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by beemoe 4352 days ago
>"non-flame-based-cooking"

So, methods that don't rely on the convection of air to the pan. I would guess an induction cook top would be a better example than a ceramic element.

At a quick glance, if these efficiency percentages being thrown around are actually comparable(maybe not), than induction still beats fancy convection pots even with heatsink bottoms like these: http://www.appliancemagazine.com/editorial.php?article=2257&...

> It looks like the inside of the pan has the same fins

I couldn't find out if it does. I found others, like the pots in the link above that have a flat inside.

My guess is that using a pressure cooker with an induction cooktop fed by on-site solar would be the most efficiency possible, but I have not done the math and would love to be corrected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooking#Efficiency_a...

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solar panel > induction cooktop > pressure cooker

or just skip the intermediary steps and conversion losses and use a Solar Cooker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cooker