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Solar Cooker
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:48 am
by Wombat
I have been playing around with a parabolic concentrating solar cooker made out of particle board and cardboard. It works quite well and will boil a litre of water in a bit over half an hour. I have made a few jars of tomato pasta sauce and was pleased with the results.
Nev
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:48 am
by Muddypause
What did you use as the parabola? I've often wondered if car headlight reflectors could have uses like this, though a bit small for cooking with, maybe.
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:16 am
by Wombat
A bit small mate! I have thought and will try some mirrors afficed to the inside of a wok. I made the parabola by cutting ribs of the right shape from particle board and then gluing aluminium covered cardboard over them to form a dish. I need to post a photo, it is mauch easier to see than describe!
Nev