> ...those stuck & burned bits will certainly add "flavor" to the stew. Cooking fuel from wood was expensive to procure, so if I were making such a stew I'd co

> ...those stuck & burned bits will certainly add "flavor" to the stew. Cooking fuel from wood was expensive to procure, so if I were making such a stew I'd cook it low and slow to conserve precious wood, so maybe they "cooked" over coals back then. If I were to do this today, I'd top off with lots of water before bedtime so there won't be burnt bits in the morning. Maybe try to seal the lid edge with dough that can be used as bread in the morning to sop up the stew (might need to do 2-3 batches of such bread to make the supply of it last through the day). I'd also likely use a rocket stove, a pot heat exchanger [1], and hot water pipes on the inside and outside of the rocket stove exhaust port to extract out as much working heat as possible. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1j1RI3D7Zk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1j1RI3D7Zk