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Default Solar ovens (was Microwave baked potato?)

Omelet wrote:
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> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
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> > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >,
> > > "Pete C." > wrote:
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> > > > Various solar cooker designs at: http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/
> > >
> > > I'll have to try Rice in this one just for grins.
> > > Wonder if it has to be aluminum or if cast iron would work?
> > >
> > > http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/tire_eng.htm

> >
> > Cast iron ought to work, probably take a little longer to get up to temp
> > though. In the TX sun this might not be an issue.

>
> <lol> True!
> We are actually having a cooler than normal summer. It has not yet
> broken 100. Just running in the high 90's.


I know. I'm north of Dallas and my power bill hasn't hit $200 yet

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> >
> > >
> > > It's not hard to get tubes around here. They use them on the river. :-)

> >
> > Which river?

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> Locally, the San Marcos.
> Most often, the Comal.


I was tubing on the Comal a few weeks ago, the weekend they didn't let
enough water out of the dam during the week and the Guadalupe was
closed.

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> They actually sell tubes for the river at one of the local grossery
> stores.
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