Solar Cooker Project

[frustratedearthmother]

I've always been fascinated by the premise of a solar cooker. There are plenty on the market but I have no intention of spending hard earned cash on one. I want to experiment with building one. There are plenty of simple and not so simple plans available online.

I usually have some grandkid time around spring break and/or on summer break. We have plenty of little projects and crafts that we enjoy doing together, so this may be on our list for a summer project. My grands love our projects and I try to gear them toward a lost skill or art that I would love to see preserved.

We might try the Pizza Box design when the kiddos are here. That will cover a lesson in recycling too.

Has anyone else been curious about a solar cooker? Anyone tried one?

 

[NH Homesteader]

Yes I did a pizza box one with one of my students. I should do it with DD, I forgot about it! It actually worked surprisingly well!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh cool! I always wondered if it would work - awesome that you actually made one!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Just saw the cutest little solar cooker - a pringles can used to roast a hot dog, lol. It can also be used to roast marshmallows. Definitely gotta try these ideas!

 

[sumi]

Let us know it works for you? I remember my dad had a solar cooker years ago, a commercially made one. It worked really well for him.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That's good to know! I probably won't do anything with the idea until the grandkiddos are here...a couple weeks. I think it'll be a fun experiment. My 10yo granddaughter I a wannabe chef. So, one of her "Christmas in March" present from me is a couple of cookbooks and a spiralizer to make veggie noodles. Maybe we can cook some of those noodles in a solar cooker.