Food without fire: Fire and Emergency NZ releases recipes for 'cooked' Kiwis under the influence

A kebab, hot chips, some dirty Maccas - all things that go down a treat after a night out. 

Now Fire and Emergency have released a cookbook specifically for people who come home drunk or high.

While these recipes may not be very healthy, they could be lifesavers.

As a group of people stumbled into a kitchen after an All Blacks game in Auckland's Britomart, they were set a challenge.

"I am going to make a chugget sandwich," one person said.

"Kiwi onion carbonara," another said.

They were challenged to make a meal without using the oven or a stove by using the new cookbook from Fire and Emergency, aptly titled You're Cooked.

Developed in collaboration with chef Jamie Johnston of Everybody Eats, the You're Cooked campaign comprises an e-book with recipes for late-night snacks that don't involve cooking on a stove, including spiced tom - spicy tomato on toast - and not-fried rice - rice in the microwave. 

FENZ said half of fatal house fires involve alcohol or drugs and one in four starts in the kitchen.

And this is no joke - FENZ is taking it very seriously.

"It was really important to us to produce a cookbook that gave them an opportunity to make simple recipes that are tasty and nourishing after a big night out without putting themselves in harm's way," FENZ national manager of community readiness and recovery Steve Turek said.

"All the recipes in the cookbook can be made with a kettle or a microwave, or an air fryer, or a toaster."

Turek said in a statement that using the stove under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is particularly risky and easy for people to get distracted.

"We want to offer some practical and safer options that help satisfy cravings and keep cooks who are under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol off the stove," Turek said.

Chefs under the influence can find the cookbook online, and the message from those who tested the recipes is: "If you're cooked, stay off the stove."

Stay off the stove to ensure a good night stays that way. 

You can find the book here.