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They use no fuel and they cost nothing to run, the use of solar oven are being promoted worldwide to help slow deforestation and desertification, caused by using wood as fuel for cooking. Types of solar oven Box cookers The solar box cooker typically reaches a temperature of 150 C. Insulator for the solar box
sphere's surface and a computer control system moves the receiver to intersect this line. Steam is produced in the solar bowl's receiver at temperatures reaching 150 C and then used for process s heat in the kitchen where 2,000 meals are prepared daily. Hybrid cookers A hybrid solar oven is a solar box cooker equipped with a conventional electrical heating element for cloudy days or nighttime cooking. Hybrid solar ovens are therefore more independent. However, they lack the cost advantages of some other types of solar cookers, and so they have not caught on as much in third world countries where electricity or fuel sources simply do not exist. The basic principles of all solar cookers are: 1. Concentrating sunlight A solar oven cooks by turning light rays from the sun into heat. The sun is the fuel source. Usually a mirror or some type of reflective metal is used. 2. Converting light to heat Coloring the inside of the solar oven black ,as well as certain materials for pots and reflectors will improve the effectiveness of turning light into heat. This will improve the effectiveness of the cooker and speeds up the function of the oven. 3. Trapping heat Using a clear solid, plastic bag or a glass cover, will allow light to enter, but once the light is absorbed and converted to heat, a plastic bag or glass cover will trap the heat inside the pot is placed inside a glass or plastic cover that allows a little bit of space to retain the heat. 4. Plastic Sheet
Plastic sheets are used to assure that liquids do not seep through into the oven. Also to prevent staining of the underlying sheet in the oven. Advantages Solar ovens can be used to prepare anything that can be made in a conventional oven or stove from baked bread to steamed vegetables to roasted meat. Solar cookers use no fuel, which means that their users do not need to fetch or pay for firewood, gas, electricity, or other fuels. Unlike all fuel-based cooking arrangements, solar cookers are not fire hazards.
Disadvantages Solar cookers take longer time to cook food compared to an oven. Solar cookers are less usable in cloudy or rainy weather, so some fuel-based backup heat source must still be available to cook food at these times. Some solar cooker designs are affected by strong winds, which can slow the cooking process, cool the food, and disturb the reflector.