Solar cooking

This summer I have been experimenting with solar cooking. What an amazing experience! I love solar cooking for so many reasons, and in this post I tell you why I love it, which oven I recommend, plus I clear up misconceptions about solar cooking and I share my best tips.

Solar Cookers, Ovens, and Stoves: Comparing The Options Solar cooking has been getting a lot of good press in the last months, and for good reason! Solar cooking is a great idea for anyone looking to reduce their fuel use, keep their kitchen cool or find a more convenient alternative to a conventional stove. Luckily, if you're searching for a solar cooker, you now have more options than ever. From an oven that can bake a Turkey, to a stove that can cook a meal under clouds and snow, the…

Solar oven

Parabolic solar cookers can make your life easier when camping. Here’s what to know about solar cooker types and benefits.

You won't believe how simple and easy this is. One metal tray One black tea towel OVEN MITTS Sunglasses, hat, sunblock One pyrex toughened glass bowl Plate with rim that matches rim of pyrex bowl Aluminium foil cupcake pattie cases Cupcake or muffin mix 3 mirrors or aluminium foil on cardboard reflectors Sunshine!! Place the metal tray, tea towel and pyrex bowl in the middle of the sunlight from the mirrors, so it warms up. This should be in a position on a table that is safe. out of reach…

EB Hypar Cooker

Dashboard Cooking. A car can get hot enough to actually bake cookies on the dashboard because a car acts like a big solar cooker.

Plastic fluteboard is very much like corrugated cardboard, but made from plastic. It can be found at sign companies that print custom signs like for the politicians. Large sheets can be found at plastic dealers. Coroplast is one brand name. It is not hard to find, but will not likely be at your local big-box home improvement store. Note that using this material, is much harder to make a solar cooker that will fold down compactly than when constructing with cardboard. One way to address the…