This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Food Prep and Preservation
To complete this badge bit, you must cook at least 2 cups of rice by bring the rice and
water to a boil on a
rocket stove and finishing the cooking in a haybox cooker. (Note that this BB is part of a 4 part adventure in cooking grain in four different ways. Pseudograins are also allowed, but all four ways of cooking must be the same food prepared with 4 different cooking contraptions.)
This a
thread at permies about haybox cookers:
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All About Haybox Cooking
Some articles on haybox cooking:
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Thermal Cooking Methods
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Haybox Cooking by
Permaculture News
This is a haybox cooker:
and how to use one:
Cooking Rice with a thermal oven (similar to a haybox)
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- you must produce at least two cups of grain
- you bust bring the water and grain to a boil on a
rocket stove
- a Dakota fire pit is acceptable
- you must complete the cooking in a haybox cooker
- haybox cooker can be homemade or an insulated container that uses haybox cooker principles
To get certified for this Badge Bit you must provide pics or video (<2 min) of the following:
- the grain and water boiling on a rocket stove
- your heated uncooked grain being transferred to a haybox cooker (with some sort of watch or timer)
- must show how the grain isn't cooked yet
- your cooked grain coming out of a haybox cooker (with some sort of watch or timer)
- show the final product is at least two cups of grain
Clarifications:
- All food prep and preservation BBs strictly prohibit plastic, teflon or aluminum touching the food at any point