Same Sized Pot

["Dean Still" <dstill@epud.net>]

Dear Friends,

I'm sorry but I can't help but be a bit gobsmacked by this thread. Trying to
create a consensus for a same sized pot in tests done on stoves seems an
obvious and necessary component of responsible analysis. If person A uses a
small pot and person B uses a big pot results will be uncomparable due to
this variable.

Are there many other variables that effect stove testing? Yes, of course.

Is it best to use several different tests to create a more accurate,
holistic picture of stove performance? Yes, of course.

Is the most accurate testing performed on site before and after stove
introduction? You bet.

Does stove use differ from place to place? Sure.

Is it an easy first step towards improving stoves, in experimentors labs and
garages, to use a same sized pot that gets rid of one obvious variable in
experiments?

If we were all testing stove prototypes in a big smokey room, (at first)
wouldn't we end up agreeing on using a standard sized pot and amount of
water, perhaps as quickly as after an hour of far ranging conversation? And
then hopefully move on to address one confounding variable after another
until a testing protocol emerged that predicted performance in a certain
location?



Best,

Dean








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