tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post3914129737157601566..comments2024-03-27T22:01:59.919-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Hard Boiling Eggs Without WaterLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-2495260731470139942014-07-14T22:16:27.940-04:002014-07-14T22:16:27.940-04:00I am going to definitely look into this. With livi...I am going to definitely look into this. With living on a hill with nothing blocking our exposure, I could see it being used frequently. And my kids would get such a kick out of it!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Heidi<br />houseonthehillwv.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944842972501088288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-985855076767828022014-07-14T15:31:56.030-04:002014-07-14T15:31:56.030-04:00How absolutely clever! Tell me, Leigh, have you t...How absolutely clever! Tell me, Leigh, have you tried cooking potatoes? (Sweet or white?) I wonder if they would come out nice and mealy like a baked spud... Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-64277866373288653362014-07-14T06:32:47.446-04:002014-07-14T06:32:47.446-04:00This is brilliant! After seeing all your great po...This is brilliant! After seeing all your great posts on solar cooking, I have added that diy one to my "project list". With the amount of sun here, I should be able to use it every day. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />http://caffeinatedhomestead.weebly.com/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-3682342974126825232014-07-14T05:24:24.037-04:002014-07-14T05:24:24.037-04:00Sue, that's actually pretty amazing, lol. I...Sue, that's actually pretty amazing, lol. I've never heard of an egg cooker, but it sounds like a pretty good thing. <br /><br />As far as preserving, pickling hard boiled eggs is probably the best way, although ours don't usually last too long. The peeled eggs are put in a wide mouth jar and covered with leftover pickle juice. Very easy and tasty!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-69698215495993787472014-07-14T02:29:51.158-04:002014-07-14T02:29:51.158-04:00Good to know. The one thing I am totally incapable...Good to know. The one thing I am totally incapable of cooking is hard-cooked eggs. I can boil them for an hour and still have runny yolks (how is that possible?!). It used to be Daughter's job when she came home from college, to cook me up how ever many I needed. Now, I use an egg cooker. It uses a very limited amount of water, and the eggs are perfect every time. I can even use it on duck eggs.<br /><br />Is there a way you preserve the hard cooked eggs? Curious minds want to know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-38844992184845936522014-07-13T07:51:14.747-04:002014-07-13T07:51:14.747-04:00Barb, very interesting about the stones in the poo...Barb, very interesting about the stones in the pool! I have to say I love our Berkey, but envy your spring! We're talking about expanding our rainwater collection because there never seems to be enough. I'd also like to get a solar water heater installed on the roof.<br /><br />Mama Pea, if we're going to live where there's merciless hot sun in the summer, why not take advantage of it! ;)<br /><br />Velva, thanks!<br /><br />Renee, they are pretty neat and I'm finding it's just a matter of habit to use it regularly. I love the free cooking and not having to worry about keeping an eye on things so closely. <br /><br />Su Ba, this definitely sounds right up your alley! Very bad news about El Nino though.<br /><br />Ed, someone else just told me the same thing! I'll have to save that idea for rainy season, when I'm back to boiling eggs on the stove.<br /><br />Chris, exactly! My solar oven is truly a handy tool<br /><br />Sandy, I agree. :)<br /><br />Tuesday, thank you! So glad you're blogging about it. It's a wonderful record for yourselves, but also helpful for others. Dan and I have found that our community is truly online. <br /><br /> Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-15850924973927457532014-07-13T05:40:52.261-04:002014-07-13T05:40:52.261-04:00www.bothfeetin.weebly.com
:-)www.bothfeetin.weebly.com<br /><br />:-)Tuesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029757964989146602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-72253076042342176702014-07-12T22:36:28.825-04:002014-07-12T22:36:28.825-04:00Leigh,
Another good reason to have a solar oven. ...Leigh,<br /><br />Another good reason to have a solar oven. I had no idea you can cook eggs this way. <br /><br />Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-10014392613486012572014-07-12T18:43:15.846-04:002014-07-12T18:43:15.846-04:00If the sun shines, why not use it? Very inventive ...If the sun shines, why not use it? Very inventive for a solar oven. I'm taking notes. Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-47779673843765257972014-07-12T17:50:10.474-04:002014-07-12T17:50:10.474-04:00I think the best way to get eggs to peel easily is...I think the best way to get eggs to peel easily is when they are fully cooked, immerse them in an ice water bath for ten minutes and then peel before they get back to room temperature. This works with the tough membrane ones too.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-52658356534796898282014-07-12T14:10:09.406-04:002014-07-12T14:10:09.406-04:00Leigh, blog coming very soon, will let you know!Leigh, blog coming very soon, will let you know!Tuesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029757964989146602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-56055374552840204482014-07-12T12:02:19.387-04:002014-07-12T12:02:19.387-04:00Wow. Leigh, this oven sounds right up my alley. Th...Wow. Leigh, this oven sounds right up my alley. This year we're not getting much sun, but next year it looks like we're in for an El Niño drought. When that happens we get week after week of good sun. Sounds like it would be a good investment to add a solar oven to my homestead. I'd love to hear more stories of your cooking adventures with it. <br /><br />...Su Ba, www.kaufarmer.blogspot.comSu Bahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125127467859054156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-27726904422938716242014-07-12T09:43:00.267-04:002014-07-12T09:43:00.267-04:00I have a friend who shared that she has been bakin...I have a friend who shared that she has been baking her eggs in the oven, so the solar oven makes sense. I bet she would have a blast with a solar oven.<br />I've shared your blog with her. I wonder if she's peeked.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-25495860076797394782014-07-12T08:46:51.760-04:002014-07-12T08:46:51.760-04:00That is totally coo!!
