Solar Cookers: How To Make An Eagle Solar Cooker

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If you really want to know how to make a great solar cooker, you should check out the Eagle Solar cooker. This video shows you how to make an Eagle Solar cooker, and in a later video, we'll show you how to cook food with the eagle.

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It's portable, and, like its parent, the world-famous CooKit, the Eagle folds up to the size of a large book.
What makes the Eagle special is that the pattern is made of American-standard 8 1/2" X 11" paper (the kind you put into a typical printer). There is very little measuring involved, and no use of a compass to measure any angles. The pattern is made by connecting corners and edge marks made with a ruler.

CooKits by the thousands are used in many nations around the world!
http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Cookit

This kind of cooker requires one heat-resistant plastic oven bag ("turkey roasting bag") and a pot (preferably black) with a lid.
It can be made out of a single piece of cardboard or it can be constructed out of 11 smaller pieces duct-taped together. The easiest way to make one is to make a set of paper pieces first, then trace them onto the cardboard.

Four kinds of pieces are used to making an Eagle. Four plain sheets complete the pattern.

Once the pieces are cut out, they are assembled with duct tape. Then, ordinary foil is glued on, using gluestick or white all-purpose glue. To make any exposed cardboard surfaces more water-resistant coat with a 50/50 mix of white glue and water.

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[MalkaOlga]

WOW can u do one for me?PLEASE I will pay you to make me this and send to Israel! REALLY its so cool!

[strive4impact]

@MalkaOlga Come to our site at GreenJoyment and send me an email from there so we can chat about it further. Thanks! Jonathan

[strive4impact]

@MalkaOlga Actually, sorry... come to our site at CarrieandJonathan (just Google it and you'll end up on our site) and send me an email from that site.

Thanks!

[judaicaman007]

wouldn't getting a wooden box and lining it with these metal plates also work? A cover on top should also make the heat even greater.

[strive4impact]

@judaicaman007 Yes... and/or lining it with mylar, so long as you pointed it toward the sun. If I were to make these again, I would choose something more permanent so i could use the cookers on an ongoing basis.

[lahillsm3]

I guess in summary I think sustainability will start to get to be less of a pain in the ass for people as the demand for solar inevitably rises and the technology improves.

[strive4impact]

@lahillsm3 And government regulation both aids, and doesn't overregulate, cheap to create and/or own solutions.

[MalkaOlga]

thank u so much

[lahillsm3]

@strive4impact Well said. We all do need to change. I think once the economic system reflects the true cost of burning oil, we will. People drive small cars in Europe because they can't afford to power a Ford V10 on gas that isn't subsidized. Not to mention the pollution, which, last I checked, stays clear of the books. We desperately need better localized systems to produce our food and energy. Solar panels should reach a golden age soon though. There is hope.

[strive4impact]

@lahillsm3 That's an awesome point. We pulled back watering our lawn so much, but it's really a good point you make. I grew up on well water and think that makes a lot more sense for watering lawns or trees... your point though is very valid. We've got a lot of work to do to become a more conscious people, and to change our habits to ones that are friendlier to the environment.