projects over the last three years each month to check the budget to see what I could afford and a long list but I did so well that the downstairs neighbor in a brief but always awkward rare chats got mad for some reason and accused me of stealing their energy from the electric meters as they said they were unusually cold last winter. I did not say much but I did do things like hvac and then pretty duct tape to block their stinky smoking from my apartment and used things like outlet-lightplate switch foam covers and plastic childproof caps. Anyways. Just a few notes. Not happy with the duct tape yet it does bring a few dollars down on the winter heat bills plus a few dollars more with a bit of other insulation projects.
Did this in the war an old tea chest and it was lined with newspapers and filled with straw
I saw this 8 years ago and I plan to buy one next year. Thank you for the review and demo.
If you put the celery in water it will harden it up like new also you can regrow it and get some for free
Thanks so much. I was given one and never used it. I’m inspired
The old pots are the best pots no pot shame here I have lots of old but good pots smile 😀 😊 First time I ever hear of a wonder bag 😀 sounds like an investment 😀
Glad it’s not just me with the tatty pots 😂
Lady great video you were both inspiring and motivational hope you continue to so do.
Thanks you 😀
Great video thank you - I've had a wonderbag for several years and highly recommend them. They are also available in a smaller size too. I agree Jane and would recomment purchasing if you are able to afford one rather than making as when you purchase your wonderbag one is gifted on your behalf to someone in need in the place of origin.
Yes, I should have mentioned that! Happy to support a company with such a great ethos.
Very interesting! Am thinking of possibly making one as I make soft furnishings for a living. I have stacks of fabric left over from projects. I even have a toggle and some cord. Just need to source some filling.
You could definitely do that! An old duvet might do
Now that is an interesting thought!!
I don't know if you have made yours yet but someone made one for their mother and used cut up scraps of fabric/old clothes for the filling. She even pieced fabric to make enough for the whole thing. It turned out beautifully. @@lindastone9385
I've just got one (the money was a gift, so I treated myself) and so I was delighted to see that you had tested it out and found it so good! I'm looking forward to trying mine and tend to eat a lot of veggies and pulses. Like you, I didn't feel I could make one very successfully, and I like supporting a social enterprise too.
I hope you enjoy using it! I found it helpful for keeping food warm when I had a crowd over Christmas.
Thank you Jane for demonstrating the Wonder Bag, I use my conventional slow cooker quite a lot.
Great that you enjoyed the soup, if it saves money and helps others to make a living thats a good thing.
I am new to you're channel so thank you for all the frugal hints and tips.
Thanks for watching 😃
This is interesting . Thank you for the demonstration. Blessings to all ❤
Thanks for watching!
That was great Jane! I'm seriously considering seeing if I could make one. I'm sure I could do it, but whether it would be as effective as yours is another matter haha. Very impressive 🙂
Tess, I think I will try to make one, too. A video you should watch is Pinball Preparedness DIY Parabolic solar stove. It was amazing and uses a repurposed item. We're going to try to make one of those, as well. You could start your meal in that and then put it in the wonder bag.
Tess if you can't make one no one can lol, please cost it out if you do, thanks
Tess let us know how you get on I love everything you make.
@@jewelgaither1504 thanks for that will check that out.
@@adaly5115 Absolutely! 😁
Do the same but have a cool box we boil for 5 - 10 minutes in a stew pot or casserole . Wrap with in old towels and we have part of an an old duvet. Lining the cool box put it in put another thick pad on top. Leave to cook for 6 to 8 hours. take it with us for the day eat it for dinner or supper at my parents house.
That’s genius! Cooking on the move.
Brilliant idea!
Jane I was very impressed with your soup cooked in the wonderbag I am imagining the rice pudding been cooked in it lol 😆.
We just got one of these! Fantastic idea!
They are genius!
Came from Vivi’s channel, love this idea!
Thanks for coming over. Good old Vivi. :)
Thank you for this demonstration. I also like supporting social enterprises that help women across the world. Do they include any recipes that the women in Africa cook in this type of bag? That would be so interesting and lovly to try.
They sent a leaflet with the bag. But really anything you might make in a slow cooker would work
For the retail price at £64.99 I think I'd have to work out how long it would take for the bag to pay for itself, but I like the principle of the thing. I've seen people attempt similar with a thermos with mixed results.
A hay box is an alternative, and I read someone had used an old duvet
I've seen someone use a box, cardboard and blankets. It worked.
Looks brilliant Jane, and certainly not a luxury but a necessity item for everyone's kitchen these days I think!
Reminds me of a hay box.xxx🐝 used a lot at one time and cheap to make same principle xxx
This was encouraging to watch! I am not sure I could accommodate a Wonderbag as they are quite large but it has reminded me to make more use of my slow cooker.
It is quite big - this is the large size, but I think even the smaller ones would still be bulky.
Interesting video Jane! Your soup looked delicious but to be honest that Wonder Bag was so large that I am not sure where I would store it.
