"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> zxcvbob > wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>> > Who has time or wants to wash/
>> > scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
>> >
>>
>>
>> Because you are so busy doing what?
>
>
> Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?

If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about having
that many kids.

In article >, "Pandora" >
wrote:

> > I AM considering building a solar stove/oven tho'.
> > Heaven knows summer days in Texas are good for that sort of thing!
>
> Oh yes! I think that potatoes in Texas can be roasted under the sun DDDDD
>
> --
> Kisses
> Pandora

I probably would not even need the solar collector. <G>

Hugs!
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Peter A > wrote:

> This is the main point - too many people consider any large, whole,
> cooked potato to be "baked" when a microwaved potato is in fact steamed.
>
> Even so, when I have been in a hurry for a real baked potato, I have
> found that a few minutes in the microwave followed by finishing in the
> oven will cut your cooking time in half and give a result that is hard
> to tell from the real thing.

I'm wondering what kind of results I'm going to get from a solar oven
when I finally get around to building one.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
tert in seattle > wrote:

> writes:
> wrote:
> > > Who has time or wants to wash/
> >> scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
> >>
> >
> >
> >Because you are so busy doing what?
>
> she's got five kids under age six
>
> who has time to put on a condom (or wash and properly cook
> potatoes) when you're busy having all that sex?

You would go there. ;-)
You are so mean!

OTOH, she could truly benefit from exploring solar cooking.
5 kids have gotta be expensive!
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > zxcvbob > wrote:
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> > Who has time or wants to wash/
> >> > scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Because you are so busy doing what?
> >
> >
> > Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>
> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about having
> that many kids.

With all the IVF (and other technique) induced multiple births these
days, I don't think you have any grounds for that comment.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > zxcvbob > wrote:
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> > Who has time or wants to wash/
> >> > scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Because you are so busy doing what?
> >
> >
> > Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>
> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about having
> that many kids.

It is possible.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> zxcvbob > wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Who has time or wants to wash/
>>>> scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Because you are so busy doing what?
>>
>> Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>
> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about having
> that many kids.
>
>


Very easy to accomplish if one or two sets of twins. Well, easy except
for finding the energy to have sex with a house full of toddlers.

Bob

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Peter A > wrote:
>
> > This is the main point - too many people consider any large, whole,
> > cooked potato to be "baked" when a microwaved potato is in fact steamed.
> >
> > Even so, when I have been in a hurry for a real baked potato, I have
> > found that a few minutes in the microwave followed by finishing in the
> > oven will cut your cooking time in half and give a result that is hard
> > to tell from the real thing.
>
> I'm wondering what kind of results I'm going to get from a solar oven
> when I finally get around to building one.
> --
> Peace, Om
>
> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Good solar ovens will produce results directly comparable to a
conventional oven as they produce an environment of dry external
non-radient heat. Be aware however, that a good many of the designs
you'll find are not good solar ovens and have undersized collector area
relative to the cooking area and won't generate enough heat for normal
oven type cooking. The small box ovens with reflector "petals" aren't
really adequate for cooking, really only for heating to consumption
temperature, say 160 degrees.

An example of a good solar oven would be a steel oven box, insulated on
5 sides and not the bottom, with a diffuser "pizza stone" type device
inside on the bottom, located at the focal point of a good sized
parabolic collector. Figure a good 6' dia collector for a cubic foot
sized oven. This setup will put sufficiently concentrated energy on the
bottom of the box to heat the oven interior to "normal" oven
temperatures like 350 degrees. With this design you can also interchange
the oven box with a pot holder so you can boil or simmer food. You do
have to periodically re-aim the collector, which is also how you
regulate the temp by aiming a little off to reduce the heat.

Pete C. wrote:

>>> You can certainly cook a potato in the microwave and get the same result
>>> as famous industrial chain food restaurants but it isn't a baked potato.
>>>
>> This is the main point - too many people consider any large, whole,
>> cooked potato to be "baked" when a microwaved potato is in fact steamed.
>
> A microwaved potato is no more steamed than a baked one. In both cases
> the heat introduced produces some internal steam.

