tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post5353317182468944699..comments2023-08-08T10:59:04.188-05:00Comments on eighth acre farm: from rice cooker to solar oven in three hoursJeff Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06285239745975791484noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-45218759161801861412012-02-08T21:12:02.589-06:002012-02-08T21:12:02.589-06:00I like to know if your solar oven works. Hope you ...I like to know if your solar oven works. Hope you will know it by summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-11716149858382819512012-02-07T21:26:26.903-06:002012-02-07T21:26:26.903-06:00Thanks Amy! I really enjoyed the article. It'...Thanks Amy! I really enjoyed the article. It's nice to see that this idea is catching on in academia. I had no idea that St. Benedict's was doing any of this. Gives me new respect for them.Jeff Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285239745975791484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-43279348591089127572012-02-06T16:14:56.336-06:002012-02-06T16:14:56.336-06:00Somehow, after your last few posts, thought you mi...Somehow, after your last few posts, thought you might appreciate this article: http://chronicle.com/article/Tools-for-Living/130615/Amy Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-60239880633269886922012-02-02T20:46:13.893-06:002012-02-02T20:46:13.893-06:00Thanks for the tip John! I never even considered ...Thanks for the tip John! I never even considered vermiculite. I was trying to think of a mineral insulator and all I could think of was rock wool or fiberglass and didn't want to chance either one mixing with food. I've heard some vermiculite is contaminated w. asbestos, so I suppose I should exercise caution there too.<br /><br />None lying around my basement- but I like to go to nurseries- I know where to find it if I need it.<br /><br />I think perlite is polystyrene, so it might combust given enough heat, but it would take a lot. I had some old polystyrene that I considered breaking up and stuffing into the spaces, but thought I'd give the lint a try first. Thanks for the thoughts.Jeff Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285239745975791484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-1558956229378628252012-02-02T03:20:07.504-06:002012-02-02T03:20:07.504-06:00Very cool!
One thing I'd like to point out: p...Very cool!<br /><br />One thing I'd like to point out: perlite and vermiculite make good insulators too, and there is no danger of them igniting. Granted, you probably don't have any lying around your basement, but a lot of gardeners do use them as soil amendments. Granted also, as energy prices go higher, eventually those will prohibitively expensive, but while energy is still relatively cheap, I think those are wonderful investments.John D. Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203607452410210779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-10571852659278372522012-01-31T20:40:40.016-06:002012-01-31T20:40:40.016-06:00Hi Anon- send a picture or post a link- I'd l...Hi Anon- send a picture or post a link- I'd love to see your solar oven!Jeff Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285239745975791484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279140223556786071.post-37428494242330004632012-01-31T09:26:37.203-06:002012-01-31T09:26:37.203-06:00I was outside with a flashlight last night ... che...I was outside with a flashlight last night ... checking the reflection on my newly finished solar oven too !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com