Will I be able to have pasta with a warm sauce either this evening or tomorrow evening?
a badly taken picture of a pot of tomato sauce inside a solar oven
I don't have a good place to use the #solarOven in the middle of the day (I get direct sun from around 13:30 daylight saving time), and today it's a bit overcast, but the temperature probe below the pot has been above 65°C for a few hours now.
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Today I decided I wanted to resume working on a #python script to generate an svg file for a piecepack set from a template and svgs of the suites, which is something I've been working on and (mostly) off for ages.
What I did today:
* did a bit of cleanup in the directory where I thought the script was (it wasn't)
* moved an unrelated script (to generate a template for telescoping boxes) which *was* in the above directory to the repository where I was actually working on the piecepack script
* did the initial release on pypy of my library to write command line commands (which at the moment is basically just what I had in lesana, extracted in a way that is general purpose).
Not sure whether I should have a feeling of accomplishment (I *did* things that were in the queue for months) or lack of :D
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I'm not 100% happy with it: it is quite heavy, so it's probably not really confortable to use (or at least to carry around), but using a thinner wool probably wouldn't be sturdy enough. Also, the felting isn't very regular.
However, it is usable, so I'm calling it done, and will use it at home.
And move on to the next attempt at making AllTheFauxdori. because I'm absolutely not obsessed with those, right?
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@Samuele I tend to write *small*: sometimes I even use a preppy 02 upside down to get a smaller line, afaik german nibs tend to be significantly bigger than japanese ones.
Also, everybody I've heard talking about Lamy's nibs says that they are all great, except for the EF ones
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La polenta è polenta solo quando la si può tagliare col filo!
Altrimenti è hummus di mais.
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I may have just sent this to my #crocheting mom
archive.org/details/artofcroch…
and her response wasn't “no way”.
maybe we'll both forget about it before the autumn (it's just not something that can be worked during the summer), maybe I'll crochet-nerd-sniper her again. BUAHAHAHAHAH :D
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And isn't the knitted shell insertion from archive.org/details/artofcroch… nice too?
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E comunque stanotte ho sognato che il Giappone stava bombardando il confine tra Italia e Svizzera.
il GIAPPONE.
Anyway, tonight I dreamed that Japan was bombarding the border between Italy and Switzerland.
JAPAN.
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@Bevilacqua Gustavino @las_lallero ma allora dovevano prima attaccare firenze dove fanno il lampredotto-don!
(che non sono mai riuscita ad assaggiare, e non per non averci provato :( )
(che però in effetti è fatto da un cuoco giapponese, quindi magari quello gli va bene?)
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Uops, my day has been sniped into updating my planner generation script to add an A5 daily planner option with graph or pointed paper.
Uops, la mia giornata è stata sniperata facendomi aggiornare il mio script per generare agende per aggiungere opzioni per un agenda A5 con una pagina per giorni a quadretti o puntini.
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@Sophie
planner_generator.py needs a system with python3, inkscape and pdfjam: in debian the latter is in the package texlive-extra-utils (and yes, it will install a lot of dependencies)
and then ./planner_generator.py --help should give hints; I've started to write some docs and found some bugs, and right now I can't fix them, but I'll look into it later.
I have no idea whether they work on something that isn't linux, however
(also, within reason, I'm willing to just generate custom requests with one of those templates and a custom language, if running the script is too much of a hassle — I can see it being so)
If there is ONE thing I don't need right now it's another #sewing pattern for the 18th century, right?
only... thedreamstress.com/2022/07/mee…
guess what has just happened? :D
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@Ashnee HS io ho trovato un metro da sarto con le doppie misure in un kit per bloccare gli scialli lavorati ai ferri, ma rimango fedele a quello classico con misura e misura divisa per due, che è fondamentale se non si sa contare :D
però il metro del tiger (che se non sbaglio è una bindellina, vero?) è carino anzichennò :D
@Ashnee HS btw, la dreamstress è neozelandese :)
(però sì, buona parte degli altri arrivano dagli stati uniti con le loro unità di misura del cavolo)
New #experiment
#gtk4 #libadwaita #vala #mockup
Gtk4 / LibAdwaita Pixelfed client mockup
An experiment in writing a fictional mobile-first pixelfed client in Gtk4 / LibAdwaitaPeerTube Italia - Video Sharing in Creative Commons
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“Even so, there is no excuse for putting pineapple on pizza.”