I think there is a difference. If you bake a potato by simply putting it
on the oven rack the skin will develop crispness and there will be some
browning and the skin will have a slightly nutty flavor. If you prepare
a restaurant style potato as found in "famous chain places" you would
wrap it in AL foil which retains the moisture and steams the potato.
There is no browning or change of skin texture. If you microwave a
potato you get the same result as wrapping in foil likely because the
quick cooking doesn't liberate the moisture and lack of infrared for
crisping.


Of course this assumes that you have enough energy and time left after
washing the potatoes...



>
>> Even so, when I have been in a hurry for a real baked potato, I have
>> found that a few minutes in the microwave followed by finishing in the
>> oven will cut your cooking time in half and give a result that is hard
>> to tell from the real thing.
>
> That technique certainly works, indeed very often my use of the
> microwave it to trim cooking time of an ingredient or two, like nuking
> diced green peppers for a couple minutes to sync them with the rest of
> the dish they are going in.

George wrote:
>
> Pete C. wrote:
>
> >>> You can certainly cook a potato in the microwave and get the same result
> >>> as famous industrial chain food restaurants but it isn't a baked potato.
> >>>
> >> This is the main point - too many people consider any large, whole,
> >> cooked potato to be "baked" when a microwaved potato is in fact steamed.
> >
> > A microwaved potato is no more steamed than a baked one. In both cases
> > the heat introduced produces some internal steam.
>
> I think there is a difference. If you bake a potato by simply putting it
> on the oven rack the skin will develop crispness and there will be some
> browning and the skin will have a slightly nutty flavor. If you prepare
> a restaurant style potato as found in "famous chain places" you would
> wrap it in AL foil which retains the moisture and steams the potato.
> There is no browning or change of skin texture. If you microwave a
> potato you get the same result as wrapping in foil likely because the
> quick cooking doesn't liberate the moisture and lack of infrared for
> crisping.

I didn't claim there was no difference between a baked and microwaved
potato. I indicated that both methods generate some internal steam in
the potato. Neither is actually "steamed".

>
> Of course this assumes that you have enough energy and time left after
> washing the potatoes...

Yea, that extraordinarily difficult step applies in both cases.

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Omelet wrote:
>> andreahunte wrote:
>> > For those of you who are interested, there is a place out there where
>> > you can buy frozen, fully baked potatoes that microwave in 3-4 minutes
>> > and taste like fresh, oven baked potatoes.
>
> I doubt that they will taste like just baked... and you can cook a
> potato from raw in a microwave oven in 3-4 minutes. And a person can
> bake a bunch of spuds and refrigerate for later.. in fact whenever I
> bake potatoes I bake the entire five pound bag, they can easily be
> reheated later but I like them cold too, I like to dice them into a
> salad. Cold baked potatoes make a very satisfying and healthful snack
> too, and I like them plain, cold it's like eating a piece of fruit.
>
>> If you are nuking, you can nuke/bake a fresh potato too. It takes a bit
>> longer, but not significantly so and it'll save you a LOT of money!
>>
>> I used to wrap a spud in waxed paper to nuke but graduated to placing
>> them inside of a covered corningware baking dish with a little water.
>
> But that's steamed. You cannot bake anything in a microwave oven.
>
> I cook potatoes often in a microwave, but I'd never confuse them with
> baked... I wouldn't confuse them with boiled either, boiled potatoes
> are far better because they're more evenly cooked. I'll nuke a couple
> of spuds (becaue it's quick and no pot to clean) but have never yet
> had one that cooked evenly or any two that cooked to the same degree
> of doneness.
>
> I think you need to take a hint and snack on plain cold potatoes
> instead of all that salty crap you pig out on. Potaotes are very low
> calorie and high in nutrition... of course if you're gonna blend
> potatoes with your ham, olives, anchovie, and tons of mayo then you're
> just ****ing yourself. Well, if you can get your tits to swell
> instead of your fingers... heheheh

I do potatoes in the microwave on occasion. Daughter is fond of those
plastic wrapped ones that you just nuke. I think they leave something to be
desired.