VelvaThat is totally coo!!<br /><br />VelvaVelvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034246333318823700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-67405347054941443672014-07-12T07:23:28.756-04:002014-07-12T07:23:28.756-04:00I think your solar oven cooking is just the cooles...I think your solar oven cooking is just the coolest (warmest? haha.) thing! If we had to rely on a solar oven for our cooking these past few months, we'd be deader than door knobs by now! (Or on a totally raw diet.) We've had a rainy, nearly sunless spring and first part of summer. I guess we're just not situated in solar oven territory. But sure is interesting reading your posts about same.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-30268089163332921682014-07-12T06:29:01.070-04:002014-07-12T06:29:01.070-04:00I know I have enough sun for this. I just don'...I know I have enough sun for this. I just don't have the chickens anymore! I will be looking into this for my preparedness suite. I have the Berkey. I have the water containers. I have the spring. I would like some solar goodies like the oven and a shower. We did put an old baby pool filled with spring water on the patio. The hot stones raised the temperature 20 degrees F in an hour. It went from bracing to refreshing. Farmer Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596672416236302171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-29533627097055459002014-07-12T06:15:02.784-04:002014-07-12T06:15:02.784-04:001st Man, good to hear from you! The other lovely t...1st Man, good to hear from you! The other lovely thing about a solar oven is not heating up the house while cooking.<br /><br />Kev, pretty cook, huh? <br /><br />Harry, I know they'll explode in a microwave, but that's a totally different way to heat. I confess I wouldn't have thought of this all by myself, but it works!<br /><br />Dawn, I'm sure they can overcook, but I've always managed to not forget they're there. :) The first couple times mine were undercooked, i.e. soft boiled.<br /><br />Nicole, bad news, isn't it! <br /><br />Gill, the oven typically heats to 300° - 325° F / 150° - 165° C. I haven't dared use it for rising bread, but I do let it rise in the sun, covered with a clean cotton dishtowel. Then I bake it in the solar oven, yum!<br /><br />Dani, I wouldn't have thought to it this way either. I've been going through the videos on the Sun Oven site and learning a lot! I don't do anything to them, no pin prick. I'm guessing that the even heat keeps them from exploding. A pan of boiled away water would continue to get pretty hot. (Just a guess on my part).<br /><br />Tuesday, how exciting! I hope you're blogging about this because I'm coming over for a visit. I want details!<br />Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-78420480707381730062014-07-12T05:55:37.411-04:002014-07-12T05:55:37.411-04:00I'm going to have to look into one of these so...I'm going to have to look into one of these someday, so cool!!!<br /><br /><br />PS: we closed on 10 acres this week! Tuesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029757964989146602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-60997832190035583502014-07-12T04:58:18.630-04:002014-07-12T04:58:18.630-04:00Leigh - I cook my eggs in my solar oven in boiling...Leigh - I cook my eggs in my solar oven in boiling salted water - also for an hour. Never thought to try them in a cardboard box - that's definitely worth a try :)<br /><br />Like Harry, I would've thought they'd explode - do you prick a small hole in them before putting them in your solar oven?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-82378712850307272982014-07-12T04:20:42.855-04:002014-07-12T04:20:42.855-04:00What temperature does your oven get to? I also hav...What temperature does your oven get to? I also have exploding eggs and black saucepans! <br />I was rising bread in the greenhouse yesterday and nearly cooked it as it got so hot! That and your post makes me wonder if there are possibilities here!!! As soon as I saw you post I thought "pickled eggs" for winter stores.<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-69240082297620893252014-07-12T03:01:33.999-04:002014-07-12T03:01:33.999-04:00i know what you mean about boiling eggs, lets just...i know what you mean about boiling eggs, lets just say ive had quite a few black pots to clean.Nicole and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463146316953697505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-59013608394572950442014-07-12T03:00:11.941-04:002014-07-12T03:00:11.941-04:00That is realy interesting, can they over cook at a...That is realy interesting, can they over cook at all. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-80039835569545498632014-07-12T02:54:06.707-04:002014-07-12T02:54:06.707-04:00I would have bet that they would explode. That'...I would have bet that they would explode. That's handy to know.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-48791010211147468482014-07-12T02:31:22.318-04:002014-07-12T02:31:22.318-04:00What a great way to cook eggs! What a great way to cook eggs! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-75395064301670589072014-07-12T00:56:23.434-04:002014-07-12T00:56:23.434-04:00OK, now THAT is awesome. I had no idea. That alon...OK, now THAT is awesome. I had no idea. That alone makes me interested in a solar oven! thanks!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.com