Hay Box (Slow) Cooker

[jamesmarshall]

some of the knives in the drawer aren't as sharp as others !

Many years ago I was told you can cook an egg by putting it in a sock and spinninig round over your head. the top of my arm and my shoulder still hurt.

 

[antiqueman]

That would take years! I think you're getting muddled up with compost heaps.

A hay box, is a cooker that utilises the heat of the food being cooked to complete the cooking process. Food items to be cooked are heated to boiling point, and then insulated. Over a period of time, the food items cook by the heat captured in the insulated container. Generally, it takes three times the normal cooking time to cook food in a hay box.

sounds like a good diet to me ready next week hope lots of other nutrician about like ale :yeahthat:

 

[antiqueman]

nice pic

love it ,but thats no way to treat the sweads,what did they ever do to you.

I can't see the meat??

 

[harrow]

Having got interested in the Magic Cooker and then ordered one from ebay which turned out not to be in stock :rolleyes2: we decided to have a go at making our own.

I already had a Le Creuset cast iron casserole that my mother gave me.
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Phill made a box from 18mm marine ply (just happened to be what we had) & lined it with Kingspan insulation board. I taped all the edges of the board with foil insulation tape.
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Plenty of hay & straw available from the barn next door.
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I started off a bacon & butterbean stew at midday. It went into the box at 12:30.
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We like most things motorhome to have a dual purpose so this is also a step-up for the fixed bed & a coolbox. Phill has worked out it will hold 16 beer cans.:cheers:
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We'll be having dinner at about 7-8pm & I will report the results.

Instead of Hay or a duvet try polystyrene PACKING PEANUTS as they will be easily washable and of course light to carry!

 

[Sharon the Cat]

Instead of Hay or a duvet try polystyrene PACKING PEANUTS as they will be easily washable and of course light to carry!

The duvet works best as it is in two pieces & can hang to dry after use.

Hay, straw, polystyrene, vermiculite & anything loose makes a real mess when taking the pot out.