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Speck Tater

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2. This is new? I had a folding version in the 1950's

Reply to tabatha (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 02:05 PM

Apr 2012

We used it for starting camp fires in the Boy Scouts.

Google "solar cooker" to see designs going back in the the last century and before, including plans for one you can make with cardboard and aluminum foil.

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Cooking with the sun [View all] tabatha Apr 2012 OP

Wouldn't hurt to have one. nt gateley Apr 2012 #1

This is new? I had a folding version in the 1950's Speck Tater Apr 2012 #2

and has been touted as a solution for the poor of the third world ever since. but somehow... HiPointDem Apr 2012 #3

saves women & girls from having to walk for firewood (and be subject to rape) Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #21

Yeah, the same rationale as in the 60s. Except for the "rape" part, that's new. But HiPointDem Apr 2012 #22

I hear ya. thanks for the additional info Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #25

thanks, but i misread the stat. 72% of *urban* africans live in slums. percent of urbanized HiPointDem Apr 2012 #26

I'm pretty sure I saw plans to make these out of cardboard and aluminum foil in an issue Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #5

I made one like this and it worked great-> IDemo Apr 2012 #15

There are a lot of them demonstrated on youtube, you can make them at home. That and the other kind. freshwest Apr 2012 #7

If solar cookers worked for more than breediing salmonella MattBaggins Apr 2012 #12

Salmonella lives past the steaming, boiling, grilling and burning point some of these make? freshwest Apr 2012 #14

Better do some fact checking. Speck Tater Apr 2012 #17

right, it's a great invention but poor people are lazy. that's the ticket. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #23

Water pasteurization, for instance? IDemo Apr 2012 #18

Yeah, this idea seems to get trotted out every now and then 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #27

Youtube has lots of videos of solar cookers in operation, also there are lots of plans PoliticAverse Apr 2012 #4

Everything you ever wanted to know about solar ovens, brought to you by teh Google: kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #6

I wonder if we can recycle satellite TV dishes to make solar cookers meow2u3 Apr 2012 #8

Yeah, apparently that works too! Check out my response #9. nt Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #10

There are a number of DIY ones you can find demos of on YouTube. Like this one: Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #9

This is the one we use geardaddy Apr 2012 #11

hey, I use that model too!!!!! magical thyme Apr 2012 #28

wasn't this covered in "Men Who Stare at Goats"? Sheepshank Apr 2012 #13

I made some great chicken and red potatoes last weekend IDemo Apr 2012 #16

Solar Cookers International / Solar Cookers World Network - Great Stuff! cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #19

Since health hazards associated with cooking are a source of concern upthread, IDemo Apr 2012 #20

Reminds me of when we would make sun tea.. AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #24

If you can cook with the sun Shankapotomus Apr 2012 #29

How much is a solar charged battery? tabatha Apr 2012 #30