Solar oven/ cooking
I found a solar oven on craigslist for $50 and it was complete except for the cook book. Anyone here use one? I read a review that said it was slow to heat but even though it's below freezing outsi...
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Jim
I really had not put much thought in using something like this to cook with. Sounds like something we guys that camp off the grid should look into...
I imagine you will be tracking the right sun angle for maximum heat. Probably be cooking with thermo-gun meter handy haha... I would think you would have too much heat....
I got an old SAT DISH here I line the inside with foil and it works great melting snow on my side walk haha...
Seems like you could make a pretty solar stove good rather easy...
I know all of us carry a small magnifying glass to be able to start a fire when we need one. Got a compass with a mirror lid just for doing that haha...
Roy Ken
I really had not put much thought in using something like this to cook with. Sounds like something we guys that camp off the grid should look into...
I imagine you will be tracking the right sun angle for maximum heat. Probably be cooking with thermo-gun meter handy haha... I would think you would have too much heat....
I got an old SAT DISH here I line the inside with foil and it works great melting snow on my side walk haha...
Seems like you could make a pretty solar stove good rather easy...
I know all of us carry a small magnifying glass to be able to start a fire when we need one. Got a compass with a mirror lid just for doing that haha...
Roy Ken
I recently made a solar oven similar to this for my wife and I. It works really well. And we documented the build process for anyone wanting to do the same:
