

How does an electric INDUCTION cooktop work?
In the past, there used to be only two mainstream options for stovetop burner selection: Electric resistance and Gas flame. Now there’s...

Carla Ramsdell
Jan 8, 2019


Make simple, delicious HOME-MADE SODA, and reduce single-use plastic and transportation energy (Ging
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift? Home beverage carbonizers, such as Soda Stream, provide us with an easy way to make delicious...

Carla Ramsdell
Dec 11, 2018


Straws and other Disposables
Recently, I initiated a discussion and lab about disposable straws with the students in my college course "Know Watts Cooking - The...

Carla Ramsdell
Feb 19, 2018


Solar Cooking in the Valle
Fantastic event today cooking with the SUN! Especially in this week before the solar eclipse, when all things solar are so hip, it was...

Carla Ramsdell
Aug 17, 2017


Camping with Physics!
I went on a great camping outing and had my morning coffee with the help of...physics. This is a great camp stove that transforms the...

Carla Ramsdell
Jun 12, 2017


Solar Cooking in the High Country
Two great events this month to demonstrate the power of the SUN for cooking: * Earth Tones was a solar-powered concert on Appalachian...

Carla Ramsdell
Apr 22, 2017