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beckybellis
02-25-2007, 21:03
when making a pot cozy out of aluminum insulation, is it nessecary to line the inside of the cozy with aluminum foil? it says to line the walls and bottoms to prevent sticking, but that is for foam, so do you cover the rest of the sides that show the insulation with the furnace tape, such as the lid bottom?
suggestions?
anyone who has made their own cozy have good ideas?:-?
Skidsteer
02-25-2007, 21:36
when making a pot cozy out of aluminum insulation, is it nessecary to line the inside of the cozy with aluminum foil? it says to line the walls and bottoms to prevent sticking, but that is for foam, so do you cover the rest of the sides that show the insulation with the furnace tape, such as the lid bottom?
suggestions?
anyone who has made their own cozy have good ideas?:-?
No, there's no need to line the entire cozy with foil tape.
Toolshed
02-25-2007, 23:21
I agree. you could also make a separate top and bottom and then the sides (open ended cylinder) fold it all neatly and compactly - I do this for winter when space is a premium in my winter (7,000 CI) pack. otherwise, tape on the outside is fine, though foil tape on the inside saves and food particles from getting stuck in the crevices.
beckybellis
02-26-2007, 09:11
ok... so last night i made a fleece cozy.. and remember i have never used a cozy before, and looked at some directions i found on the internet.. etc, but i made it to fit my 1.5 liter pan, made the lid doubled fleece(dont know if that really helps) now.. i havent used it yet, but it seems like it wouldnt work much different than not having it in a cozy. is fleece the weakest type of cozy maybe? it seems to me that all the heat would easily escape that.. but then again, i have never used one..
Most appropriate for your area would be a cozy made of yellow foam just like the can cozy (http://www.kryptonitekollectibles.com/images/thumbnail/cheesefancombo2.jpg)in this photo:banana
beckybellis
02-26-2007, 11:28
ah!! and i threw out my CHEESEHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!
jettjames
02-26-2007, 13:47
i just got a cozy from wal-mart. it is a dusting mitt. with a foam inside and a terrycloth or something else out side. it was under 2 bux. it took water boiled onthe stocve and kept it too hot to touch for 1 hour IN THE FRIDGE!!!!!
a piece of velcor to close the top and it is done.
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beckybellis
02-26-2007, 14:55
wow.. cool.. ill have to check that out. bummer that i just read that now, cuz i just came from there..
Does anyone have a good website for making your own cozy? I found a link off of the the Six Moon Designs website. It was good, but I am looking for others to compare.
Midway Sam
03-09-2007, 09:59
http://www.advancedmountainproducts.com/products/cozy/howto/kit.html
http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/make-pot-cozy/index.html
http://www.brasslite.com/potCozy.html
http://hikinghq.net/cat/cooking.html#heat
Thanks Midway Sam! Everyone is so helpful!
vaporjourney
03-09-2007, 11:26
ok... so last night i made a fleece cozy.. and remember i have never used a cozy before, and looked at some directions i found on the internet.. etc, but i made it to fit my 1.5 liter pan, made the lid doubled fleece(dont know if that really helps) now.. i havent used it yet, but it seems like it wouldnt work much different than not having it in a cozy. is fleece the weakest type of cozy maybe? it seems to me that all the heat would easily escape that.. but then again, i have never used one..
Becky: I have made and used a fleece cozy for nearly a year now, and couldn't be happier. It was some fairly lightweight fleece from an old scarf, and my first sewing project really. The top of the cozy wasn't double lined either. I know it seems that the cozy would be so worthless since it is so lightweight, but they really do work. After getting the water to a boil, I never have to wait more than 15 minutes for my food to finish cooking in there. I've since switched to eating angel hair pasta and couscous when possible since they cook so much faster and are great for cozy cooking.
After I got my AntiGravity gear .85 L pot months back, I initially used a cotton beanie cap instead of sewing a new fleece cozy. This worked ok, but not as good as the fleece, and was much bulkier and heavier. A month back or so I made another cozy, this one really tight fitting, and it works great. I didn't sew a lid this time, as past experience showed that the lid eventually comes off (at least with my sewing experience). Just have a square flap of fleece that I use as a pot holder, and then tuck it into the tight fitting sides, and it stays in place. Fleece is the perfect cozy to me since it is lightweight, and packs really small so that you can just stove it inside your pot. Enjoy your cozy, and definitely test it out before using it on a trip.