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Solar cooking!
Had a great time today, playing around with solar cookers! The weather was kind to us so luckily there was very little cloud.
Johanna had a couple of cookers that she'd made in the past, and John bought some cardboard with tinfoil glued on it, for us to make more.
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Making another is a simple process of lying an existing one on top of the foil-backed cardboard, then tracing it's outline with a pencil. Then get stuck in with a stanley knife.
Within a short time we had quite a collection!
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The muffins and kumara never really got finished, because we started cooking about half way through the afternoon. But the vegetable curry (started in the morning) and pavlova was delicious! The cooking happens over a long time, so flavours become very infused.
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This cat was loving it
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Great pics! Was really lovely
Great pics!
Was really lovely to have you all here. Will add my pics to my blog and post a link as well.
So glad you managed to snap the cat. :o) Kind of reminds me of that dog-in-the-microwave urban legend.
Thanks heaps Johanna! Was
Thanks heaps Johanna! Was really great to meet you : ) Seeya soon! Erika
Curry was delicious!Thanks
Curry was delicious!Thanks Johanna for such a great event.
Thanks to the sun too for cooking the food!
Hope to see you again guys
More solar cooking pics ... I
More solar cooking pics ...
I just put some photos and a description up on my blog:
http://starcooked.blogspot.com/2008/11/solar-cooking-backyard-get-togeth...
Oh, and yes - thanks sun!!
Oh, and yes - thanks sun!! :)
Do you have a "Pattern" (PDF
Do you have a "Pattern" (PDF or suchlike) that others can print out and scale up?
Hi James You can get a
Hi James
You can get a blueprint on this page.
I hope that helps
Hey I just had a thought
Hey I just had a thought about those uncooked muffins!
Jean, you mentioned yesterday that the chocolate cake you solar cooked a while back turned out beautifully, and was cooked for the same length of time that the muffins cooked for ...
Could it have been that the chocolate cake was dark so absorbed more heat? The muffins were very pale, and maybe reflected it away?
Someone just reminded me that pale foods do that ...
Wow wish I knew this was
Wow wish I knew this was on!!! Looks like so much fun!
I am only new to the group...where do I find your up coming events?
Hiya - I think to join the
Hiya - I think to join the Wellington South TT google group, which has event notifications and a bit of discussion, go to:
http://groups.google.com/group/wellington-south-transition-towns?hl=en
Also most Wgtn Sth events should end up being posted on this site's event calendar as well:
http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/event
Hopefully will have another similar-ish event soon. :)