Solar Cooker Blog: News and Notes

Learn the latest news as well as ideas,tips and techniques for getting the most out of your solar cooking through the many postings below.

• Learn how to solar cook like a pro, how to eat more healthy and save money in the process, all while cooking with the power of the sun.
  
• Learn about world wide initiatives to promote solar cooking in war and famine ravaged countries and how you can help to promote a cleaner, safer environment for many of the world's destitute.
  
• Learn of, and take advantage of solar cooking opportunities right here in our own country, right in your own back yard.
• Learn of the latest advances and changes in the world of solar cooking and how it might benefit you and your future.


Solar Cooking Archive



Solar Cooking log (blog)


May 22, 2013

Solar Cooking Class Information

Solar Cooking Class Information page

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May 07, 2013

Earth Day Solar Cooking In Santee California



What a great day it was! Starting off cold and foggy, but at exactly 8:30 am the sun burned through and another great solar cooking day had begun: Breakfast

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May 07, 2013

What my fiancée says about solar cooking

I made some corn bread in my oven the other day and brought it in and set in on the stove. My fiancée walks up and cuts a piece and says to me 'I didn't

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May 06, 2013

Copenhagen Lite Solar Panel Cooker- A Great Buy!



This was my first solar cooker & I use it with my class of 3rd graders. We've cooked cornbread, hotdogs, applesauce, pie, and macaroni & cheese with

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May 06, 2013

Hot Pot- Solar cooking in San Francisco



The Hot Pot is working very well for my class of 3rd graders. Being in SF, & an early start school 7:50-1:50, cooking hours are limited. On a good day,

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May 06, 2013

Another Use for a Laundry Basket (thermal heat retention)

I was researching about solar ovens and such when I came across a video of someone cooking beans in a dutch oven and using a laundry basket as a haybox/hot

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May 02, 2013

SunPower Parabolic Cooker on Sale

Get the only American Manufactured Parabolic Cooker while it is on sale...Very high quality as well as very effective solar cooker.Click the link to find out more...

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Apr 30, 2013

Earth Day 2013 Near Zion Nat'l Park

Earth Day is celebrated many ways across the country, but here in my area of Southern UT we had a grand Celebration at the Gateway to Zion which is a beautiful

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Apr 24, 2013

all american sun oven in Hawaii

I saw an ad for one of these and decided to test the product, and to my amazement it actually worked with out ever following the sun much. it cooked my

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Apr 23, 2013

Solar Cooked Quinoa



Solar Cooked Quinoa with a refreshing taste of goodness

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Apr 19, 2013

Solar Cooking Teacher Vacaville, Fairfield, Davis, Vallejo, Benicia- North Bay Area California



I teach solar cooking and solar cooker fabrication through the local recreation center throughout spring, summer and fall, usually on Saturday mornings

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Apr 02, 2013

Solar lemon bars

Hey guys. So when I go to the store I try to look for things that would easily be used in my sun oven. Well I happened across a sale of lemon bars, as

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Apr 01, 2013

All American Sun Oven: Made for the American Consumer



All American Sun Oven, larger cooking space, hotter temps, more stable and easier to focus

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Mar 27, 2013

Solar Baked Tilapia Tacos

The lime in the crust of this fish added the freshness in flavor that left me daydreaming of being on a beach. These tacos were quick and delicious!

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