No-cook first. Heat retention second. Combustion outdoors.
This sequence is intentionally boring: simple layers, tested equipment, paper notes and redundant ways to do the same essential job.
Store things your household will actually eat and rotate them.
Tins, crackers and other shelf-stable options reduce energy dependence.
Cooking methods that need lots of water may be a poor fit during a water outage.
Use food/drink flasks rather than repeatedly boiling.
If you keep a stove, store it safely and use it only outdoors as instructed.
Baby, pet and dietary needs belong in the same plan, not as an afterthought.
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A manual opener prevents stored tins becoming inaccessible in an outage.
Stores a hot meal or porridge without continuing to use fuel or electricity.
Keeps boiled water or hot drinks useful for longer, reducing repeated boiling.
Food that can be eaten cold avoids depending on electricity or fuel.
Gives a controlled way to boil water or heat food when mains cooking is unavailable.
Can boil water outdoors using small dry biomass when appropriate and lawful.
Dedicated washable kit helps when normal kitchen routines are disrupted.