Solar Cookers in Australia
Decide which to use - get a Solar Cooker you will use often...There are many different Solar Cookers that will help you start cooking in the sun. You can make your own with one of the many designs on the internet. This can be fun, though often costs more than you expect and the results are unreliable. Even among commercially available units there is only a few that work properly.
Our research has shown that buying a quality Solar Cooker reaps dividends - it is the poor designs & quality of various solar cookers that has kept solar cooking a little-known venture...
Panel Cooker -
Good Points - Very Small, Cheap
Bad Points - Doesn't get very hot, Can't bake, Takes long time to Cook, Doesn't keep food hot
Solar Oven -
Good Points - Hotter temperatures, Some designs keep food hot
Bad Points - Most can't bake (bread etc), Most take a long time to cook. Can be heavy and fragile.
Parabolic Cooker -
Good Points - Very Hot temperatures
Bad Points - Dangerous (can cause blindness / wind hazard), Very Big, Expensive, Must be refocussed often, can burn food.
Hybrid -
Good Points - Can cook with electricity
Bad Points - Defeats the purpose, poor solar cooking ability and electric cooking is useless outside.
Panel Cooker - Very basically the suns rays are directed at the food either in a pot or in a bag and heat up the food slowly.
Solar Oven - The Suns rays heat the food and the glass lid traps the heat. This creates an 'oven' effect to warm the food.
Parabolic Cooker - The reflectors amplify the rays of the sun many times over to create a very intense heat.
Our Pick? - The Global Sun Oven!
This is a Solar Oven design but uses reflectors to gain extra heat. This mean it can cook faster & Bake / Roast etc but doesnt have the size, danger and expense associated with parabolic cookers.
It is also designed to keep food hot for hours and doesn't need adjusting as often It folds down compact for traveling, doesn't burn food easily & is easy to use. By far the best choice to date! easily & is easy to use. Bakes loaf of bread in 45 minutes, Roast (1.5kg) in about 1hr 15min!
This is a Solar Oven design but uses reflectors to gain extra heat. This mean it can cook faster & Bake / Roast etc but doesnt have the size, danger and expense associated with parabolic cookers.
It is also designed to keep food hot for hours and doesn't need adjusting as often It folds down compact for traveling, doesn't burn food easily & is easy to use. By far the best choice to date! easily & is easy to use. Bakes loaf of bread in 45 minutes, Roast (1.5kg) in about 1hr 15min!
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