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I’m so excited!!! I have been planning this project for… oh …. about 13 years. Today, finally, today we built my new solar oven.
I used the plans in the book Cooking with Sunshine by Lorraine Anderson and Rick Palkovic.
The supply list is simple.
- 2 boxes (one large, one smaller)
- lots of scrap cardboard
- lots of aluminum foil
- newspaper for insulation (we used cardboard)
- white glue and an old paint brush
- pane of window glass OR Turkey sized Oven Bag
- wire clothes hanger and a stick to prop the reflector open
- dark cookie tray for a drip pan
In some of the photos it looks like we are just sitting there holding cardboard… um… yeah…. just holding it together while the glue dries…good times!
The book has very detailed instructions on just how build a solar oven, and lots of recipes.
We spent about 4 hours putting it all together.
Tomorrow we cook using no electricity or charcoal or even wood. I’ll be making our supper in the solar oven.
I’ll be posting lots more info about this. I’m very excited! I’ll be happy to answer your questions about the construction of , the use of, and the reasons for wanting to cook with a solar cooker.
Here’s my weather forecast. Lots of clouds, but I’m hoping it’ll be bright enough to cook anyway. If not, well, we can cook indoors and try again on Friday.
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Ooooh! Oh how exciting! DYING to read your more recent entries – hope the cooking went well. It looks like a remarkably well put together oven. Congratulations on your new cooking source! =)
I know, even if we do run our a/c this summer (and I have it on good authority that the a/c budget is iffy) it’s still gonna be 80F in my house and 86F in my kitchen, so this thing has distinct possibilities!
This is really interesting to me. In the summer here it easily gets to 105-110 deg. It is so not fun cooking in the kitchen on days like that!
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I know! Very exciting for me! I’m happy you are too!
Fun, Fun, Fun… I so want to try this! Chronicle everything! Bread? Cook time?! I see a science project coming for our family. I also want to build an outdoor brick oven.
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Sounds very interesting. Be sure to let us know how it works.
I can’t get over your forecast… moving back to the states will be torture for us… I’m not sure we’ve had a high of 60 yet this year!