Solar cooker project - Iridimi refugee camp, Chad (Oct 2007)

[SolarCookersIntl]

Yes, a black pot it best for solar cooking. Other dark colors work to varying degrees. White and silver pots are couterproductive as they reflect sunlight away from the pot.

[GFS05np]

I like the idea, getting locals to make & specializing in solar cooking. i was just wondering if they also distribute inexpensive sun glasses with those. knowing the sun is even more intense over there nearer to equator then here.

[Thinkfest]

Please enter my solar cooking web page contest! Due date is October 20, 2008. The prize is three hundred dollars U.S. For more info, Google for manda solar cooking contest

[MrXstacey]

too bad i missed the contest

[p4ndor4]

ah, just a question. How long will it take for this device to boil... lets say a glass of water for comparison sake.

and also, does it always need a transparent plastic bag to cook?

[SolarCookersIntl]

Water takes a lot of energy to heat, and takes a while to bring to a boil (I'm not sure exactly how long). It takes about 1 hour per liter of water to pasteurize, which means bringing the temperature to 65C. Boiling is not necessary for most cooking, nor for pasteurization. For cooking, this cooker does require some sort of transparent, heat-resistant bag or other cover to maintain cooking tempertures in the pot. However, a bag is not always necessary to pasteurize water.

[partnerINprosperity1]

@SolarCookersIntl isnt a black pot better for cooking?

[jgharsha]

I'm a veteran solar cooker here in the US, and can testify to how good that food must have tasted. And it's so easy to do. There is nothing to it. The sun does it all.

[Minuvash]

Great thanks

[halfmumi]

PERFECT! i am going to build one.

Can someone tell me how much does it take to cook rice??

[littleStomata]

Great to see your collaboration! One of the collaborators, Solar Cookers International has been around for years, they also used to sell versions of their portable cookers for those who have means to try it.

[solarcookingnut]

Excellent video! shows how they are made and used. Keep up the great work and keep posting more videos.