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07-06-2013, 10:31 PM | #1 |
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Manifold cooker
Are there any drawings for these? We have a cooking run coming up soon and thought we may have a go at it.
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07-06-2013, 10:32 PM | #2 |
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Re: Manifold cooker
Snyders sells them here in the USA.
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07-06-2013, 10:53 PM | #3 |
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Re: Manifold cooker
I have used aluminum fashioned into a boat shape and wired to the manifold...worked for me!!
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07-06-2013, 10:58 PM | #4 |
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http://www.frankstpartsltd.com/defau...es/Page613.htm
"Also available for modern cars such as the Model A Ford"
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07-07-2013, 12:45 PM | #5 |
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Re: Manifold cooker
A friend tried his new cooker at a recent club picnic. He drove about 30 minutes with some vegetables. They were not done. Apparently it would take a half day or so drive to cook.Fun project though.
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07-07-2013, 01:16 PM | #6 |
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In the case of the vegetables above, the cooker should be partially filled with water and the vegetables would be placed in a freezer bag made for boiling. Depending on the cooker design, the carburetor/ignition settings, and the terrain, it will likely take about 30 minutes of driving time to bring the water in the cooker to a simmering boil. At that point the food is ready to begin cooking. If someone were going to cook vegetables on a stove for 30 minutes at home, then I would drive another 30 minutes cooking and then pull over to check them for 'doneness'. That places the total cook time at about one hour to one & a half hours max. The same thing with hot dogs and chili. The key is being able to control your heat on the engine's manifold. If you have some downhill grades or long flat leisurely runs, then the fuel mixture and/or the timing needs to be retarded slightly to increase manifold temps. Another for example was Pennie & the kids put some Bratts & fixin's in one cooker, and some Pork BBQ in another just before we were to drive to the top of Mt. Rushmore in S. Dakota. We placed the cookers on about 10 miles away from the mountain and when we got to the base of the mountain we stopped and checked the water. It was already simmering. Now we made the hard pull up the road into the park and you could smell it was cooking all the way up the climb. Once on top, we checked the water level & temps, and then let them set while we went sightseeing. After an hour or so, the water was still warm but not hot. We topped off the water and headed down the mountain. After about 15 minutes of driving on flat ground, the water was back to a simmer and we found a roadside park to have lunch. The food was thoroughly cooked and tasted great. My point in this was the climb up the mountain was calculated, the time we were at the park without the engine running was calculated (although the water still remained hot for awhile) and the drive down the mountain was all calculated in by the ladies. Other things with manifold cooking is while items like meatloaf and chicken can be prepared in a cooker dry, those are items best left for someone who has some experience in manifold cooking because the way you learn to do this is from experience. This would be much akin to cooking in the kitchen at home. Those that we consider good Cooks start with learning how to cool simple items and perfect their craft before embarking on 4-course elaborate meals. As for how to make them, stainless is by far the preferred to fabricate them out of. Being able to remove them from the engine and move to a table is a nice feature to help with food prep and post clean-up. Making the bottom of the cooker conform to the shape of the manifold helps with transferring the heat from the manifold into the cooker. While heat radiating from the manifold will warm the food, it is not the preferred method. Hope this helps some. |
07-07-2013, 05:04 PM | #7 |
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Re: Manifold cooker
You might also find the following articles from “The Restorer” interesting:
1. "Make Mine Medium Rare" on pages 26-28 of the November-December 1974 issue; 2. “Cookin’ Along in My Model A” by Pat Duffy on pages 16-17 of the November-December 1985 issue; 3. “Using the Model A As A Campstove” by William Johnston on page 21 of the May-June 1990 issue; and 4. “Manifold Cookery” on page 30 of the July-August 1992 issue. There are no doubt other articles, both in “The Restorer” and in the “Model A News.” Also, several clubs have published their own cookbooks. The “Make Mine Medium Rare” article has several roast beef recipes as does the "Manifold Cookery" article (Blackened Roadfish, Roadside Stew, Interstate 10 Chicken Wings, etc.) and the latter – conveniently – gives the cooking times in miles instead of minutes/hours. Also, most articles recommend triple wrapping whatever is to be cooked in tin foil, which should take care of any concern about engine odors permeating the food. Additionally, if you go to the Manifold Cooking thread originally posted by Brent Terry on 10/3/12, you will find a link to a related article on Anne Neely Beck.
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07-09-2013, 04:07 PM | #8 |
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Thanks for the help folks. I have come up with a cooker design and will post some images after the cooking run. :-)
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07-09-2013, 07:43 PM | #9 |
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Please do, particularly how you mount it.
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