Gregory's ServerBaked break in the sun. 🌻
Yes, we're both a bit incredulous that this worked?!
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@neauoire Ooh, nice. Are solar cookers more efficient [in terms of physical space needed to cook] than attaching cookware to solar panels? I've seen small solar cookers that seem to be cooking with far more energy than I'd expect to get out of solar panels of equivalent size, so I assume so? [photovoltaics are only ~24% efficient if you have a GOOD one; most are <20%. presumably, solar->heat could be >2x more efficient? unsure.] /me has been pondering getting/making a solar cooker... @pixelherodev we definitely don't have the space aboard to expand our battery bank further, or installer more solar, but we do have the space to carry the little solar cooker. @pixelherodev you can find some of our notes on the topic here: https://100r.co/site/solar_cooking.html @neauoire ...out of curiousity, what battery bank *do* you use? [chemistry, capacity, etc.] Most of your setup is on https://100r.co/site/solar.html, but I don't see battery info :) Still waffling on what to do on my end [fairly sure I'm going with lifepo4 though, for safety reasons vs lead acid or li-ion]... @neauoire This sounds really rad. How long did it take it to bake? And, is the sun there very strong or do you think this would work also on a very sunny day in , let's say England? @ninabreznik It took about an hour in direct sun, today is very clear, no clouds. It might take two hours in an overcast day. We made brussel sprouts when it was 4'C outside, in a totally overcast day, and they turned out great. I'm pretty sure it would work in england too. @neauoire This is absolutely amazing. Love it, glad you found out about it as I can imagine it can be pretty annoying without an oven for a long time.  @neauoire well, before we set off I'm going to the bulk store to get garlic bread and cinnastick ingredients... time to learn how to bake this summer 🍞 ☀️ excellent experimenting, enjoy!  45 minutes in, we flipped it around, cooked it in the sun for another 15 minutes. And it's absolutely perfect. That means that this summer we can make bread on demand, without using fuel, and without adding heat to the habitat.   @neauoire nice! I have the smaller travel version of this oven. Do you have any recs for making bread in it, like recipe changes or size/amounts to use? @dave not yet, it's only our first try. We'll do a couple more experiments and we'll have some better notes on bread baking with it.  @dave some recs so far, use parchment paper around the baguette so it doesnt risk sticking to the inside of the tube. I made a full recipe(3 cups of flour) but split it in two separate baguettes(maybe less for your solar cooker). Its better to add less since the bread expands and could get stuck in the stove. @kraftner We've written a couple of notes here: https://100r.co/site/solar_cooking.html  @neauoire @klardotsh @avi Supposedly, it can reach anywhere from 150°C(302°F) to 290°C(550°F), with an overall max temp of 371C(700F) (maker's numbers). Would be amazing to gather some numbers of our own to see if that is actually accurate. @tinspin it tasted amazing!! we made the loaves small enough that even if they expanded, we'd be able to pull them out. Also we surrounded the loaf with parchemin paper   @neauoire good job! Is it tasty? Not too soggy? What do you use for cooking when there's no sun? @nina_kali_nina it's perfectly crusty, I had the left over this morning as toasts and it was delicious too. It was 1/3 whole wheat. We use LPG, or alcohol, when there is no sun. @neauoire |
@neauoire That's amazing!! :flan_baker: