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Stewart
Joined: 10 Jul 2007
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Location: London
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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: pleased as punch |
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Managed to cook some fava beans from unsoaked to cooked through yesterday while I was out at work in my new improved box cooker with (under test) heavens flame collector. Wasnt there to see the max temps.
Had a day off today so tried it again. clear, sunny morning (London) about max 23C in shade but feeling warmer due to sun.
Checked at 11:00 70dgs+.
At 12:00 was 105dgs C in there!!!!!........this is the hottest yet, I'm chuffed.
Cloudy now (2pm) for an hour and its still holding 70dgs.
Roasted dhal for tea.
Cheers for the tips everybody
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coconino
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
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Location: Sunny Brixton
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| Yes, it was a good day yesterday. Shame it wasn't like that on Sunday for the Urban Green Fair. It's good to get results from the cookers, isn't it? I was busy yesterday so couldn't get out to make use of the sunshine. |
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Stewart
Joined: 10 Jul 2007
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Location: London
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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That dhal was so cooked it was getting dry again, i'm still made up that I actually breached the boiling point. Only ever had an oven up to a lousy 70 odd degrees.
Going to razz a few chickpeas tomorrow, it looks like sun in the morning to about 1:00, a bit cooler.
Shame to waste a good bit of sun.
check this link, its got a solar cooker init http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2949#more
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