Mainly when I make baked potatoes, I do them ahead of time, cool and stuff
them using plain rice milk, olive oil, nutritional yeast and green onions,
then a sprinkling of Hungarian Sweet Paprika. Works for me!

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> On Aug 25, 10:43 am, "Pete C." > wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>> > For those of you who are interested, there is a place out there where
>> > you can buy frozen, fully baked potatoes that microwave in 3-4 minutes
>> > and taste like fresh, oven baked potatoes. Check it out at
>> >www.worldwidefoodsinc.com. Also find free recipes for baked
>> > potatoes. These are very convenient. I have 5 kids, age 6 and under
>> > and I use them at home often as they save me a lot of time in the
>> > kitchen.
>>
>> What a pathetic shill / spam post. Nuking a fresh, raw potato take a
>> couple minutes longer and is more convenient and of course a lot
>> cheaper.
>
> Nothing shill about telling you guys about a good potato. This company
> supplies national restaurant chains and now their potato is online.
> You are wrong about it being more convenient to use a fresh potato.
> Cheaper maybe but not more convenient. Who has time or wants to wash/
> scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?

I don't buy the green ones and it doesn't take long to wash them. But you
can buy pre-washed ones these days. Wrapped in plastic and ready to nuke.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
> wrote:

<snip>
>
> Anyone who has time to eat said potato has the 30 seconds it takes to
> clean said potato before placing in the microwave. I suppose you also go
> to those stores that assemble a ready to "cook" meal kit for you while
> stroking your ego telling you that your life is too busy and your time
> is too valuable to spend the 15 minutes preparing the ingredients, the
> very same 15 minutes you spend at that store.
>
> Shill.

I just don't understand those places. There is one near me and I took a
peek in there after all these people I know were raving about what a good
thing it was. Wouldn't work for me since we have food allergies and there
were cross contamination issues everywhere. Plus most of the menus they
have wouldn't go over well with us either.

But I just couldn't see it. No appeal whatever to me. Why would I want to
drive to a place to assemble a meal then bring it home and freeze it? Not
for me.

My mom tried to tell me if I didn't have the food allergies and I was
working, I would love it. Well, no I would not. I can't see myself ever
liking that. Oddly, I've never seen anyone in there making a meal. Never.

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> In article >,
>>> zxcvbob > wrote:
>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Who has time or wants to wash/
>>>>> scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Because you are so busy doing what?
>>>
>>> Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>>
>> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>> having that many kids.
>
>
> Very easy to accomplish if one or two sets of twins. Well, easy except
> for finding the energy to have sex with a house full of toddlers.
>
> Bob

That, and thinking you can divide your attention between that many kids. Or,
maybe she's one of those parents who gives no attention to the kids, so any
number will do.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >,
>> > zxcvbob > wrote:
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Who has time or wants to wash/
>> >> > scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Because you are so busy doing what?
>> >
>> >
>> > Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>>
>> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>> having
>> that many kids.
>
> With all the IVF (and other technique) induced multiple births these
> days, I don't think you have any grounds for that comment.


Forget biology & medicine, and think about sanity (or lack of it).

In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> Good solar ovens will produce results directly comparable to a
> conventional oven as they produce an environment of dry external
> non-radient heat. Be aware however, that a good many of the designs
> you'll find are not good solar ovens and have undersized collector area
> relative to the cooking area and won't generate enough heat for normal
> oven type cooking. The small box ovens with reflector "petals" aren't
> really adequate for cooking, really only for heating to consumption
> temperature, say 160 degrees.
>
> An example of a good solar oven would be a steel oven box, insulated on
> 5 sides and not the bottom, with a diffuser "pizza stone" type device
> inside on the bottom, located at the focal point of a good sized
> parabolic collector. Figure a good 6' dia collector for a cubic foot
> sized oven. This setup will put sufficiently concentrated energy on the
> bottom of the box to heat the oven interior to "normal" oven
> temperatures like 350 degrees. With this design you can also interchange
> the oven box with a pot holder so you can boil or simmer food. You do
> have to periodically re-aim the collector, which is also how you
> regulate the temp by aiming a little off to reduce the heat.

