Slant faced solar oven, better view of it

Here is the full view of the slantfaced oven. The cost to build this oven, including buying the oven thermometer cost me approximately 9 dollars. The tiles were given to me for free. The large metal plate in the bottom, is 1/4 or so thick, and very heavy. I can put approximately 3-4 pans of food in to cook. It made it handy to be able to cook several meals and cakes ahead of time to eat on for several days with this oven. It was well worth the effort to build. Been using it for a year now. Not bad for 9 bucks.

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[carr869]

I haven't had a chance to make the new oven yet. I'm going to get some tiles like you did in yours. My foil and cardboard box oven diidn't get as hot as I wanted. Mabe the new one will. Gotta finish the new work bench before I start another project.

[solarcookingnut]

@carr869 Hi, as long as the oven got near or at 200 you can cook. Cardboard ovens with one reflector are more slow cookers. They do a great job, just takes longer.

[CardboardFurniture]

I just made one of these yesterday, hope it will cook quickly. I found some chopping boards made of glass for $5, and some free tiles. I also came across using the solar oven with briquettes, which reached 350 deg F. I'm surpised the plastic didn't melt! I found it at foodstorageandbeyond com called feature friday apple box oven

[solarcookingnut]

@CardboardFurniture GREAT! I use some glass chopping boards for lids on several of my square black enameled pans. Hope you make a video of the oven at work! CONGRATS!

[exitre]

very impressive and innovative, but is that thing a carton?

[solarcookingnut]

@exitre Hi, its a big cardboard box my husband brought home from work. I was able to cut it in half, then resize the second 2 inches smaller to make the oven inside.  One can get some nice boxes from appliance stores too. Most of all my ovens are built simply from cardboard. Anyone, even homeless people can build this for less than 5-10 bucks. well worth the effort.

[ReelLibrarian]

@carr869 how have the mirrors worked?

[carr869]

Thats pretty cool, or should I say hot. I came across some long mirrors so I thought I try to use that. They were only $3.00 and change. Thanks for the ideas. (Tom)

[WarblesOnALot]

@solarcookingnut G'day, great stuff. I note it's a while since you had comments & replies... Hope ya get this.

I like your low budget approach to Solar. Similar to my own project. For a giggle, search 'solar thermal ramjet' & see NASA riding backseat to a Hillbilly. For the backstory search 'sunfoil', & the "Short-Talk (Update)" clip is best entry-point for the interlocking suite of clips.... Open Source. Enjoy. Ciao !

[catdoc541]

Very nice oven! I think building one of these will be in my future!