Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 Paden Family wrote: > What about aluminum foil, it > doesn't touch the food so would it be a concern? I'd bet it wouldn't. Roman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 > I'm thinking the plastic wrap might offgass nasty > things in 115* Phoenix heat - yes or no? I'd guess yes. I'd also guess that platic wrap wouldn't hold up to the heat. > What about aluminum foil, it > doesn't touch the food so would it be a concern? All the aluminum foil does is reflect the sunlight, so it's not a problem. > Also, does anyone know how hot solar ovens tend to get, and would > they get too hot for drying soaked nuts? That all depends on the design. I have a manufactured unit (a Sun Oven), and it'll easily hit 250degF on a sunny day. The large solar ovens that use parabolic reflectors can get even hotter. One thing you should keep in mind is that solar ovens are designed to trap heat in order to cook food. That entails an airtight cavity into which sunlight is focused. When the food in my oven gets up to temp and starts cooking, steam from the food condenses on the inside of the glass. I.e., the air inside the oven is very moist and not vented, which is not appropriate for drying food. Solar dehydrators, on the other hand, are designed to produce lower temperatures than an oven combined with maximum airflow. And, the better designs keep the food to be dried away from direct sunlight. In other words, solar ovens and solar dehydrators are opposite in design, so if you want to dry foods you should build a dehydrator, not an oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 At 03:44 PM 7/17/2002 +0000, you wrote: > > > I'm thinking the plastic wrap might offgass nasty > > things in 115* Phoenix heat - yes or no? Glass wouldn't though -- and it would make a better oven too. Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 > > > I'm thinking the plastic wrap might offgass nasty > > > things in 115* Phoenix heat - yes or no? > > Glass wouldn't though -- and it would make a better oven too. > > > > > Heidi > As Heidi suggested use glass. Single pane glass is not very expensive. Put a thermometer in the over to see how hot it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2002 Report Share Posted July 20, 2002 ---Carma I found plans for a solar chimney dehydrator at http://www.littlecolorado.org/solar.htm I'd like to construct. They may have plans for ovens/cookers also. They're located at Holbrook,Az and have an e-mail address of lcrcd@... Dennis In @y..., " Paden Family " <paden@i...> wrote: > Thanks for the solar oven ideas. My kitchen is already the hottest room > in this house, so I'll do anything to avoid turning the oven or gas > stove on in midsummer desert heat! Even the crockpot adds a lot of heat > indoors. If I can cook long-cooking items such as beans or maybe even > meat outside it would be a great help! > > ~ Carma ~ > > " Self-reliance is the antidote to institutional stupidity. " ~ > Gatto > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 Carma, Do you have a porch or carport or something where you can put your crockpot while it cooks? I have sometimes put mine outside in the summer to keep the heat out of the house. Of course, you would want to make sure no animals could mess with it. I don't think I would want to leave the house with it on outside. (Of course, some people would say you shouldn't leave it on in the house when you are away--I do, but I know there is a slight risk of something going wrong.) I have a solar oven--I have used it once so far and the scalloped potatoes I did in it turned out great. We have been having rainy days lately (and I am still trying to decide if there is a problem with mine that would cause me to return it and have it replaced--I need to take a look at one that a friend of mine has). Bonnie in NC On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:33:30 -0700 " Paden Family " <paden@...> writes: Even the crockpot adds a lot of > heat > indoors. If I can cook long-cooking items such as beans or maybe > even > meat outside it would be a great help! > > ~ Carma ~ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 >> Do you have a porch or carport or something where you can put your crockpot while it cooks? Yes, but no outdoor outlets and no way to run a line outside without leaving something open (not a good option in the desert in July, besides, I usually *do* leave it on while I'm gone). ~ Carma ~ " Self-reliance is the antidote to institutional stupidity. " ~ Gatto Home Education Resources & Links Directory: http://members.ispwest.com/paden/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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