Solar cooking

[Ludi]

Here's a solar cooker I made out of cardboard boxes.



The plans:

http://solarcooking.org/minimum.htm


I'm going to test it tomorrow and see how hot it gets, then try cooking in it!

:vebo:

[Vicky]

i think that's really really cool ! have you tested it yet ?

ETA: nevermind that ...... let us know how it goes

[misq17]

Shiny!

[ynaffit]

we made solar ovens in fourth grade, and i remember having them all sitting out on the grass near our classroom, but i can't remember what we put in them.

[Tofu-N-Sprouts]

My daughter had to do this for science! Hers was not nearly so nice though - and her "cooking" attempt failed miserably...

[Rie]

What kind of stuff can you cook in this thing?

[Ludi]

I'm looking at crockpot recipes. My test got up over 200 degrees. Tomorrow I'm going to try a curried lentils and greens recipe. I just have to remember to make it at midday and let it cook all afternoon...

[girl2beaver]

That is awsome. :)

[pato1]

I should try one. I live in area where it is dry, sunny and its already 71 degrees. We usually get over 100 in the summer.

[CharityAJO]

Last earth day festival, my AR group cooked up some homemade veggie burgers in a solar cooker to give out. It was pretty good! Around noon... But... not so much after about three o'clock in the afternoon....

Anyway, hot!

[Joe]

I talked with a friend about this subject, and he said that from what he knew and heard, a fair number of people had basically started fires by trying to use solar cookers made of flammable materials (like cardboard or wood). He recommended using non-flammable materials, like metal, and putting the cooker on some sort of brick or stone island, to further protect against fires. Another option, of course, is to insulate the walls of the cooker so that it will retain heat.

Good luck with your project, though. It sounds like a great learning experience.

[Ludi]

It's not at all likely this cooker will combust, since it doesn't reach combustible temps. So far only reaching around 200 degrees F.

My first cooking attempt wasn't very successful because I didn't give enough time for the cooking, which looks like it will take most of the day.

A metal cooker will get hotter, and that's what we'll be building next. This was just for experimental purposes.