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How to make a solar cooker ?

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By krisgnair


You can cook delicious food free using solar cooker


How to make a solar cooker ?

There are various types of solar cookers . if you are skilled in making them you can personally use them, sale them , and undertake the repairs of such utensils owned by others.

What you need is genuine interest in making these utensils. If you are interested it will give a chance to serve yourself and others. It will be pleasant surprise if you give a gift to others which is made by your hand instead of going to shops to purchase a gift.You can make a solar cooker if you obtain

  • 2 card board boxes,
  • one sheet of card board,
  • small roll of aluminum foil,
  • a small jar of black paint,
  • some ounces of glue or wheat paste and
  • sheet of glass or plastic film.

It is very easy to make a solar cooker.you will be provided the details on request.you can make solar box oven if you arrange :

  • one cardboard box with top and bottom flaps,
  • flat card board for the top and
  • reflector,glass or high temperature plastic for the solar window,aluminium foil,
  • glue,sheet metal for bottom absorber plate,
  • a wooden or wire prop stick,
  • durable tape.

Constuction steps will be detailed to any one interested.

The simple solar box oven is an effective solar oven that is easy to constuct and makes use of card board in a readily available form, the card board box.the simplicity of design,the wide availability of card board, and the portability,are the benefits.the sun star solar cooker is different from the designs describrd earlier.

It has a four sided reflector instead of one plane reflector.four reflectors are joined together to form the shape of an inverted pyramid whose apex has been chopped off and whose tapering end nestles inside the inner box.another is drum cooker which is fixed on the ground and not movable.to make it needs a little bit of craftsmanship.this needs a protecting plate for rains.this is to be placed in an open field.panel type cooker has no roof,and admits sunlight freely from above.to makefunnel cooker the following materials are necessary.


A piece of flat card board the length should be twice the width,ordinary aluminum foil,glue,three wire brads or small nuts and bolts or sting , a cooking vessel painted black on the out side,a block of wood as an insulator under the vessel, a plastic bag of tranparent hdpe high density poly ethy lene to go around the cooking vessel and block of wood.the brand the fabricated sun stove cooker is low cost , light weight,and user friendly.tools required are hand riveter and rivets,hammer,nails,and staples,tape measure,saw,tin snips,screw driver,and screws.in moulded sun stove casing of the cooker is made of moulded plastic.next is solar water heater.one can fabricate a solar water heater at home if he has basic work shop facilities.you can make a solar dryer at home from two card boards boxes,some clear plastic wrap,and a little tape.

Use a long thin card board box for the collector and a taller nearly square card board box for the drying box.boxes could be made to size by cutting and taping together small card board pieces.line the bottom of the collector box with a black plastic garbage bag or paint the bottom with black board paint.cover the top of the collector with clear plastic wrap or window glass.tape it together .set in on a stool or chair and face it’s solar collector towards the sun.to increase the efficiency cover the sides and bottom of both boxes with fiber glass or polystyrene form insulation.details on anyppoint will be provided on request.

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creativeMind  says:
3 months ago

good hub.

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krisgnair  says:
3 months ago

thanks for the comment

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