NEEPS

Smooth Hound · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject:

card board box then, just put your pan in it and stuff some hay in it around the pan, and some on top,

a few herbs in with the hay and what a lovely aroma in the room

Ina · Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 10:02 am Post subject:

In Germany, rice and the likes was traditionally cooked in bed... Mind you, we always had decent feather duvets. I don't think it would work so well with blankets, or those awful plastic duvets you sometimes get. Just wrap your pot with the boiling stuff in it in a large towel first.
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Smooth Hound · Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 10:25 am Post subject:

even better

Nix · Neepster Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 496 Location: Turriff

Cooking in bed ...... perfect

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Julie · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject:

When I first started bottling this batch of lambs I bought, I stuffed the bottles of milk deep into the hayrack to keep them warm for the next feed. Considering it was only blood heat to begin with, it was quite successful, so I can confirm the insulating properties of hay. I only did it a couple of times though as it didn't seem wise to me. It was keeping the milk at the perfect heat to cultivate any bacteria - not good for any infant.
If memory serves, you need to bring the casserole up to boiling point in the oven, or on the hob first and it will stay hot enough in a cardboard box full of hay, as SH says. I reckon it would be better still if you lined the box with wool before putting the hay in. It insulates so well that snow will stay frozen on a sheeps back for days.
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