When I was in Junior high, we made some solar ovens. Some of them got up
to 300 degrees or more and they used them to bake bread. They were
fairly simple but the main thing that seemed to make the difference is
that they used Mirror tiles, epoxied to the sides of a metal box with
the heavy glass front.

For a solar stove, I've managed to get (thru freecycle) an old satellite
antennae. One of those little ones.

I plan to use mirror tile on it (I'm sure I can get free broken mirror
at the local glass shop) and then locate the focal point on it to locate
the "burner" for pan or pot cooking.

I'm still playing with the concept. :-)
I understand that I'll have to "track" the sun with it.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ...
> > wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >
> > Anyone who has time to eat said potato has the 30 seconds it takes to
> > clean said potato before placing in the microwave. I suppose you also go
> > to those stores that assemble a ready to "cook" meal kit for you while
> > stroking your ego telling you that your life is too busy and your time
> > is too valuable to spend the 15 minutes preparing the ingredients, the
> > very same 15 minutes you spend at that store.
> >
> > Shill.
>
> I just don't understand those places. There is one near me and I took a
> peek in there after all these people I know were raving about what a good
> thing it was. Wouldn't work for me since we have food allergies and there
> were cross contamination issues everywhere. Plus most of the menus they
> have wouldn't go over well with us either.
>
> But I just couldn't see it. No appeal whatever to me. Why would I want to
> drive to a place to assemble a meal then bring it home and freeze it? Not
> for me.
>
> My mom tried to tell me if I didn't have the food allergies and I was
> working, I would love it. Well, no I would not. I can't see myself ever
> liking that. Oddly, I've never seen anyone in there making a meal. Never.

Like I said, that store concept like a lot of other similarly stupid
things all work on the principle of extracting money from the clueless
by stroking their egos. Instead of say, teaching the subject how to
cook, you instead tell them that they are too busy (read lazy) and their
time is too valuable (they're self absorbed and neglecting their kids)
for them to spend the huge amount of time (15 minutes) it takes to
prepare ingredients for cooking. It's simply a yuppified TV dinner at a
yuppified price.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ...
> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >>
> >> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > In article >,
> >> > zxcvbob > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Who has time or wants to wash/
> >> >> > scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Because you are so busy doing what?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
> >>
> >> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
> >> having
> >> that many kids.
> >
> > With all the IVF (and other technique) induced multiple births these
> > days, I don't think you have any grounds for that comment.
>
> Forget biology & medicine, and think about sanity (or lack of it).

Of course, anyone who wants to have more than two children should
automatically be tossed in the loony bin.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> In article >,
> >>> zxcvbob > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>> > Who has time or wants to wash/
> >>>>> scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Because you are so busy doing what?
> >>>
> >>> Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
> >>
> >> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
> >> having that many kids.
> >
> >
> > Very easy to accomplish if one or two sets of twins. Well, easy except
> > for finding the energy to have sex with a house full of toddlers.
> >
> > Bob
>
> That, and thinking you can divide your attention between that many kids. Or,
> maybe she's one of those parents who gives no attention to the kids, so any
> number will do.

Simply a superficial collector. Her life is built around possessions as
a substitute for any character, children are simply another possession
to try to show off, just like the micro mansion and yuppmobile.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> >>
>> >> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > In article >,
>> >> > zxcvbob > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Who has time or wants to wash/
>> >> >> > scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Because you are so busy doing what?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>> >>
>> >> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>> >> having
>> >> that many kids.
>> >
>> > With all the IVF (and other technique) induced multiple births these
>> > days, I don't think you have any grounds for that comment.
>>
>> Forget biology & medicine, and think about sanity (or lack of it).
>
> Of course, anyone who wants to have more than two children should
> automatically be tossed in the loony bin.