The Last Continent, page 277 of a paperback edition, inside a footnote (of course).
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that would make an italian feel vaguely sorry for the Germans, but they would be too busy eating a real pizza to dwell on it too long :D
It's tasty if you think of it as a pie and not a pizza :)
For proper pizza, I'd go for a pizza marinara with san marzano tomatoes. Might throw some arugula on top of it after baking.
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Yesterday evening, while it was pretty hot, I've decided that this night we'll try to use my grandmother's embroidered linen bedsheet, instead of keeping them in a drawer forever because they are too nice.
Now it's raining and the temperatures have gone down a bit: should I do it more often?
Ieri sera, mentre faceva abbastanza caldo, ho deciso che stanotte avremmo provato ad usare le lenzuola di lino ricamato di mia nonna, anziché lasciarle sempre nel cassetto perché son troppo belle.
Adesso piove, e le temperature si sono abbassate un po': dovrei farlo più spesso?
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la superficie liscia del legno di nocciolo dopo che è stato usato e usato e si è ingrassato coi grassi della pelle, e in questo specifico caso anche con la lanolina.
#treCoseBelle
(e ok, per ora è una soltanto)
the smooth surface of hazel wood after it has been used a lot and has been olied by skin oils and in this specific case also by lanoline.
#threeNiceThings (ok, this time it's just one, but the hashtag on the italian fediverse mentions three)
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Next step: interfacing a couple pieces of fabric with iron-on interfacing.
wish me luck!
(ok, I am being a bit more dramatic than strictly needed, but we do have ~27°C in the home right now)
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Since a few weeks, my #debian #bookworm system was no longer able to build the initrd.img for new kernels. This morning it couldn't boot at all with a recent kernel (it did with an older one), so I found the time to look into it: it seems that the problem could have been related to the fact that my system still had split /usr; I've installed the #usrmerge package and now the initrd.img has been built.
wiki.debian.org/UsrMerge
salsa.debian.org/md/usrmerge/r…
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrep…
now rebooting, wish me luck :D
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@Bevilacqua Gustavino sometimes having an updated kernel is nice :D
(also, I tend to shut down the laptop every evening, but that's more for my own sake than the computer's)
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@Nicholas Laney :copyleft2: @David de Groot 𓆉 come hai fatto a capirlo? :D
(ma ha senso, orchi emilani, nani elvetici, elfi silvani tedeschi ed elfi alti francesi)
TIL: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhET_Int…
A suite of #educational puzzles which, notably, is also available for offline download for #kiwix: library.kiwix.org/?q=phet
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Uh, I missed the news that the #marginalia #searchEngine has been released as free software (AGPL)
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I've just realized that watercolours with a water brush are the artsy-painty thing that uses less water among all of the ones that I have around the house.
With just a few squeezes and passes on a wiping cloth for washing the brushes, and no other tool that requires washing, it's pretty hard to beat them.
Given the name, that's somewhat counterintuitive, however :)
(yes, I could be using pencils, pastels, pens and a lot of other things that don't require washing at all)
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Please don't take this as a critique of the pattern or its authors: it looks pretty well made, and historical clothing is not their job or interest, and that's perfectly fine.
However. This phrase.
moodfabrics.com/blog/helen-cas…
“It seems Marie Antionette is continuing to affect fashion, centuries after the fact. Casual corsets have returned full swing in 2021 and we’re absolutely loving it.”
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgghhnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
#HistoricalCostuming #historicalCostumerProblems
Helen Castillo x Mood Fabrics Corset – Free Sewing Pattern
Mix the hyperfeminity of this corset sewing pattern with an edgy long dress, skirt, or even an oversized button-down and straight-cut jeans!Helen Castillo (Mood Sewciety)
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What do you wear under a chemise a la reine? 2.0 - The Dreamstress
What was worn under a chemise a la reine? Stiffer boned stays? Soft stays or jumps? Bust separating stays? Â Or could you go without a support garment?The Dreamstress
“Il presidente della Regione esclude limitazioni sul fronte dei consumi civili.”
varesenews.it/2022/06/fontana-…
oh, cazzo. siamo spacciati. tra una settimana chiudono l'aquedotto.
