Photos from the book: "Solar cookers, self-construction and recipes" (ISBN 9782842212018)
Edit, followed by 2 projects on forums solar cookers:
a) DATS cooker
b) ULOG cooker
Even in northern countries, solar cookers offer the possibility of cooking 100 to 150 days per year.
Here is a complete introduction to solar gastronomy. This cooking technique preserves the flavor and vitamins of food ... and what satisfaction to use only solar energy to cook, sterilize preserves or bake your bread! After a presentation of the different types of cookers available today in Europe, you are invited to build your own wooden solar cooker.
Detailed explanations, diagrams and photos, very easy to find materials, tasty recipes ... making and using this high-performance cooker is a fun experience for everyone.
Page 1: solar tea kettle, "tetrahedron" solar cooker, model with 4 reflectors, umbrella cooker in aluminum foil, "banana" model (I didn't understand everything), cork model?
Page 2: 2 models with recycling materials, parabolic cardboard cooker, model with parabolinic concentrator and pressure tube, foldable "travel" model, cardboard model (up to 80 ° C)
Page 3: fresnel optic (advanced self-construction), "cake box" cooker, painted model, 100% reclaimed taz model, Norwegian pot and improvised fluted model
The prize for direct recycling and simplicity goes to the "taz" model
Making a solar cooker is really a quick thing! If that saves 200 to 300 kWh per year ... what are we waiting for to democratize all of this a little?
ps: sorry for the distortion of the images, I took this with a digital camera