[Sca-cooks] Cooking rice in feast quantities

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Maggie MacDonald wrote:

> At 09:10 PM 12/2/01,david friedman said something like:
>
>> Incidentally, what I was cooking rice for a hundred people over was a
>> sort of oversized coleman-style stove with its own legs that someone
>> in the group had provided--because the kitchen only had stove space
>> for two large pots (two ordinary stoves, one with an oven overhanging
>> it).  I don't remember the brand name, although I can probably find
>> it, but it is a very useful gadget, providing two quite powerful
>> burners. I'm thinking of getting one--it would be useful when we do a
>> cooking workshop in our one stove kitchen and run out of burners.
>> Also useful when and if we do another feast in a too small kitchen.
>> --
>> David/Cariadoc
>> http://www.daviddfriedman.com/
>
>
> We've been using those in Calafia for a little while. The Barony owns one,
> and we use it at events, and my household owns one.
>
> We found that the biggest hassle was remembering to bring a wrench to
> tighten the gas fittings (duct tape one to the leg when you disassemble).
> And a carrying bag.  Luckily there was a great sale on large size sport
> duffles recently, and it fits inside there just fine.
>
> The stoves are wonderful!


I've been thinking about trying to get Ostgardr to invest in one of these; they seem to pump far more btu's into a pot than your typical industrial stove.


Adamantius

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