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quindi, ricapitolando:
- dalla pianura aspettano l'acqua dei navigli
- dai navigli guardano al maggiore
- dal maggiore guardano al ticino (e già li vedo col gesto dell'ombrello pronto)
ma non facciamo prima a chiedere direttamente alla groenlandia, invece di fare un passetto verso l'alto alla volta?
ma soprattutto, così possiamo lamentarci che se non c'è acqua per l'agricoltura italiana è tutta colpa degli extracomunitari e delle loro centrali idroelettiche!
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TIL what happens when you freeze a banana.
Recipe:
Around 17 on the day before discover that you're out of lemons, peel a just barely ripe banana anyway, cut it into round slices, put it into a small box with a tight fitting lid, leave it in the freezer overnight.
Around 9 in the morning get the box with the banana from the fridge, put it into the bento box with the rest of the meal, put everything in a thermal bag with two small reusable ice blocks and a bottle of water that had remained in the fridge overnight.
Drive 1.5 - 2 hours in ~30°C (no AC), leave in the trunk of the car while doing $THINGS; at 12:30 - 13:00 get the bento box, eat the lunch, eat the banana.
It was *sweet*. It was very soft, it could be picked up with a fork, but just barely, and it was extremely sweet. it had also leaked a sweet syrupy liquid that was also quite sweet.
Have I mentioned sweet?
It wasn't too sweet, however, as long as one has a bit of a sweet tooth it was quite pleasing.
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yes, very sweet!
we freeze a lot of bananas - and use them in smoothies with milk. currently trying to grow our own bananas:
They are the USA's "most imported food".
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Interesting.
Another thing you can do with a frozen banana (a more ripe one) is, freeze the (peeled) banana with a skewer in the end. Take it out and dip in molten chocolate, and return to the freezer until set.
You now have a cold ice-cream substitute with a crunchy chocolate shell :)
(optional, roll the freshly dipped banana in finely chopped nuts before re-freezing)
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Dear #crochet and #generalNerdery people: let assume that somebody (asking for a friend!) was planning a band of filet crochet that is 5 squares wide (plus two of border) and was tempted by the idea of using Baudot Code to make it spell some text.
Should it have the columns in order 1 2 3 4 5 as they seem to be depicted on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bau… or should it be 5 4 1 2 3 as in the position of the keys?
(sadly, (afaik) friendica doesn't support polls, you'll have to write your answer in a comment)
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Ho addosso una gonna a ruota leggerissima che si muove quando mi giro che è un piacere.
E se mi giro di colpo per farla muovere, mi gira la testa.
è INGIUSTO.
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Junge Hexe:
Der Puder ist so wie der Rock
Für alt' und graue Weibchen,
Drum sitz ich nackt auf meinem Bock
Und zeig ein derbes Leibchen.
#FaustByGoethe
LA GIOVANE STREGA:
Cipria e gonne sono fatte
per le donne vecchie e grigie;
io che mostro un corpo sodo
sul mio capro siedo nuda.
Young Witch:
A powderd face is like a skirt
for old and graying wives;
so I sit naked on my buck
and show my eager thighs.
(Translation Peter Salm)
Ma che bel sondaggio che ha messo fuori l'università del Queensland, sarebbe un peccato se si mettessero a rispondere le persone dotate di una vita perfettamente normale ed equilibrata di #livelloSegreto
cw: gente convinta che i videogiochi siano pericolosi e sondaggio che vi fa sprecare tempo che potreste dedicare ai videogiochi :D
habs.uq.edu.au/research/volunt…
(da mastodon.social/@dadegroot/108… )
Video gamers’ experiences
Many people enjoy playing video games and we are seeking the input of people who play for at least three hours per week.habs.uq.edu.au
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Filed under: I don't really need another #craft project, right?
I've received a piece of vintage lace, of a type that would work nicely on a petticoat ruffle.
While handsewing the linen shirt I'm working on, I've also started to think that the same fabric would also be nice for a petticoat or a petticoat+corset cover combination (and I have enough for it).
