Look what just hatched out of the solar oven!

[maggiemooscluckers]

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The way I was able to brown the bread was to put it in a granite roaster with the lid on. You should see my nice brown, baked, fall off the bone whole chicken! Yummo!

 

[rufus]

Ok, I went on line and looked at the ovens. I think I can do this, but I need to get some polished stainless steel from a relative.

Is there an internet site with cooking times and recipes? How do they differ from a regular oven?

Rufus

 

[Sooner]

I wish I had time to do this but we will do something smaller as every year they do this as a science project so my DD will be making it & hopefully she will be more adventurous than her brothers & cook something good!

 

[FireTigeris]

So does it get so hot the bugs can't get at it?

I'm in FL - so theres also a chance of afternoon thunder...and rain

 

[maggiemooscluckers]

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I just used heavy duty foil on the reflectors and it worked fine. Glued the foil on thin masonite with watered down Elmer's school glue. The solar oven is different in that it cooks at a slower speed. You can cook any recipe that you have you just have to adjust your cooking time. If the sun is really bright the temps will go up which of course means the cooking time will be faster. If there is a slightly overcast sky you will need more time to cook. Also you need to cover most of your dishes as they cook. I even cook my bread in a covered granite roaster. Someone mentioned bugs getting into the oven. Ha Ha! ever try roasted ants. One morning I got up to find ants in the oven. All I had to do was turn the oven to the sun and no more ants.

 

[PineappleMama]

Is masonite that holey stuff they make peg boards out of?

But maybe minus the holes? That's prolly be a lot easier to come by and easier to work with (without slicing a finger)

Another THANK YOU for sharing... last year's science project was the solar powered (coke cans) heater...

I could see this being way more useful... seeing as how the house IS the dog house and all.

 

[Xodrana]

I made my solar cooker out of a windshield shade. It reaches 350 degrees. It is the easiest to make and gets the hottest of any i've seen yet. Makes a good project for childrens' groups. A larger one can be made from a windshield shade for a truck. Just google windshield shade solar cooker. I got my shade from the dollar store.

 

[maggiemooscluckers]

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Yes, it is just like that board but without the holes. It's light weight and easy to work with. I did use sheet metal to form the corners. You just have to be careful not to cut yourself. I did try the windshield type of cooker and it did get hot. I just found that for home use it was easier to have the larger wooden oven. I don't have to worry about the wind blowing my food away like it did in the more portable cooker. I also don't worry about animals bothering the heavier oven. I use my more portable oven when camping or traveling. I guess it's all in how you want to use it.
I looked at the solar powered heater also. Are you saying it wasn't worth drinking all that coke to make it? I'd be interested to hear how or if it worked at all.

 

[chicken boy sam]

For a quick science project in my school, someone made a solar s'mores cooker......They took a pizza box, lined it in aluminum foil, and tilted the top to radiate against the bottom....I guess it's the same concept