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Cooking & Baking

MADem

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21. You could try building your own--maybe using something that could be a

Reply to cbayer (Reply #20)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 08:29 PM

Apr 2013

dual purpose sort of use (storage underway, a cooker in port)?

Here's a link--some of these are so easy to make, it would be worth it just for the scientific amusement (the inflated black tire--that could double as a water toy, black pot and piece of glass--what could be easier? I'm betting plexiglass would do the trick, too... I like the "minimum" one, also)!

http://solarcooking.org/plans/

I agree it is probably not the best use of cash to spend money if you aren't sure it would work well, but some of these are cheap and will cost not much more than a bit of time and farting about!

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Why did no one ever tell me about this major problem with crock pots!?!?! [View all] hedgehog Mar 2013 OP

Ha! So true. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #1

I bought one but can't use it, sniffle. cbayer Mar 2013 #2

and don't smell so good, elleng Mar 2013 #3

I know. Those are some of the other reasons I haven't made the investment. cbayer Mar 2013 #4

Have you heard of thermal cookers? Lars39 Mar 2013 #10

Interesting, but way pricey. cbayer Mar 2013 #11

I don't have one, but from what I can Lars39 Mar 2013 #12

Too expensive to experiment with but I will inquire of other boaters who like to cook. cbayer Mar 2013 #13

Glad to help! Lars39 Mar 2013 #14

Get a small pressure cooker --we have one from Italy that's less than half the MADem Apr 2013 #15

I've been putting it off, but I think I will start shopping around. cbayer Apr 2013 #16

You could also buy or build a "solar oven" that would MADem Apr 2013 #17

We have looked at these, but the space requirements have outweighed the practicality. cbayer Apr 2013 #18

Maybe you could try the pressure cooker and a little solar hot pot, like these folks... MADem Apr 2013 #19

I like it, but note that she also talks about the challenges of being at cbayer Apr 2013 #20

You could try building your own--maybe using something that could be a MADem Apr 2013 #21

I like the windshield shade one. It would roll up and be quite inexpensive to try. cbayer Apr 2013 #22

Because we wanted you to find out the hard way! JHB Mar 2013 #5

Mine doesn't smell at all unless I go into the kitchen Warpy Mar 2013 #6

What's really horrible... winter is coming Mar 2013 #7

The Committee To Hide The Major Problems Of Crockpots has scored another victory Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #8

That is a benefit, not a problem! wildeyed Mar 2013 #9

we used to use the crock pot a couple times a week. sad-cafe Apr 2013 #23