[at-l] Flameless Heating kit???

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 6K feet above sea level the boiling point drops to 201?F, only 11 
degrees. Most cooking would be done at altitudes less than 6K so 170?F 
would make it hot but no where near boiling. The cooks among us can say 
better than I whether 30?+ less than boiling would constitute 'simmering' 
but it was my understanding that a simmer was just below the boiling point. 
At least that is what I aim for in my novice attempts at cooking.

If my memory serves Grey Owl is the resident scientist (chemist?) and is 
probably the expert on what chemicals would produce heat when combined.


At 08:20 AM 5/24/2005 -0700, Robert wrote:
>Does anyone read this stuff before typing. Shelly wants to know about 
>making her own home version of this. I believe there are a few sites that 
>show you how to make things on the market... mostly things like twinkies 
>and cupcakes... but I will begin my search now my tenacious one. As for 
>the other things, it is not 100 degrees C, nor does it boil for 20 
>minutes. It increases the temperature by 100 degrees F and it takes place 
>over 20 minutes. I take this to mean that it slowly begins heating and, 
>over the following 20 minutes, will eventually get to 100 degrees higher 
>than the temperature at which it started. I could be wrong, but that seems 
>to be what both the site and Shelly's post say. Now, knowing that water 
>boils at 212 F might seem to make this item a little weak, but at the top 
>of a mountain the temperature at which water boils will drop. So, assuming 
>that the temperature is around 70 F, and you mix up a batch of this 
>mountain stuff, it w! ill increase the temperature to around 170 F, at 
>which point I have no idea whether it would boil or not. Anyone know the 
>boiling point of stuff at the top of any of the mountains on the AT?
>
>Leslie Booher <lbooher@pure.net> wrote:
>I believe that whoever initially posted this ment 100 degree
>Centigrade which is the boiling point of water at sea level.
>
>Grey Owl
>
>
>
>But, do you want your food to boil for 20 mins? It doesn't sound like 
>something you can turn off and on. anklebear
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