Qxxx said:
Follow up to this discussion from a couple of months ago. I did buy both a stove-top pressure cooker and a small 1.5-qt 120VAC 120W crockpot slow-cooker. After using both, I greatly prefer the crock pot, as it's basically painless to use and there is very little mess to clean up.
Another follow-up on the previous discussion re Pressure Cooker on a Coleman stove versus the 120VAC crockpot slow cooker.
I have now used the pressure cooker exactly 1 time on the stove here in S&B, and don't ever plan to use it again. Way too much of a mess to clean up afterwards, which violates my philosophy of cooking for minimalist cleanup and water usage. Plus it would use too much propane for most cooking, so 3 strikes against in regards van use.
OTOH, I have now used the 120VAC crockpot slow cooker almost a dozen times, and find it vastly easier to deal with. Very little mess, as the stoneware inner pot cleans up easily. A typical preparation takes on the order of 1 1/2 to 2 hours on high (120W), or roughly 20AH from the solar battery. (probably less due to temperature duty-cycling). So with a 100W solar cell at nominal 50% output, about 4A, this should recharge the battery in an afternoon of sun.
So, this is to me a great addition to using the Coleman stove for
all cooking. I can save 50% or more on propane in the van each month by using free energy. Win-win.
Also for anti-salt people: due to covid, I have been using more canned and dry foods the past few months, which tend to have large amounts of salt. So another thing I have been doing is rinsing canned foods, eg meats and veggies, with water before using. I figure pre-rinsing should remove at least some of the salt.