When I went to uni my parents gave me a book called grub on a grant for Xmas in my second year. One recipe was a bean casserole made with tinned beans and tomatoes plus cheap stock items. I thought I could make it cheaper by cooking from dried beans, cooking from scratch. I used the pressure cooker but of course I didn't judge the quantities so well. Let's just say I was eating it for a week or perhaps more. You can have too many beans, but it was actually quite nice in the end.
Budget belly busters
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I like making Dal in my passive cooker - solid insulation blocks with a gap the right size for a specific pan. Holds the heat really well!
I want to make a stool that it all sits in to hide it when not in use. It’s stacked I the garage currently.
Thermal camera of the outside:
Top layer taken off:
Second layer taken off, exposing the lid of the pan:
The cast iron pan is heated through on the stove first then transferred to the stack and just left for many, many hours.
Top layer taken off:
Second layer taken off, exposing the lid of the pan:
The cast iron pan is heated through on the stove first then transferred to the stack and just left for many, many hours.
@Stew i like that , i was toying with a hay box after watching wartime farm but never tried it i know the idea but i always wondered if i could use old insulation board make a nice tight fitting box like yours heat the pan to boiling hold it there for 15 mins then put it in the box which i would line with either foil in the hole made to fit the stew pot and inside the insulation , , nice pics mate and thank youfor the idea
I would bet this is better than a hay box. This is modern thick insulation - it’ll perform better than hay!
It should work with a stack of thinner stuff too. I do sometimes put a heavy weight on top to limit air gaps. With thinner stuff I would definitely do that.
It should work with a stack of thinner stuff too. I do sometimes put a heavy weight on top to limit air gaps. With thinner stuff I would definitely do that.
So what insulation is that ? PIR Kingspan/Celotex type stuff??? ( Apologies for the thread divergence. )
Definitely want to have a go at that.
Yep, PIR. I’ll find the exact spec later for you - it was off cuts from a roofing upgrade at work so even better as it cost nowt!!
I have that book too, incredibly useful.
I doubt few folks have a gas ring in their bedroom these days, but its handy for camping.
I had a quick skim through my O&M manual but couldn’t see the manufacturer details of the insulation but here’s another bit so you can see how nice and dense it is and the thickness. I use four sheets in the stack.
It was this phot that threw me a little. Cool. Thanks!
I want to make a stool that it all sits in to hide it when not in use. It’s stacked I the garage currently.
Then another two hours after:
My understanding is that the 'danger zone' for food in terms of bacterial growth is between 4C and 60C - is there anything done that mitigates that with this method? Just curious as I love the idea and efficiency, but don't want to accidentally put my wife and I on an accidental and aggressive weight loss program
