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Originally Posted by Daox
Oooh, interesting.
I can understand the insulation and warm kill hack. Why do you want to reduce the power by half though?
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I have read about various approaches to high efficiency cooking, and the low efficiency of normal stoves is always pointed out. most of the heat under a pot is lost as it passes around the pot.
I've also read about "Fireless Cooking" which actually uses fire to initially get the food hot, but then uses thick insulation to keep the heat in the pot, where the cooking continues for hours.
So I reasoned that the insulation would prevent the loss of heat through the sides of the cooker... therefore, less heat would be required.
Turns out that the diode works just about right. However, the rice cooks just a bit slower.
Regards,
-AC_Hacker
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