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Life off the grid in the SW Texas desert. An experiment in sustainable living. NUMBERS AT THE END OF EACH BLOG POST: temp at 8PM,high temp,low temp,rainfall,wind conditions(CalmBreezyWindyGusty). YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFieldLab Daily live streams at https://www.youtube.com/thefieldlab/live
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Balancing act is right. That is what it's going to be when you start baking.
curious to the temps you're getting. Odd thing happened to me . I thought black on the inside would make the oven get hotter. It did not it actually made the temp lower. Only thing I can think of was the black allowed the heat to be attracted to the insulation and then escape via the wood. I put the reflective mylar back on the inside and the temps went up. The max temp I have achieved was just a tad over 200. With the inside painted black I was around 175. Im in Florida. I use a cast iron dutch oven on the inside of the box. So far have made some potatos and a roaster chicken took about 6-7 hrs and was delish. Was my first attempt at a solar oven. A basic box oven made of 3/4 plywood 2" insulation board , some tin and plexiglass and some mylar emergency blanket used to line the inside.
What kinda temps is your oven producing? ofc 25% humidity and broiling sun might effect it some
I'm curious about any issues w/ fumes from the paint? On grills it used only on the outside.
Fumes have never been an issue...I let any new paint job bake in the sun for a day before cooking any food...and everything I cook in a solar oven is in a container with a lid.
Mr. Blood....hmmmm. Interesting that you mention black interior. I noticed in the pictures of the oven design that I am replicating does not have a black interior. As soon as mine is up and running, I will test that.
Black thermal mass perhaps? Steel or rock/concrete? Longer to heat up but a more steady heat like a pizza oven but using solar. Just a thought from one who hasn't used a solar oven since boy scouts in the 60's.
Al
For thermal mass using such low temperatures, a piece of 1/4" thick steel or cast iron would be better than a pizza stone. A chef friend says that you need some serious heat (800*F) to take advantage of stone as thermal mass to bake/cook with.
Great progress on the oven.
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