velocidad
Veteran
- Location
- Between Hessle and Hull
talking about energy usage and other green issues the other day,mum told me about strawbox or haybox cooking . basically part cooking something like stew for example, and then putting in a box lined with hay/straw to continue cooking. the hay obviously acting to insulate and thus using less energy to cook. anyway being fresh out of hay and staw, i started looking round for bits to make something similar for her....i wanted to know if it worked too
used a coolbox, which was a good start, it basically being an insulated box. lined it with some polystyrene, leaving just enough room for the container i was going to use for the 'stew'. said space lined with tinfoil, more polystyrene on top, then the coolbox lid.
works great! so far mum has cooked stew, soup and rice pudding in it. cooking times take a bit of experimentation, but basically prep in the morning and it's cooked by tea time
cheers, velocidad
used a coolbox, which was a good start, it basically being an insulated box. lined it with some polystyrene, leaving just enough room for the container i was going to use for the 'stew'. said space lined with tinfoil, more polystyrene on top, then the coolbox lid.
works great! so far mum has cooked stew, soup and rice pudding in it. cooking times take a bit of experimentation, but basically prep in the morning and it's cooked by tea time
cheers, velocidad