No oven? No problem!
Amid the triple-digit heatwave that has gripped the US since late last month, park rangers in Arizona are redefining the term “sun-baked” by baking banana bread on a dashboard.
“It’s that time of year again! Let’s cook in the car and play the theme tune!” wrote officials at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, where they said: Facebook Post.
According to the post, they started baking around 11 a.m. on June 28, when the temperature reached 97 degrees and the dashboard recorded a scorching 163 degrees.
Fast forward to 2pm, and the outside and dashboard temperatures had reached 105 and 211 degrees, respectively. It is equivalent to a “cold oven temperature.”
At that point, the bread’s chocolate-freckled surface turned golden, just like in Carbake’s photo.
When rangers removed the dessert from the vehicle around 3 p.m., the treats had browned on the outside but were still “a little soft” inside, according to the post.
After testing other foods, the rangers concluded that cookies were the “most ideal option” for the mobile solar oven.
The cooking method in this car is to make tamagoyaki (Japanese omelet). Controversial sidewalk systemConsidering that the temperature in the aisle only reaches 145°F (eggs are fully cooked at 158°F), the chances of success are good but low.
Viewers were impressed with the cooking tutorial, with one fan commenting: “The car must be smelling amazing now.”
“When is the Dashboard Cookbook coming out?” another wrote.
But the experiment also served as a public service announcement about the dangers of leaving children or animals in a hot car.
“You know what’s not ideal for cooking in a car? People and pets,” they write. “According to data from the National Safety Council over the past 27 years, an average of 37 children die each year from heat stroke after being left in a car. Hundreds of pets also die from the same cause, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.”
He added: “If you hear any screaming, barking or any other noise coming from a parked car, take immediate action – just 10 to 20 minutes in a hot car can put your life at risk.”
This comes as a record-breaking heatwave continues to grip the US.
Hot and humid temperatures expected to continue in the Northeast New Jersey Today is expected to be the fourth day in a row where temperatures will exceed 90 degrees.
On Sunday, the National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning, its highest level, for about 36 million people, or about 10 percent of the population, after temperatures reached triple digits across much of the country.
