[cdt-l] Black pot = increased heat transfer?

[Mark Dixon]

I've always wondered why a blackened pot would increase heat transfer when cooking. Nocona said it in the last post. Since a stove emits long-wave radiation, the color of the pot should have no effect. If you were somehow able to cook with direct sunlight, shortwave radiation, a black pot would matter. Is the black stuff acting as an insulating layer? Any physicists out there to explain?

Mark

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