tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post6100716695649555056..comments2024-02-17T23:26:47.941-08:00Comments on Abdallah House - Redesigning a Home: Preserving with a solar tyre cookerRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10265524593691122778noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post-81233655514778978602013-01-31T20:24:38.333-08:002013-01-31T20:24:38.333-08:00Very very interesting post..I like this one. gotta...Very very interesting post..I like this one. gotta bookmark this one.<br /><strong><a href="http://www.tvmbuildingproducts.ca/Sealants.html" rel="nofollow">Reflective insulation</a></strong><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727715385773022181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post-30875105064000936332013-01-29T08:12:10.158-08:002013-01-29T08:12:10.158-08:00Hi Richard!
Great idea! Have you considered repla...Hi Richard!<br /><br />Great idea! Have you considered replacing the second foam cylinder with a large aluminum bowl, filled with water, in which you can submerge the jars of puree? Daniel Peltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post-14948727451702353892013-01-21T15:41:23.812-08:002013-01-21T15:41:23.812-08:00That's an interesting point about the core tem...That's an interesting point about the core temperature. I didn't test the temperature of the puree, but will next time.<br />My initial thoughts regarding this was that the food would go off in the jar if it wasn't properly pasteurised and would cause the vacuum seal to fail. We have not yet become sick from eating our preserves, even when there has been a little mould on the surface. Saying that I wouldn't recommend this - we are fermented food eaters and eat all sorts of bubbling delights. We must have built up our digestive system with enough bacterial goodies to handle it.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265524593691122778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post-22766924396103452312013-01-21T05:39:06.251-08:002013-01-21T05:39:06.251-08:00It is a fantastic idea...but am wondering, did you...It is a fantastic idea...but am wondering, did you also leave a sample jar open (to take core temperatures of the puree)? Call me compulsive, sorry, but I know that jars will seal even when merely warm, doesn't necessarily mean that the contents are sterile (IMHO). CheersUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926792066337886571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post-87876155996176025392013-01-20T23:15:06.059-08:002013-01-20T23:15:06.059-08:00Excellent low cost solution. I have built and used...Excellent low cost solution. I have built and used a couple of solar cookers and a food dryer but I never thought of preserving like this. Great Idea!<br /><br />One thing to note is that the sunlight is much more important than the outside temperature and people have been successfully cooking with solar cookers even in snow in winter as long as there are clear skies. You just need to have reasonably good insulation. Double glazing helps a lot too.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Michaelhttp://www.sixgorillas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post-64417618196882409812013-01-20T21:24:56.024-08:002013-01-20T21:24:56.024-08:00Well done Richard. I am very impressed with your ...Well done Richard. I am very impressed with your ingenuity. I will be on the lookout for the materials to make this tyre preserving kit, as I too dislike heating up the house with the Fowlers pot during summer.<br /><br />Cheers, GavAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995214671079288985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971443171317468019.post-69144716712148690112013-01-20T19:42:14.179-08:002013-01-20T19:42:14.179-08:00Glad it worked! We might have to try it, although ...Glad it worked! We might have to try it, although so far we've had enough produce in one go (fruit til now, just getting into tomatoes) to justify using the large vacola unit. Good on you.Caronoreply@blogger.com