It's a safe bet that if you asked most women if they wanted that many kids
in that length of time, the best situation would be that they'd say "no".
But, I think most would punch your lights out just for asking. :-)

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > Good solar ovens will produce results directly comparable to a
> > conventional oven as they produce an environment of dry external
> > non-radient heat. Be aware however, that a good many of the designs
> > you'll find are not good solar ovens and have undersized collector area
> > relative to the cooking area and won't generate enough heat for normal
> > oven type cooking. The small box ovens with reflector "petals" aren't
> > really adequate for cooking, really only for heating to consumption
> > temperature, say 160 degrees.
> >
> > An example of a good solar oven would be a steel oven box, insulated on
> > 5 sides and not the bottom, with a diffuser "pizza stone" type device
> > inside on the bottom, located at the focal point of a good sized
> > parabolic collector. Figure a good 6' dia collector for a cubic foot
> > sized oven. This setup will put sufficiently concentrated energy on the
> > bottom of the box to heat the oven interior to "normal" oven
> > temperatures like 350 degrees. With this design you can also interchange
> > the oven box with a pot holder so you can boil or simmer food. You do
> > have to periodically re-aim the collector, which is also how you
> > regulate the temp by aiming a little off to reduce the heat.
>
> When I was in Junior high, we made some solar ovens. Some of them got up
> to 300 degrees or more and they used them to bake bread. They were
> fairly simple but the main thing that seemed to make the difference is
> that they used Mirror tiles, epoxied to the sides of a metal box with
> the heavy glass front.
>
> For a solar stove, I've managed to get (thru freecycle) an old satellite
> antennae. One of those little ones.
>
> I plan to use mirror tile on it (I'm sure I can get free broken mirror
> at the local glass shop) and then locate the focal point on it to locate
> the "burner" for pan or pot cooking.
>
> I'm still playing with the concept. :-)
> I understand that I'll have to "track" the sun with it.
> --
> Peace, Om
>
> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Consider using good heavy aluminized mylar instead of mirror tiles. A
lot less weight, less fragile and you can just cut suitable pie wedges
to attach with spray glue. Also cheap and easy to replace if damaged or
deteriorated.

Various solar cooker designs at: http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about having
> that many kids.
>
How do you figure? I work with one doctor who has 7 kids under the age
of 6. All his. One set of twins and one set of triplets.
I feel for his wife, lol.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>> having that many kids.
> How do you figure? I work with one doctor who has 7 kids under the age of
> 6. All his. One set of twins and one set of triplets.
> I feel for his wife, lol.
>

I hadn't considered the multiple-kids-at-once idea, but even so, you've
gotta be nuts.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>>> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>>> having that many kids.
>> How do you figure? I work with one doctor who has 7 kids under the age of
>> 6. All his. One set of twins and one set of triplets.
>> I feel for his wife, lol.
>>
>
> I hadn't considered the multiple-kids-at-once idea, but even so, you've
> gotta be nuts.
>
Or good natured enough to roll with the punches..what's the alternative?

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>
>>>> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>>>> having that many kids.
>>> How do you figure? I work with one doctor who has 7 kids under the age
>>> of 6. All his. One set of twins and one set of triplets.
>>> I feel for his wife, lol.
>>>
>>
>> I hadn't considered the multiple-kids-at-once idea, but even so, you've
>> gotta be nuts.
> Or good natured enough to roll with the punches..what's the alternative?


I guess my thoughts come from knowing 4 sets of parents who felt 2 or 3 kids
was plenty (and a handful) in a span of 5 or 6 or 7 years. And then, there's
the "You're not coming near me with THAT thing (penis) so soon, buddy!"
factor. :-)

The flip side is that with half a dozen kids, you quickly end up with
built-in babysitting, sorta kinda.

