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Post by Valerie on Nov 25, 2012 18:49:07 GMT -5
OK, in a non-emergency situation, with full access to normal food and the kitchen, if you were going to cook something on a rocket stove (like for practice) what would you cook?
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Post by BigM on Nov 26, 2012 8:20:19 GMT -5
Eggs might be a good starter food, readily available and don't take forever.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 26, 2012 12:06:05 GMT -5
Fried taters and onions and burgers or steak. LOL
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Post by Valerie on Nov 26, 2012 19:10:32 GMT -5
I found a good youtube video last night of a lady cooking burgers and steak on hers. She uses a cast iron grill pan. I didn't really realize you can pretty cook anything on it that you can cook on a stove! I need to scrub up my 9" cast iron skillet and get it ready. I was bad and sat a pan inside it that wasn't quite dry and it got rust.
I guess it would be like cooking on high, though, with not much means to reduce the heat?
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 26, 2012 20:28:54 GMT -5
Maybe a few less sticks at a time and see if you can regulate it.
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Post by BigM on Nov 27, 2012 7:35:41 GMT -5
You could also practice rotating the pan on, off and around the heat while cooking. I do that when making things like pudding on my electric stove. You'll get the hang of it in no time.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 27, 2012 11:13:47 GMT -5
Double boiler might help too. That will keep the temp of your cooking pan at 212 and slow things down.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 27, 2012 11:25:06 GMT -5
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 27, 2012 14:23:50 GMT -5
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Post by BigM on Nov 28, 2012 7:31:25 GMT -5
By comparing the pics I'd say it is the same as this... "In Northern Shaanxi, most of the villagers live in a Yaodong or a cave dwelling. Inside the yaodong there is a kang or brick bed in the back of the room and a cooking/heating stove next to the kang. The yaodongs are remarkably comfortable: cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The chimney from the wood stove runs under the kang in a snake like pattern and this heats the bed during the winter months." |
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 28, 2012 7:45:44 GMT -5
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Post by Valerie on Nov 28, 2012 10:14:30 GMT -5
Those rocket mass heaters are awesome. That would be nice to put your bed on top of that.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 28, 2012 10:48:18 GMT -5
Yes, it would, Val. I'm planning to build one once we get moved. Kinda hard to do in a mobile and rarely need that much heat here anyhow.
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Post by Valerie on Nov 28, 2012 13:34:11 GMT -5
Yeah, that's same with us. Our floors could handle it (we're on a concrete slab on the dirt) but we don't need that much heat, either.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Nov 28, 2012 15:24:37 GMT -5
About the only time we would need wood heat here is if we had a major ice storm and the power was off. I've got a tiny wood burner and pipe for an emergency install if the propane tanks aren't enough. I have a mr buddy to use first. Haven't needed either since we've been here, 7 yrs.
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