Solar cooker
A solar cooker is a device that uses energy from sunlight. They use no fuel and do not cost anything to run. They also help slow deforestation and desertification. Another benefit of solar cooking is that, unlike cooking with fire, Solar cookers do not pollute the air. Solar cookers can be used for cooking outside. This is useful when using fire is risky or there is no fuel for the fire. The solar cooker is very useful. It uses the Sun which is a renewable source of energy.
Solar box cookers can be made of materials or be made in a factory and sold.[1] There are many kinds of solar box cookers. They can be made from small cardboard boxes that can be used to cook a single meal, They can also be made of wood and glass boxes built into the sunny side of a house.[2]
The solar cooker was invented by Horace de Saussure, a Swiss naturalist, as early as 1767. They did not become popular until the 1970s. They are found in almost every country of the world.
References
- ↑ "Solar Cooking Documents in the Solar Cooking Archive, Solar Cooker Manufacturers". Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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Solar Cooker Media
- Parabolic Solar Cooker.jpg
A parabolic solar cooker with a reflective metallic dish focusing sunlight to a central point. It's supported by a metal frame. Set outdoors on a sunny day.
- Koken op zonnestralen, demonstratie vrouwelijke geleerde India, Bestanddeelnr 914-3949 (cropped).jpg
An Indian scientist demonstrates a solar cooker in 1963
- Parabole de cuisson solaire Scheffler coccion solar cooking.jpg
Scheffler cooker with area 16 m2 (170 sq ft) which concentrates 3 kW of heat
- Focus-balanced parabolic reflector.svg
An oblique projection of a focus-balanced parabolic reflector
The Solar Bowl in Auroville, India
Students perform an experiment using a solar cooker built out of an umbrella
- Solar oven Portugal 2007.jpg
Solar oven
- Cardboard Box and Duct Tape Solar Oven.jpeg
Solar Oven made of cardboard
- Small solar cooker.jpg
A solar vacuum tube cooker
"Solar Box Journal #17: Through-the Wall Ovens". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
