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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Andrew,<br>
You may find additional information about cooking with retained
heat on the website of Solar Cookers International: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Heat-retention_cooking">http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Heat-retention_cooking</a><br>
Dieter <br>
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Am 29.04.2015 um 16:00 schrieb Dean Still:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hi Andrew,
I found the following in my old computer. I think that it's fairly right.
Dean
Design Principles for a Retained Heat Cooker
1.) Air exchanges are more important than insulation
A.) Make the enclosure as air tight as possible
B.) Use R-7 insulation at a minimum
2.) The mass of the insulation and any mass within the envelope of
insulation will rob heat from the pot of food unless the mass is above
simmering temperatures.
A.) Keep insulation and inner walls of the retained heat cooker as light
as possible.
B.) To work well insulation should not be less than R-2 per inch of
thickness.
C.) Full pots of near boiling temperature food retain more heat and cook
food more effectively.
3.) Conduction looses more heat than convection. Convection looses more
heat than radiation.
A.) Lift the pot up off the floor of the box using a non-conductive
material. Leave an air gap of .5 inch.
B.) The walls and ceiling of the box optimally should be .5 inch bigger
than the pot.
4.) Insulation looses its ability to slow the passage of heat when
slightly moist.
A.) Do not allow moisture to contact the insulation.
B.) Use a moisture proof barrier between the pot and the insulation.
C.) Use a closed cell insulation.
5.) The inner box will grow mold.
A.) The inner surface should be easy to clean.
B.) Cloth will become unsanitary if unprotected.
6.) To cook pinto beans
A.) They need to be pre-soaked
B.) The retained heat cooker needs to be able to keep 5 liters of water
above 90C for 90 minutes.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 1:41 AM, Andrew Heggie <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aj.heggie@gmail.com"><aj.heggie@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi all
I've been playing with cooking kidney beans and wonder if any cooks
out there have any insights in using retained heat cookers. I've gone
slightly hitech in that I have cut a recess in some wall insulation
board for the pot to sit in. As I'm only using a cupful of dried
beans, pre soaked for 24 hours I think my chief mistake is not having
enough food mass to retain the heat and so I'm having to re boil the
beans after 5 hours. Unfortunately my data logger will not function
above 80C and I'm unsure at what temperature cooking effectively
stops.
My question is does the boiled water have to be discarded from the beans?
What I am wondering is could rice be added and the whole contents be
reboiled and left as the rice cooks?
Any suggestions for non meat, low sodium, flavourings to enhance the
taste?
Andrew
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