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ViribusUnitis · 03-07-2009, 22:35

I have never used a diesel range. I grew up with propane and natural gas, and can cook fairly well. However, the logistics of using the same fuel for the engine/stove interests me. Also, many of the diesel units include heat exchangers for heating up water, very intersting.

Exactly how hard is it to cook on a diesel stove/oven?

The stove would seem to be mostly OK, as once the cooking surface is hot, it would stay hot. However, is there a way to adjust the tempreture of one section of the surface vs another. Say, to put a sauce on a low simmer, while boiling water for pasta?

The next question is how hard is it to cook with the oven? It would seem that all of the radient heat in the oven would come from the side/top. That would seem to result in very uneven cooking of say a cake, or bread and make it very difficult to "broil" something.

Do I understand these units work correctly?

03-07-2009, 22:35	#1
ViribusUnitis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 40	Cooking on Diesel Stove / Oven I have never used a diesel range. I grew up with propane and natural gas, and can cook fairly well. However, the logistics of using the same fuel for the engine/stove interests me. Also, many of the diesel units include heat exchangers for heating up water, very intersting. Exactly how hard is it to cook on a diesel stove/oven? The stove would seem to be mostly OK, as once the cooking surface is hot, it would stay hot. However, is there a way to adjust the tempreture of one section of the surface vs another. Say, to put a sauce on a low simmer, while boiling water for pasta? The next question is how hard is it to cook with the oven? It would seem that all of the radient heat in the oven would come from the side/top. That would seem to result in very uneven cooking of say a cake, or bread and make it very difficult to "broil" something. Do I understand these units work correctly?