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A Critique of Solar Cookers (more firsthand reviews wanted)
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Posted on 07/02/2012 8:39:25 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s
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Investigating solar ovens. I would like to solicit comments from those with first hand knowledge of them. Specific brands information is good, as well as sources for purchase.
Pros & cons, etc.
I have noticed that solar ovens are also claimed to be capable of pasteurizing water. A very useful thing if practical.
Sport Solar Oven is one mentioned and has a reasonable price tag with plenty of accessories.
To: ChildOfThe60s
I have also been interested in building one. I have most materials, just need the time and motivation. I wanted to build one for mainly baking. I hear you can get 400 degrees pretty easily. Many dishes that are cooked in them have to have some ventilation because of the high heat they get.
There is a kitchen store in town that has one set out cooking things during the summer months. I have seen them doing large squash in it before. Seems like a cool idea.
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posted on
07/02/2012 8:45:08 PM PDT
by
pennyfarmer
(Even a RINO will chew its foot off when caught in a trap.)
To: berdie
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posted on
07/02/2012 8:45:14 PM PDT
by
berdie
To: ChildOfThe60s
I had a solar cooker once long ago. I used it to fry an earthworm and would have gone on to bigger and better things but my father wanted to use it to examine some fine print.
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posted on
07/02/2012 8:46:12 PM PDT
by
Rembrandt
(Part of the 52% who pay Federal taxes)
To: ChildOfThe60s
Solar cooking historically coincides with drying meat, fish,etc.
The disccovery of the parabolic mirror/ vessel I am sure accerelated things. Curing with salt and smoke solves the cloudy day problem.
No need to reinvent the wheel unless you have a bunch of clueless people you are responsible for..
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posted on
07/02/2012 8:54:23 PM PDT
by
One Name
(Go to the enemy's home court and smoke his ass.)
To: ChildOfThe60s
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posted on
07/02/2012 8:56:19 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Rembrandt
LOL. When we were homeschooling our daughter we had a 12” fresnel lens for experiments. Looked out the window one day to see a nice little fire burning in the back yard....you know, a science experiment /grin
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posted on
07/02/2012 8:58:00 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there)
To: ChildOfThe60s
The boy scout manual used to have some solar cooking tips.
My family tried making fruit roll ups that way . Fruit from the backyard - some cheese clothe - Sun cute little wood frames. Worked great except flies manage to lay eggs even with the cheese cloth protection - fruit and maggot roll ups- protein and vitamin C.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:01:54 PM PDT
by
lag along
To: ChildOfThe60s
Why bother, mesquite is cheaper and more reliable. And besides the smoke makes the meat taste great.
Nothing breats good pit bar-b-que.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:02:32 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: ChildOfThe60s
Solar ovens can definitely be a good thing to have fun with.
My understanding is that they do take longer to cook things than a conventional oven.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:06:46 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: ChildOfThe60s
Nothing p*sses me off more than the term environmentally friendly. Environmentally friendly means, âHumans, drop dead.â I cook meat with wood or its derivatives. If there is room left on the grill, maybe some vegetables.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:08:03 PM PDT
by
oyez
( .Apparently The U.S. CONSTITUTION has been reduced to the consistency of quicksand.)
To: lag along
2 years ago I dried a batch of 250 Japanese Persimmons in my sun room. (indoors) They turned out great. Tasted more like dates than persimmons.
Cut them from the tree with a “t” shaped stem attached to the calyx, pealed the skin with apple peeler except for the calyx and a small circle at the bottom of the persimmon.
Took about 6 weeks to dry rotating them daily, but enjoyed them for a year.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:09:01 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: oyez
Nothing p*sses me off more than the term environmentally friendly.”
I agree. Thought I was the only one out there who felt this way. Grandkids think it’s funny that I even refuse to buy anything in a green box or bottle.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:17:22 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: ChildOfThe60s
In Az just wrap it in foil and put it on the dashboard.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:19:14 PM PDT
by
Old Flat Toad
(Pima County, home of the single vehicle accident with 40 victims.)
To: ChildOfThe60s
If only they would come up with a RAIN oven, I’d be set. I live in Seattle.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:23:12 PM PDT
by
irishtenor
(Everything in moderation, however, too much whiskey is just enough... Mark Twain)
To: Texas Fossil
At the time, I had a bumper crop of peaches - canned them, blanched and froze them - had a bathtub filled waiting for processing -. The kids thought the outside drying was neat - they even ate a few before finding one that was infested - it was only one little maggot.
No accounting for taste. I thought they were pretty good - chewy too.
To: oyez
And if the SHTF?
It’s good to have alternatives.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:24:33 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: oyez
I have a home so remote it is absolutely off grid.. just solar. The people I had to deal with to get it done made me sick with their assumptions that I was a stinking greenie. I found some solace letting them know I am not in very direct terms. Yet and still the stupid charge controller/inverter has a readout telling me how many tons of CO2 I am not putting into the atmosphere. Grr!
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:26:28 PM PDT
by
I see my hands
(It's time to.. KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHER FREEPERS!)
To: I see my hands
it is hard to be green :)
To: ChildOfThe60s
But despite checking frequently, we never got the rice rightwe couldn't catch it before it was blown out and starchyRice was the first thing I ever cooked in a solar oven and it was the best rice I'd ever eaten. I have a simple homemade cardboard and foil foldable solar oven fashioned from online cookit plans. I'd love to be able to afford a manufactured one. Check out http://solarcooking.org/plans/
You don't need a solar oven to pasteurize water. Do an online search. All that's needed are bottles, a sunny day and water.
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posted on
07/02/2012 9:42:40 PM PDT
by
bgill
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