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Directory:Solar Cooking

Solar cooking resources.

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Global Sun Oven (http://www.pureenergysystems.com/store/Sun_Oven/) - Durable, portable oven reaches as high as 400°. Great for environment, energy conservation and emergency preparedness. 19" x 19" x 11" unit costs around $250.00 with shipping; includes black cooking pot.

Tulsi Hybrid Solar Oven (http://www.pureenergysystems.com/store/Tulsi-Hybrid/) - Makes solar cooking more practical, with its electrical back-up, switching automatically between solar and electric power, depending on sunshine availability. Uses 75% less energy than a conventional oven. Costs $323.99 including shipping.

World's Largest Solar Kitchen (http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/17/world’s-largest-solar-kitchen-in-india-can-cook-upto-38500-meals-per-day/) - The solar kitchen has been set up at Taleti, India near Mount Abu, situated at a height of 1219 m above sea level in Rajasthan. The food is cooked in 200-400 liters capacity cooking pots, producing an average of 20,000 meals a day, and up to 38,500 meals per day during periods of peak solar radiation maximum. (Inhabitat; March 18, 2008)

Steven E. Jones Solar Funnel for Cooking - Prof. Steven E. Jones (http://profjones.com/index.php?p=about) (of 9/11-demolition fame) presents a method for building a cooking device that is safe and low-cost, easy to make, yet very effective in capturing the sun's energy for cooking and for pasteurizing water. Requires cardboard, tin foil, black paint, and a mason jar.

Review of Solar cookers (http://solcooker.tripod.com) - Dr Ashok Kundapur presents a review on the Solar Cookers of the world, with classification, comments on each and proposes new procedure for testing them.

Solar Fire Project (http://www.solarfireproject.com/) - Powerful enough to bring a liter of water to boil in 5 minutes, Solar Fire Technologies are do-it-yourself machines, on the same level of complexity as a bicycle. Built using common tools and techniques and with off-the-shelf materials (even in the developing world) and mirrors, they have been designed to be cheap, powerful and accessible to as many people as possible.

Solar Cooking.org (http://www.solarcooking.org/) - Provides a broad range of information on solar cooking and related activities. Includes plans for solar cookers; the role of solar cookers in development, environmental, social and health issues; directories of international organizations promoters and manufacturers; news; photos and drawings; resources, books and supplies; an e-mail discussion group, and links.