SOLAR OVEN

Step 7 Lets get cooking

When it is time to prepare you meal try to find a dark container/pot/etc that will fit within the solar over. Put your ingredients in the pot and then put the pot into a clear plastic bag and seal the bag with either the zipper closure or a twist tie.

This will cook similar to a crock-pot and the best hours for cooking are usually around 10am to 3pm. Aim the oven at the sun and forget it. If you are able to monitor the oven you can reposition it through out the day and get a little extra temp out of it.

Get everything ready and load it in the morning and you should be ready to eat later that day.

Comments

[sdbigguy]

I have actually tried one of those full page magnifying sheets, The focal length is usually very specific as to where the focus is. You also have to be careful that you don't focus on the wrong surface because you may just end up with a fire trap instead of a solar oven.

As and aside. for people that want to play with fresnel lenses on a large scale try going thru craiglist or your local freecycle webgroups. Look for large projection screen TVs. The screen cover is one of these lenses. CAUTION... when playing or using one of these lenses be sure to use EYE PROTECTION (welding googles are great), and keep an eye on flammable items in your "WORK AREA". You can use this to burn wood, boil water and with the right set up you can cook things but it is VERY HOT_{, not the thing I would use to bake bread. AGAIN... in big bold letters CAUTION}

[larze_fat]

I got a question about making the inside even hotter by using those full page magnifying glasses