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I put my food in cooking bags to keep the steam from fogging the glass and cooling the temperature down or you periodically need to pop the lid and wipe the glass on the inside.
I used only Elmer's glue to fasten the foil to the Styrofoam. After the first heating all the water will be leached out so do a "first burn" without food to break the oven in. After repeated uses the foil started melting the Styrofoam, so ideally the foil should be glued to wood, which won't melt.
If making beef or venison jerky make sure the lid is not closed tightly - leave it cracked a little bit or the meat will not dry properly.
Keep trying new stuff with your solar oven!
Kevin
Mar 19, 2011 Rating
food by: Anonymous
Hi, I was wondering why do you have to put your food in bags. Also, did you use construction adhesive and glue to put together your oven? If so, does that effect the taste and safety of the food?
Oct 26, 2010 Rating
Good job man by: Gerry
I'm looking to make beef jerky in a solar cooker. 275 degrees is pretty good.