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:52:04 -0500, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> >>
>> >> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > In article >,
>> >> > zxcvbob > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Who has time or wants to wash/
>> >> >> > scrub a bag of green potatoes you get from the grocery store?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Because you are so busy doing what?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>> >>
>> >> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>> >> having
>> >> that many kids.
>> >
>> > With all the IVF (and other technique) induced multiple births these
>> > days, I don't think you have any grounds for that comment.
>>
>> Forget biology & medicine, and think about sanity (or lack of it).
>
>Of course, anyone who wants to have more than two children should
>automatically be tossed in the loony bin.

oooh, that really hurts, coming from such a well-adjusted individual
as yourself.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> > For a solar stove, I've managed to get (thru freecycle) an old satellite
> > antennae. One of those little ones.
> >
> > I plan to use mirror tile on it (I'm sure I can get free broken mirror
> > at the local glass shop) and then locate the focal point on it to locate
> > the "burner" for pan or pot cooking.
> >
> > I'm still playing with the concept. :-)
> > I understand that I'll have to "track" the sun with it.
>
> Consider using good heavy aluminized mylar instead of mirror tiles. A
> lot less weight, less fragile and you can just cut suitable pie wedges
> to attach with spray glue. Also cheap and easy to replace if damaged or
> deteriorated.

You mean like one of those "emergency" blankets?

>
> Various solar cooker designs at: http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/

Hey that's a website I'd missed in my Googling.

Thank you! :-)
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> 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

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

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

"kilikini" > wrote in message
> twins and triplets!?!?!?!?!? How on earth does a person afford diapers?

You can always buy the kind that you wash and se again. Used to be the ONLY
way to diaper a baby.

I nuke 4 potatoes for about 10-12 minutes, then brush with oil and
finish in the oven with whatever's cooking. They come out just like
they've been baked for an hour.

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > > For a solar stove, I've managed to get (thru freecycle) an old satellite
> > > antennae. One of those little ones.
> > >
> > > I plan to use mirror tile on it (I'm sure I can get free broken mirror
> > > at the local glass shop) and then locate the focal point on it to locate
> > > the "burner" for pan or pot cooking.
> > >
> > > I'm still playing with the concept. :-)
> > > I understand that I'll have to "track" the sun with it.
> >
> > Consider using good heavy aluminized mylar instead of mirror tiles. A
> > lot less weight, less fragile and you can just cut suitable pie wedges
> > to attach with spray glue. Also cheap and easy to replace if damaged or
> > deteriorated.
>
> You mean like one of those "emergency" blankets?

I was thinking a heavier version, something like 6mil that will have
some chance of laying down reasonably smoothly.

>
> >
> > Various solar cooker designs at: http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/
>
> Hey that's a website I'd missed in my Googling.

I found that a while back, amazingly remembered I'd bookmarked it and
amazingly it still exists.

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > 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.

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

Which river?

In article >, Mitch@...
wrote:

> I nuke 4 potatoes for about 10-12 minutes, then brush with oil and
> finish in the oven with whatever's cooking. They come out just like
> they've been baked for an hour.

Ever try that out on the grill?

I'm interested in trying that.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> > > Consider using good heavy aluminized mylar instead of mirror tiles. A
> > > lot less weight, less fragile and you can just cut suitable pie wedges
> > > to attach with spray glue. Also cheap and easy to replace if damaged or
> > > deteriorated.
> >
> > You mean like one of those "emergency" blankets?
>
> I was thinking a heavier version, something like 6mil that will have
> some chance of laying down reasonably smoothly.

I'd have to see if I could find it and what it would cost.
I'm not worried about weight if I can get broken mirror for free. :-)

> > > Various solar cooker designs at: http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/
> >
> > Hey that's a website I'd missed in my Googling.
>
> I found that a while back, amazingly remembered I'd bookmarked it and
> amazingly it still exists.