But such a garment doesn't call for just a bit of lace at the hem, it calls for some lace on the ruffles, some insertion (and pintucks, dere vill be pintucks), and while of course I have a box of lace of various kinds, I don't have enough for that project.
However, the more I think about it, rather than wanting to look for enough matching lace in the stores, I'm tending towards going for a mix-and-match of looks, joined together by a theme of having some history.
So I'm using some lace that I've been given by different people, and then I want to puppy-eye my mother into doing some crochet lace for me, but then I thought that maybe I should also do some myself.
And thus, yesterday I asked my mother to teach me filet #crochet, I did the bigger square-ish under her guide, and then I've started a sampler band, starting with the simplest pattern to get myself to learn the right tension, and then trying various patterns as I go, until I finish the leftover of crochet lace appropriate yarn I've found in her stash.
I don't have any source on historical people doing something like this, but it's underwear, the silhouette will be correct, and nobody needs to know how it looks (other than the people who will see the pictures here on the fediverse :D )
ETA for the project: maybe a couple of years? Don't hold your collective breaths :D
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One thing that bothers me while #sewing is trimming the sewing allowances: I understand that having wider allowances makes it easier to sew by machine, but all those strips of fabric waste hurt my feeling even if they end up as stuffing and not in a dump.
So, what I tend to do when sewing french seams is not to sew with half the seam allowance, but sew the first seam at a bit less than that and the second seam at a bit more.
And for flat-felled seams, I tend to cut the fabric with double allowance on just one side, and align the other side at one allowance of distance, as in the picture.
It doesn't really change anything, it's not like I can fit more pieces in the same fabric by saving that 6 mm strip, but it helps my OCD :D
I believe it was the norm in old sewing manuals, but I can't be bothered to look for the source right now, sorry
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or, TL;DW: it's just not sustainable to keep churning out finished projects every week to be a proper content creator (not explicitely said in the video: as defined by platforms that earn money out of such content, and the more content the more MONEY for them).
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I took a picture of the test I did with the posca pen, ironed, and then thrown in the washing machine:
The blob on top is where I refreshed the paint on the pen, and I forgot to take a picture before washing it, but I believe it didn't wash away.
It's not great for fabric because it definitely has some rigidity that fabric paint avoids, but I think I can confirm it works.
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Resisted for a month or two but after a year it is close to invisible :(
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As promised, I've published two new #FreeSoftWear patterns: the apron and sleeve protectors I've finished last weekend.
sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/…
sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/…
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they are historically accurate for the late victorian era
(now that I think about it, I should probably mention that in the instructions, thanks!)
also, I don't like the feeling of the strap behind the neck in most aprons, and I wanted to try something different :)
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The apron also has a waist belt, the pins only get the load of the bib, not the full strap and most importantly not of whatever ends up in the pocket.
The shirt I was wearing is a relatively flimsy one in cheap cotton voile that I made myself, so it's probably still sturdier than an average fast-fashion shirt? :( also it's in woven fabric and not knit, which helps.
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •Riuscirò a mangiare pasta calda stasera o domani sera?
foto brutta di un pentolino di sugo di pomodoro dentro ad un forno solare
Non ho un buon posto dove mettere il #fornoSolare a metà giornata (ho il sole all'incirca dalle 13:30 ora legale) e oggi è leggermente coperto, ma la sonda sotto al pentolino ha segnato più di 65°C per qualche ora ormai.
il display della sonda di temperatura, che mostra 69.6°C
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •pasta happened.
la pasta c'è stata
ugly pinephone picture of a plate of pasta with tomato and herbs sauce / foto brutta del pinofono di un piatto di pasta con sugo di pomodoro ed erbe
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •😋 😋 😋 😋
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •Julian Andres Klode 🏳️🌈
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •Paolo Redaelli
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •Per un napoletano sarà eresia. Ci dovrei fare un blog 😄
Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Paolo Redaelli • •@Paolo Redaelli
tipo pasta risottata?
di solito uso molta meno acqua di quella che viene consigliata tradizionalmente, ma sempre a sufficienza per essere scolata e portare via un po' di amido.
per caso facendola non scolata va prima lavata come serve fare per il riso all'orientale?
