Santiago - 8-17-2010 at 02:31 PM
One thing I miss at my place in BOLA is using my slow cooker. I really don't want to get one of those Coleman propane slow cookers, I want to build a
solar one that I can use my dutch oven in. Anyone have any experience with these?
Debra - 8-17-2010 at 03:31 PM
Only thing I can think of is contact Ed Begly Jr. He has a solar oven, I'm sure he'd be able to give some advice.
rocmoc - 8-17-2010 at 03:55 PM
I have a Solar Oven, the same one Begly has. Great oven, built well & easily can handle a meal for 4+. Ordered mine on the net. If you order
one, get the dutch oven they sale with with the oven. I took us forever to find one at a local store that worked. Did a little search and guess it
is now called Global Sun Oven, http://www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/solar_oven_compari...
rocmoc n AZ/Baj
[Edited on 8-17-2010 by rocmoc]
[Edited on 8-17-2010 by rocmoc]
Bob and Susan - 8-17-2010 at 05:26 PM
not hot enough yet...
Mike99km - 8-17-2010 at 06:31 PM
Bob, the foil is insulation you should have put on the slab. It would have cooked enough to stain it forever. 
noproblemo2 - 8-17-2010 at 08:26 PM
http://www.solarcooking.org/
and how to build them
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/cooking.htm#Sol...
larryC - 8-18-2010 at 08:06 AM
Put some black paint on that concrete and I bet it would cook.
ecomujeres - 8-18-2010 at 10:58 AM
We used a solar oven for years to cook rice, beans, stews and even brownies. We built our first one from two cardboard boxes that were nested and had
reflectors attached, much like the commercial ones you can buy. We used it for about 5 years while living on the beach on Bahia Concepcion. We tried
a couple of other prototypes, but the first one was really the best and was designed using the book Heaven's Flame by Joseph Radabaugh. It's pictured
at this site:
http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Heaven%27s_Flame
Cooking with a solar oven takes planning, as you have to move it to keep the temperature as high as possible, and you have to make sure it is in a
place where a gust of wind won't knock off the reflectors. But they really do work and cut the cost of fuel.
Here is a list of more books about solar cookers:
http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Books#Heaven.27s_Flame
DENNIS - 8-18-2010 at 11:05 AM
I don't remember what I was watching on the tube the other night, but someone was Baking chocolate chip cookies in a sheet pan on the dash of their
car.
Here ya go. I just found something similar:
http://bakingbites.com/2007/09/car-baked-chocolate-chip-cook...
DENNIS - 8-18-2010 at 11:07 AM
This looks like fun too:
http://www.wisebread.com/cooking-great-meals-with-your-car-e...
gnukid - 8-18-2010 at 11:33 AM
Solar cookers can be made with any material to make a parabolic shape to reflect the sun, you can use cardboard, plastic, wood etc... you can cover
the surface with reflective material, apparently the best use is potato chip bags turned inside out as they are very durable and reflective.
We designed ours to be able to be adjusted to the sun, while allowing the crock pot to remain in the interior space sitting or hanging level-though
this doesn't seem real important. We put a cover on the space to hold the heat, by placing a microwave plate from the segundas over the opening.
Here's one made this year with scraps and some foil. It tends to reach 250 F through most of the day in winter. We cook meals in a large crock pot and
let it cook for 4-5 hours starting early, say 10AM.
Foil on wood
Stored turned away from the sun when not using.
Adjuster
Microwave plate for cover
Sun oven
Osprey - 8-18-2010 at 11:38 AM
Here's ours. Works great.
