Post by natdak on Jan 18, 2018 16:17:25 GMT -8
Hi all,
I am currently brainstorming how I'm going to build my RMH. I would like a major function of the heater to be effective at cooking, as well as fast acting heating from the bell (without it becoming too hot to stand by) and heat storage in mass.
My wishlist is:
-An effective cooking surface ontop of the barrel, hot enough to boil water relatively fast and to fry at a hot temp
-Enough space for 2 average size pots/pans
-At a convenient hight
- Able to put an insulated reflector dish ontop to turn it into an oven, and to make frying and boiling more effective
-Able to stand by the stove without becoming too hot (I like nick man's idea to redirect heat from the sides to the top: permies.com/t/36452/update-cooking )
-remains an effective heater of the room and of a mass bench/floor
I would love to see existing stoves built with this in mind. But so far I have struggled to find them. My current thoughts are to have a cast iron/steel plate or a stone on the top, joined with clay slip. Another possibility that may or may not be necissary is to incorporate the metal rings from normal woodburning cook stoves. The ones that have metal ribs on the underside to extract more heat and cut into the barreltop to fit the ribs inside. And seal with clay slip.
Some questions that I have:
-Will a metal/stone plate ontop actually increase effectivness by pulling more heat or just retain more heat?
-Does the basic RMH without modifictions get hot enough to cook efficiently? Or will it need modification?
-Which would be more suitable, a 6" system or an 8"? Taking into consideration both barreltop temperature, size of barrel, and a convenient height for cooking. I think it is possible to set the feed tube and burn tunnel into the ground.
-Is it possible to have the j tube set into the ground for maximum riser height whilst having the manifold and bench at regular height?
-I have read that the space between the riser and the barrel should allow for at least 150% airflow. Is there alteration I can make to make heating the barreltop more effective?
I hope I haven't unloaded too many questions at once. I greatly appreciate anybody dedicated enough to answer them!
Thanks so much!
Nathan
I am currently brainstorming how I'm going to build my RMH. I would like a major function of the heater to be effective at cooking, as well as fast acting heating from the bell (without it becoming too hot to stand by) and heat storage in mass.
My wishlist is:
-An effective cooking surface ontop of the barrel, hot enough to boil water relatively fast and to fry at a hot temp
-Enough space for 2 average size pots/pans
-At a convenient hight
- Able to put an insulated reflector dish ontop to turn it into an oven, and to make frying and boiling more effective
-Able to stand by the stove without becoming too hot (I like nick man's idea to redirect heat from the sides to the top: permies.com/t/36452/update-cooking )
-remains an effective heater of the room and of a mass bench/floor
I would love to see existing stoves built with this in mind. But so far I have struggled to find them. My current thoughts are to have a cast iron/steel plate or a stone on the top, joined with clay slip. Another possibility that may or may not be necissary is to incorporate the metal rings from normal woodburning cook stoves. The ones that have metal ribs on the underside to extract more heat and cut into the barreltop to fit the ribs inside. And seal with clay slip.
Some questions that I have:
-Will a metal/stone plate ontop actually increase effectivness by pulling more heat or just retain more heat?
-Does the basic RMH without modifictions get hot enough to cook efficiently? Or will it need modification?
-Which would be more suitable, a 6" system or an 8"? Taking into consideration both barreltop temperature, size of barrel, and a convenient height for cooking. I think it is possible to set the feed tube and burn tunnel into the ground.
-Is it possible to have the j tube set into the ground for maximum riser height whilst having the manifold and bench at regular height?
-I have read that the space between the riser and the barrel should allow for at least 150% airflow. Is there alteration I can make to make heating the barreltop more effective?
I hope I haven't unloaded too many questions at once. I greatly appreciate anybody dedicated enough to answer them!
Thanks so much!
Nathan