Paolo Redaelli
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •Di solito non la scolo. Quando l'acqua e quasi tutta assorbita aggiungo olio o burro per mantecare ulteriormente. Per il resto
«Sore wa himitsudesu» 😀😁
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Paolo Redaelli • •@Paolo Redaelli
cucina solare? fatta come?
Paolo Redaelli
in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •Quando si degneranno di spedirmela giacché dicono si essere oberati dagli ordini
Cucina solare MX
Il Portale del SoleElena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Paolo Redaelli • •@Paolo Redaelli ah, quelle paraboliche che funzionano in modo diverso.
Quando poi arriva magari fai sapere come va :)
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Unknown parent • •@Viviana B. 🥵 fondamentalmente è una scatola che riflette il sole sul pentolino, chiusa in qualche modo per fare effetto serra.
So che è possibile comprarne; anni fa all'isola che non c'è a villaguardia c'era un banchetto che li vendeva, io però li ho sempre autocostruiti.
1/n, ma ora devo staccare, torno tra circa 20 minuti :D
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Unknown parent • •@Viviana B. 🥵
Un bel po' di info sull'argomento si trovano su solarcooking.fandom.com
di solito i #forniSolari si dividono in tre famiglie: a pannello, a scatola e a parabola.
quelli a parabola funzionano in modo un po' diverso, raggiungono temperature più alte, bisogna stargli dietro mentre si cuoce.
gli altri due hanno in comune il fatto di fare fondamentalmente slow cooking: con un buon forno e una buona esposizione raggiungono e superano di poco anche i 100°C, mi dicono, ma io sono sempre arrivata tra i 70°C e gli 80°C.
In compenso, sono abbastanza imposta e dimentica: si inserisce il cibo nella pentola, ogni tanto (tra la mezz'ora e le due ore a seconda del pannello) si va a girare il forno perché sia sempre diretto verso il sole e dopo un po' di ore lo si trova pronto.
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •@Viviana B. 🥵 Quello che ho costruito ed usato io inizialmente è images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__c… , fatto con uno scatolone, della stagnola e colla vinilica.
Non dura in eterno, ma qualche anno sì, ed è pieghevole, che è sempre pratico sia per riporlo quando non lo si usa che per trasportarlo.
Lo svantaggio è che essendo a pannello bisogna riparare le cose dal vento: un'opzione è usare dei sacchetti di plastica trasparente adatti al forno (che però vanno cambiati relativamente spesso), oppure ho usato una ciotola di vetro a testa in giù sopra al pentolino, che funziona, ma limita abbastanza le dimensioni di quello che ci si può mettere dentro.
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •@Viviana B. 🥵 Quello che sto usando adesso invece è un prototipo di ibrido tra pannello e scatola, tagliato a laser. e con un imbottitura esterna di stoffa che dovrebbe servire da isolamento e da contenitore per il trasporto.
Siccome sono una persona orrendamente pigra, se non ricordo male l'ho fatto tagliare ad inizio 2020 (o fine 2019), e ancora non ho finito di sistemare i sorgenti e pubblicarli :(
Ha il difetto di avere un'apertura sul davanti più stretta di quella del fun panel, e quindi va girato con maggiore frequenza (ogni ora è meglio), ma almeno si può usare tutto il volume per farci stare le pentole.
L'imbottitura mi è anche venuta troppo piccola, e quindi non sta imbottendo molto.
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •@Viviana B. 🥵 una cosa importante sono i contenitori in cui si cuoce: devono essere di colore scuro, e se non hanno troppa massa termica è meglio (e devono avere un coperchio).
Se si trovano delle pentole di metallo con antiaderente ed esterno scuro che possano andare in forno, è l'ideale.
Prima di trovarle, ho usato per anni dei barattoli di vetro avvolti in stoffa nera: funzionano, ma hanno un bel po' di massa termica, e quindi richiedono più tempo per scaldarsi.
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •@Viviana B. 🥵 L'altra cosa importante è che funziona con il sole *diretto*.
Non basta che entri luce, deve proprio vedere il sole, e il cielo deve essere abbastanza libero. D'estate c'è un po' più di tolleranza per il cielo un po' velato, d'inverno deve essere proprio terso (tipo bel cielo di Lombardia tanto bello quando è bello).
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • •Temperature is now up to almost 75°C.
La temperatura ha raggiunto i 75°C.