Ha! I had that conversation with myself too. At the moment it’s on the table. You can get smaller versions but they are still fairly bulky
Thanks for the demo! These are very hard to find here in the States and I found one on eBay. It was pricey,but I think it will pay for itself in no time. I use a solar oven when I can for soups/stews to cook and when I can’t,this will take its place. Anything to cut the cost of electricity as it’s getting very expensive monthly.
I hope you are finding it useful. I know that quite a few people have been making their own, but not sure I have the skills!
Not MANY great things coming from SOUTH AFRICA but this bag really is wonderful :) proudly south african
It is a great idea!
All the Good in South Africa has been covered by all the corruption and horrific staff .
I am in Canada but have been watching the news of the U.K energy crisis (youtube has broadened my worldview for sure). Sounds like a lot of people are going to suffer this winter. Scary for people on fixed incomes who cannot make more like the elderly and disabled. I hope your government intervenes to help people stay warm.
Well, the government give the impression the problem is international, but I have seen similar comments before. Makes me wonder what our lot are doing wrong. I guess being dependant on despots and dictators for our energy doesn’t help 😡
Wow. Amazing. Wonder if we can buy them in Canada?
I'm not sure you can yet, but there are lots of RUclips tutorials if you fancy making one....
Thank you Jane! I have been looking forward to you doing this video. I hope one day it comes to the United States
Me too! I wonder if they ship abroad?
@@ShoestringJane they don't, LOL I went into the website and tried to order it from the UK and South Africa and they both said they do not ship to the United States
That’s something new, interesting! Not for the price though….but as others have said, I’d like to see if someone could make one and put the pattern up on RUclips!
Check out @redrosehomestead. She made one
Yes that is a South African invention! It is heavily subsidized here in South Africa so a lot of people have and use it here. Can get it for about R50 but unsubsided its about R400
Wow - great that they are subsidised. What a saving!
Very good item Jane . I’d have to make sure my cat wouldn’t use it as a bed though!
I can see that might happen 😂
Did it warm the material? Do you think it would add to the warmth of the room in the winter?
No, as the idea is to keep the heat inside. Only the lid part felt warm from the outside.
I have an ecopot ,a metal pot that works on same principle. I wanted a wonderbag but they were out of stock
I've been looking for one of these and I can't find any in the US! 😢
Modern haybox. Much used in ww11.
Exactly that. The old ways coming back
@@ShoestringJane Alan Green was the scout master where you live and the Baker boys were in his troop and lived up to their surname, they had an old fashioned gay box they took to camp. On days out they left a stew in the haybox and dinner was quickly served when they got back to camp
Hay box.
Amazing idea, will buy one as we need alternatives to using Gas and electricity. Also going to buy a camping stove in preparation for power cuts.
Look forward to watching a meat recipe. Thank you for sharing Jane.
Getting cabbage patch vibes from this wonderbag 😂 such a great idea though 😊
It is! The only issue is finding somewhere to store it as it is quite bulky.
Why use a thin pan? Wouldn't a thicker ceramic one hold the heat better?
Good point. I read that a thin pan was better when I was researching it, but now that I am using my Wonderbag I don't think it makes any difference!
Please can you do a meat recipe with the wonderbag. Thanks for telling us about it
I will definitely do a meat casserole next
@@ShoestringJane thanks
Is my understanding that back in the 1800s, it is believed the original crockpot was a pot that got warmed up with food, then placed in a box of hay and covered which continued to cook.
You're right! It is a variation on the theme. They used hayboxes again in WW2.
Have to say i tried one of these but they are not for me, prefer my ninja foodi's and my slow cooker costs pennies to use.
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Very expensive for what they are. You can do a lot of cooking with electricity even taking into account the price hikes for the price. Its a luxury item for people on low incomes. For me, having to use 15 mins or more of power to bring food to the boil rather defeats the object anyway. It also looks like it takes up an awful lot of worktop space, and I'm sure my cats would think of it as a wonderful heated bed !! so all in all its a thumbs down for me. I also wonder if it would work quite as well in our UK winters ? i.e. in the African countries where the weather is almost always hot is very different from the sub-zero temperatures and freezing kitchens of the UK !
I think it will work fine here. I have seen a lot of people say they have used other padding or straw to the same effect, which would be pretty much free, so worth a try.
I love mine - I am in the US and we have winter - I just cooked a pot roast tonight - turned out great. My cat hasn't bothered it but if he did sleep in it when not in use - it would not be a problem for us.
I love this ! I wish they would send to the USA- if anyone is open to helping me get one here I would greatly appreciate it!
If you can sew there are tutorials on RUclips 😄
They ship to USA now
Instead of a wonderbag I put the rice, the beans etc in the bed. On a pillow and under the duvets.
there is no need for your vegatables to be cut so small. That lid is all wrong, it is letting out steam and that is what is cooking your food.
Gosh, I'm doing it all wrong...