energy saving cooking

[Pianotuna]

Hi,

I hate burning propane--so I tried this today.

I put two eggs (in the shell) inside the four cup drip coffee pot.

I filled it with water, then poured the water into the reservoir.

Then I made coffee and waited 25 minutes.

End result was two nicely hard cooked eggs.

The coffee pot initially uses about 530 watts for seven minutes. Then it cycles once every three minutes for 13 seconds.

I know that 15 minutes was not enough time. I suspect I'll try 20 minutes next time to try to get a nicely soft boiled egg.

[Pianotuna]

Hi,

I ended up short changing myself for time for supper--so I decided what the heck--and cooked myself another coffee pot egg.

This time I took the egg out at 20 minutes (it had been in the fridge at 40 f). Energy use according to my kill-a-watt was 0.08 of a kwh, so 80 watt hours. I did continue to test until 25 minutes had gone bye but the end result was still 0.08 kwh.

80 watt hours / 10 = 8 amp-hours.

For those of you who cook, the egg was barely done to soft boiled status. I think 21 minutes would be a better time--or if the egg had been at room temperature that also might have helped.

[BCooke]

Drip coffee.... electric I guess.
Have you tried induction cook tops?
I boil 2 cups of water in about 2 minutes. I was comparing it to the house stove at the time.

[Gocoffeer]

Don...u are da man.... I would have never thought about that egg cooking technique. Any split in the shells from heat shock? I would really feel shorted if I had egg protein floating in my coffee.

[J Birder]

Somehow, it sounds like an awful lot of work for very little (if any) benefit.

Joel

[az bound]

Don is a very innovative guy, but could have made even better use of power if he had put a slice of bologna or a few slices of bacon under the coffee pot.

[Gocoffeer]

I tried the egg thing.... worked like a charm. Was thinking that this might destroy the taste of my coffee....nope. Now what other goodies are you hiding from us Don?

[Mr_D]

I don't like using my propane either so to save our propane we drive into town and eat at a restaurant!

[Gocoffeer]

Mr D... now that is the picture of how my gal would like life.... BUT she married this working class stiff and she has to shop for the menu items that we use propane to cook. I do love that visit to the restaurant but....that wallet is far too thin to make it happen at the cost of my propane.

[clyon51]

I hate propane and electric to cook eggs. Decided to have DW just sit on the eggs, that took too long and the dogs didn't like the chicks.

I finally figured to poll my neighbors who had DPs and were leaving in the morning. Since they never leave for at least 30 mins after starting their engines, I slip over and throw a few up the exaust pipe. If I want hard boiled, I leave them in there until they leave. Taking off they blow out and I go pick them up.

For softer eggs it's a bit more tricky. But it doesn't cost 4 cents for elec or 3 cents for propane

[BCooke]

I have seen where people have used the exhaust headers to cook...