SOLAR OVENSby,

Peter Curry

How They Work

Reflect and capture sunlight. Dark metal pot to cook in. Reflected/captured heat energy cooks

food.

Types

Box Cookers Curved Concentrators (parabolics) Panel Cookers

Advantages

Eco-friendly Free Higher quality food

Disadvantages

Need sunlight Lack of efficeincy Risk of injury

References

"Advantages and Disadvantages of Using a Solar Cooker." DIY Home Improvement Information. Do It Yourself, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2013. <http://www.doityourself.com/stry/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-using-a-solar-cooker>.

"HOW SOLAR COOKERS WORK." Solar Cookers International (How Solar Cookers Work). Solar Cookers International, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2013. <http://www.solarcookers.org/basics/how.html>.

"WHY SOLAR COOK?" Solar Cookers International (Why Solar Cook?). Solar Cookers International, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2013. <http://www.solarcookers.org/basics/why.html>.

"Wikia." Solar Cooking. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2013. <http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/How_solar_cookers_work>.