i would like to try it as my school book instructed solar cooker is costing in alot to make as it need glass and bla bla bla but this is good it will surely tryy this!
Hi, I am planning to make a solar oven and gluing aluminum foil to the sides of a box....do you know if the glue gets too hot from the cooking if it will cause toxic gas to contaminate the food? is there a certain type of glue i should use?
If the black paint is a water based and thoroughly dried then toxic offgassing shouldn't be an issue, just don't eat the peelings.(if the fall in of course, not assuming they'd just start looking tasty for some reason) - or you could pay more and get the black BBQ paint.
Your nachos need more cheese :) COOL idea on the style and the materials. I am inspired to try that style, seems it would tranpost easier than my CooKit...
@baeronautics the 'light' (which is energy) can escape back, and does. it's just that it can't escape as fast as new energy is absorbed, due to the insulation.
When you add more isolation and a tempered glass cover, in combination with some additional mirrors, the temperature will increase enormously.
I've recently made a solar oven 30*30*30 cm, made use of numorous layers of cardboard as isolation and the cover is a (too thin...will be changed soon) tempered glass top.
On the sides I added some mirrors and the result is a powerful solar oven.
As mentioned before my first model was also a shoe-box.
Pretty cool...hot really! I've made a shoebox solar oven and haven't been able to test it. It's rainy season here in Thailand, but I'm sure it will work really well on a clear day.
If you put the plate in a plastic oven-bag, the toxic gases from the paint will not "flavour" your dish. What's more the temperature inside the oven bag can be higher than the temp you reach right now.
it took about 10 minutes. it was noon and 90 degrees out. if you use plexiglas or a double pane window the box will get much hotter. i used plastic wrap
it is a shoe box with the outside surfaces lined with rolled up newspaper that is tape on. The inside was painted black. the opening is covered with platic wrap and the lide has some aluminum foil taped to it for extra sunlight(which was not really worth it)
Your thinking of an array of mirrors. If all of the sunlight was concentrated on the food then you could cook it. but this is an oven. the hotter the inside of the box the better. Have you ever sat inside a black interior car? It gets really hot very quickly.
@rch701 i need to make one of these to melt a lil piece of chocolate, sounds simple enough, but should i be trying to make an oven or cooker? hopefully you answer back quickly...
Use black cloth.
DChatc 2 months ago
it works i had da best dinner mann fankzzz ;)
JirahAuta 3 months ago
i think you need to use a black plate instead of a white one.
LetsCook2gether 3 months ago
i would like to try it as my school book instructed solar cooker is costing in alot to make as it need glass and bla bla bla but this is good it will surely tryy this!
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Hi, I am planning to make a solar oven and gluing aluminum foil to the sides of a box....do you know if the glue gets too hot from the cooking if it will cause toxic gas to contaminate the food? is there a certain type of glue i should use?
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How the heck did u put it in that solar shoebox oven
MarBenShua 5 months ago
wow in oklahoma its like 105 degrees farenheit so mine should work well
Dannyson95 6 months ago
or for a non toxic interior like you said, i recommend just some black construction paper. :) you're welcome!! :D
hippiepeacechick1970 9 months ago
"Painted black on the inside - not recommended, coz black paint may be toxic - I don't really care" LOL :)
TyrannySue 10 months ago
If the black paint is a water based and thoroughly dried then toxic offgassing shouldn't be an issue, just don't eat the peelings.(if the fall in of course, not assuming they'd just start looking tasty for some reason) - or you could pay more and get the black BBQ paint.
ObiWanShinobi1 10 months ago
Your nachos need more cheese :) COOL idea on the style and the materials. I am inspired to try that style, seems it would tranpost easier than my CooKit...
thanks!
geniusinexile 11 months ago 6
@geniusinexile lol give the guy a break, he can put any amount of cheese he wants. After all its his cheese Nacho Cheese.
mobman713 9 months ago
WOW. this was really good xD i had to do an science project where we mad solar cookers and this helped alot. thanks bro
Nlum1427 11 months ago
i have one question about solar oven if light comes through plactic wrap then y cant it escape back
baeronautics 1 year ago
@baeronautics the black paint absorbs the lights and creates heat
biggunzman 1 year ago
@baeronautics the 'light' (which is energy) can escape back, and does. it's just that it can't escape as fast as new energy is absorbed, due to the insulation.
maxdecphoenix 1 year ago
When you add more isolation and a tempered glass cover, in combination with some additional mirrors, the temperature will increase enormously.
I've recently made a solar oven 30*30*30 cm, made use of numorous layers of cardboard as isolation and the cover is a (too thin...will be changed soon) tempered glass top.
On the sides I added some mirrors and the result is a powerful solar oven.
As mentioned before my first model was also a shoe-box.
Regards from Mexico
321ozzy 1 year ago
@321ozzy
Just read your own comment regarding the glass cover : - )
321ozzy 1 year ago
wut is the thing beside the plate ? wut it matter if the foil thing was at a different tilt? like.. its like 70 degrees?
1337x3kat 1 year ago
Looks like a good idea and perhaps put a clear coat of some sort on the black to keep it in place. (They also have heat paint, but is it toxic?)
UnoRaza 1 year ago
Pretty cool...hot really! I've made a shoebox solar oven and haven't been able to test it. It's rainy season here in Thailand, but I'm sure it will work really well on a clear day.
frogz6873 2 years ago
If you put the plate in a plastic oven-bag, the toxic gases from the paint will not "flavour" your dish. What's more the temperature inside the oven bag can be higher than the temp you reach right now.
I have a similar design, so I'll try it out too.
321ozzy 2 years ago
" May be toxic, I don't really care" I dig your style!
Naddycat 3 years ago
wow 320 degrees? thats crazy lol
infinitychallenger 3 years ago
my bro's made one it got to 320 degrees in 1 hour
XHolykidX 3 years ago
it took about 10 minutes. it was noon and 90 degrees out. if you use plexiglas or a double pane window the box will get much hotter. i used plastic wrap
rch701 3 years ago
Could you send me a detailed explanation on how to make it?
mehonrahman 2 years ago
it is a shoe box with the outside surfaces lined with rolled up newspaper that is tape on. The inside was painted black. the opening is covered with platic wrap and the lide has some aluminum foil taped to it for extra sunlight(which was not really worth it)
rch701 2 years ago
Wouldn't it be better to line the inside with a white paint or aluminum foil so less heat is absorbed by the box?
mehonrahman 2 years ago
Your thinking of an array of mirrors. If all of the sunlight was concentrated on the food then you could cook it. but this is an oven. the hotter the inside of the box the better. Have you ever sat inside a black interior car? It gets really hot very quickly.
rch701 2 years ago 5
@rch701 i need to make one of these to melt a lil piece of chocolate, sounds simple enough, but should i be trying to make an oven or cooker? hopefully you answer back quickly...
L3thalShad0ws7 1 month ago
i mean 215 degreese
dudes903 3 years ago
i have a project for school how long does it take to heat up to 2150 degrees?
dudes903 3 years ago