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Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !
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That's a point0
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First you boil a kettle, then leave it to cool, then heat it up again..? When I make porridge on the stove I keep the gas low and it takes little more time, if any, than it would to heat up.
I remember years ago people on the net where talking about making porridge in a slow cooker all night. It *may* save energy but I prefer the low tech rather than having something electrical going in the middle of the night (and wearing the slow cooker out perhaps).0 -
I whack my porridge in the micro for 90 seconds - must try the energy monitor but it does feel like it must be cheaper than that. Always interesting to try stuff out though!0
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tbh there are much better ideas on the mse threads0
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The Dreampot on the bottom looks like a good idea. Use as a slow cooker. Shame about the price though.0
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How much is it? I couldn't see a price anywhere...0
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belfastgirl23 wrote: »How much is it? I couldn't see a price anywhere...
I went to the makers website. A 3l one was AU$150. They do a 6l for AU$250.0 -
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I know. Need to last a lifetime to get the money back.
There are instructions on the internet for making your own. Google Haybox.0 -
Interesting blog - I've been intrigued by hayboxes since I saw them on the Victorian Kitchen Garden
I'll add this to the avoid using gas and electricity thread, to keep ideas together.
Penny. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0
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