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Thanksgiving Turkey and Sweet Potatoes

Thanksgiving day was bright and sunny here in SoCal.
The turkey (16 pounds gross*) went in the cooker at 7:30 a.m.
Starting temperature was 45º
Five hours later the Turkey was at 160º
Then 2 things happened:
1. The family ready to eat
2. A high cloud obscured the sun.

Solution: The bird was placed in a conventional oven for a few more minutes until the temperature was correct.

Sweet potatoes
4.5 pound gross
Scrubbed then rubbed with olive oil
Way done in 2 hours

Lessons learned:
You may have all day to cook but if the family meal is planned for noon - you have half a day to cook.

*gross weight includes the food and the pot

First time out with the wide body prototype. Great ribs. 

Just added some great videos to the allseasonsolarcooker.com site.
Or you can check them out here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBfAvUUd4kM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEg6Ph2DSs 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3MH5py0nJM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRmGkBZkizI 

What I really like about these is that they were created by users of the All Season Solar Cooker, not by me. So check them out and see what others have to say

Here is the logo for the all season solar cooker

Today, stack pot cooking. Got the idea from the indian Tiffen. I have a LOT of solar cookware, so I stacked two large fry pans and one smaller, all with lids so they stack. Bottom pan: Portobello mushrooms stuffed with onion, tomato, jalepeno and cheese. Middle pan: Kielbasa and onions Top Pan: Brown rice At the solar workshops people ask about putting two pots in at once. We are gonna find out

Today - a 4 pound tri tip roast. One hour to medium rare (140) and two hours to well done (190) The family likes well done.

Today.. The clear polycarbonate steam table trays cook more quickly than the amber sulphone ones. But I was not around enough to measure how significant. The glass bowls cook more quickly than the clear polycarbonate. But again, more work is needed to learn if this is a significant difference. The polycarbonate is rated for 210º F. I heated a jar of cooking oil to 250º using the polycarbonate trays. The jar sat directly on the lower surface. There was no melting or any indication of failure. Perhaps the ambient air is cooling the polycarbonate enough to keep the plastic itself from exceeding temperature rating.

My friend Ravindra sent me this cooker. I like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF57dVycVmo

This week: testing sulphone and polycarbonate steam table trays against glass bowls. I am looking for a lightweight, durable enclosure for the pot and the steam table trays show promise.

To Sam et al.
Here ia a short list of the foods I have burned in the All Season Solar Cooker:
Bread
Rice
Lasagna
Corn Bread

And I have overcooked:
Brownies
Beans
Squash

Unlike most panel cookers, the ASSC reaches normal oven temperatures - 350º - so it can burn about anything

A batch of beans takes about as long as it would on a stove top - 5 hours from dry to perfectly tender.

3 days of solar cooking
Day 1 - a large bot of beans - 3 cups dry pinto, 9 cups water, 1 Tbs olive oil, dehydrated garlic. The 3 to 1 ratio is pretty good for summer cooking. I use one less cup of water in winter. For 2 cups of dry beans, 5 cups of water.
The pot was 2/3 full and cooked very well.
Day 2 - perfect tri-tip roast. a little over 3 pounds. Done in 90 minutes - but I let it simmer for another hour to increase tenderness and to please my "no pink in the middle!" family members.
Day 3. 5 pound roasting hen. Rubbed with Monterey Steak seasoning. Cooked to juicy doneness then drained and painted with BBQ sauce and put on the grill for a few minutes each side. Absolutely delicious.
Day 0 - brownies - which I always overcook!

Today's experiment.
I have been experimenting with nylon bags (oven bags) and getting good results when the pot is placed inside the bag.
Today I will use a bag to form a door for the entire cooker reflective area. See how that works.

I am back.
Retired from my day job and 100% committed to promoting solar cooking and the All Season Solar Cooker.
Hope to see you all here often as I will add solar cooking information frequently.