Solar Cookers
Saanvi Kunisetty
A solar cooker is a device used to cook food using the energy of direct sunlight, which typically uses reflective panels that concentrate light into a dark cooking pot. Solar cooking is a method of cooking that can save time, effort, and fuel, and can even be a fun way to cook your meals. All foods can be cooked in some type of solar cooker. Solar cooking is pretty similar to slow cooking, and hence, it typically takes twice the amount of time as conventional cooking.Advantages are that the food does not need to be stirred, and maintains its flavor and nutrients. If the solar cooker is placed a little ahead of the position of the Sun, it can be left unattended. So, how do solar cookers work? After accumulating heat from the Sun using the reflectors, it is important to hold onto this heat. The Greenhouse Effect, a process in which radiation from the planet’s atmosphere warms the planet’s surface to a temperature higher than what it would be without the atmosphere, plays a vital role in doing this. Through the burning of fossil fuels, this effect is occurring too often and has harmful effects, but using a solar cooker alleviates this. Once the sunlight passes through the first layer of glass, absorbing colors and materials capture the sunlight and heat. Insulation using fiberglass, foam, or cellulose can be useful in preventing this heat from escaping. So, why should we even care about solar cookers? Why do I care about solar cookers? As time goes on, the harmful environmental effects on our Earth have only been increasing, and it's up to us to make a difference. Solar cookers are a great way to do this. Additionally, with summer approaching, now is a great time to try out something like this!
Resources:
https://www.solarcookers.org/application/files/5915/7489/0133/Basics_solar_cooking_manual_.pdf
https://gosun.co/blogs/news/the-ultimate-solar-cooker-guide
https://www.homesciencetools.com/article/how-to-build-a-solar-oven-project/
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