Ya did good. <hugs>

I'm seriously interested in taking advantage of summer heat here.
No real reason not to.

I'd have to re-learn cooking times and figure out thermometers, but I'm
ok with that. :-)

If worse comes to worse, I could just buy a solar cooker, but I'd have a
lot more personal satisfaction building one.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > In article >,
> > "Pete C." > wrote:
> >
> > > 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.

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

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

They actually sell tubes for the river at one of the local grossery
stores.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >, Mitch@...
> wrote:
>
>> I nuke 4 potatoes for about 10-12 minutes, then brush with oil and
>> finish in the oven with whatever's cooking. They come out just like
>> they've been baked for an hour.
>
> Ever try that out on the grill?
>
> I'm interested in trying that.
> --
> Peace, Om

I microwave potatoes and then finish them on the grill. Just microwave them
until they're starting to steam a bit and then put them on the grill for
half an hour or so. I use charcoal so you might need to adjust the time if
you use gas.

Ms P

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >,
> > > "Pete C." > wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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

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

>
> They actually sell tubes for the river at one of the local grossery
> stores.
> --
> Peace, Om
>
> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> > > > Consider using good heavy aluminized mylar instead of mirror tiles. A
> > > > lot less weight, less fragile and you can just cut suitable pie wedges
> > > > to attach with spray glue. Also cheap and easy to replace if damaged or
> > > > deteriorated.
> > >
> > > You mean like one of those "emergency" blankets?
> >
> > I was thinking a heavier version, something like 6mil that will have
> > some chance of laying down reasonably smoothly.
>
> I'd have to see if I could find it and what it would cost.
> I'm not worried about weight if I can get broken mirror for free. :-)

You should be able to find heavier mylar in like 2'x3' sheets at a good
art / craft supply place for a few $.

>
> > > > Various solar cooker designs at: http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/
> > >
> > > Hey that's a website I'd missed in my Googling.
> >
> > I found that a while back, amazingly remembered I'd bookmarked it and
> > amazingly it still exists.
>
> Ya did good. <hugs>
>
> I'm seriously interested in taking advantage of summer heat here.
> No real reason not to.

I've got an ambitious solar project on the drawing board for when I have
some time. The parabolic collector is 10' dia

>
> I'd have to re-learn cooking times and figure out thermometers, but I'm
> ok with that. :-)

A regular oven meat thermometer stuck through the foam insulation board
into the oven space should do fine. An electronic remote one would be a
bit more accurate and perhaps more convenient.

>
> If worse comes to worse, I could just buy a solar cooker, but I'd have a
> lot more personal satisfaction building one.

To me, everything is a DIY project, particularly if I can use it as an
excuse for more tools.

"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >,
>> > zxcvbob > wrote:
>> >
>> > Are you kidding? Five kids under the age of six?
>>
>> If they are her biological kids (not adopted), then she's lying about
>> having
>> that many kids.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Why? Do the math. It's not unusual for a woman to be able to get
> pregnant 3 months after giving birth. It's crazy, to be sure, but
> possible.
>
> Peter Aitken

It's possible in 1 month. There are lots of women that end up with kids 10
months apart in age. It used to be common for women to have a baby every
year for several years. There are still people that do have babies every
year or so. It's not at all unusual to see a Mennonite family with
stairstep kids.

Ms P

In article >,
"Ms P" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >, Mitch@...
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I nuke 4 potatoes for about 10-12 minutes, then brush with oil and
> >> finish in the oven with whatever's cooking. They come out just like
> >> they've been baked for an hour.
> >
> > Ever try that out on the grill?
> >
> > I'm interested in trying that.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> I microwave potatoes and then finish them on the grill. Just microwave them
> until they're starting to steam a bit and then put them on the grill for
> half an hour or so. I use charcoal so you might need to adjust the time if
> you use gas.
>
> Ms P

I use wood or charcoal. I don't have a gas grill. :-)

Thanks!
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson