The Solar Cooker

We are taking advantage of the sunny weather (finally!) and have started doing some solar cooking. I made a solar oven out of a shiny car sunscreen (about $5). The directions are on this web-site. http://solarcooking.org/plans.htm (Scroll down to panel cookers).

It works pretty well so far, though the wind does occasionally blow the pot over. All we have done to this point are fully cooked foods, like canned beans and cooked sausages or hot dogs. Pretty good - and as we get more confident, we'll graduate to more sophisticated cooking and maybe even some baking. See our first meal below.