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How to Make a Solar Cooker with Trash


Having a big solar oven is nice, but did you know there are ways to make portable and temporary solar ovens out of trash?! Check out these crazy ideas!

Thinking ‘inside the box’ and some ingenuity,  a solar cooker can be made out of trash you find anywhere. Have an old satellite dish you’re not using any longer? What about that pizza box from yesterday’s lunch. Or the Amazon box that came from the  UPS man…or even a Pringle’s can! All you need is some imagination, some aluminum foil & duct tape (well, maybe a few more bits…but that part won’t be hard!) This week, follow along with Pintersting Thursday as we show you how to make a solar cooker from trash!

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Satellite Dish

How to Make a Solar Cooker from a Satellite Dish | Mom with a Prep
from hackaday.com

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Large Box

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Large Box | Mom with a Prep
from epicurian.com
How to make a Solar Cooker from a Box | Mom with a Prep
from iwillprepare.com

This particular project has some great ideas for making it more useful and servicable with hinged lids and propped arms.

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Small Box

How to make a Solar Cooker with a small box | Mom with a Prep
from yaprogramactivities.wordpress.com

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Pizza Box

Pizza Box Solar Oven - can be used for more t han just cooking s'mores!  /// Mom with a PREPWhile this is shown as mostly a science project for kids to make s’mores in, it actually does serve a purpose for small-scale cooking/reheating. We’ve actually made a version that inserted a piece of picture frame glass (or you could use plexiglass) into the lid of the pizza box to create a closed oven that gets higher temps than this open box version.

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Windshield Sun Visor

How to make a Solar Cooker form a Car WIndshield Sun Visor | Mom with a Prep
solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com

If you can find these at the beginning of the season, dollar stores are a great place to grab a few!

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Pringles Can

How to make a Solar Cooker from a Pringles Can | Mom with a Prep
www.energywhiz.com/experiments/solar_oven.htm

Try using an oven bag to then put over the opening of the can to create a better retention of solar energy and create a steamer!

While the Pringles can seems a bit absurd, the idea that you can create a Solar Cooker from so many different objects lets you know that with a bit of ingenuity, you can cook without electricity, gas or fire if you can think “inside the box”.

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Katy Willis is a writer, lifelong homesteader, and master herbalist, master gardener, and canine nutritionist. Katy is a preparedness expert and modern homesteader practicing everyday preparedness, sustainability, and a holistic lifestyle.

She knows how important it is to be prepared for whatever life throws at you, because you just never know what's coming. And preparedness helps you give your family the best chance to thrive in any situation.

Katy is passionate about living naturally, growing food, keeping livestock, foraging, and making and using herbal remedies. Katy is an experienced herbalist and a member of the CMA (Complementary Medical Association).

Her preparedness skills go beyond just being "ready", she's ready to survive the initial disaster, and thrive afterward, too. She grows 100% organic food on roughly 15 acres and raises goats, chickens, and ducks. She also lovingly tends her orchard, where she grows many different fruit trees. And, because she likes to know exactly what she's feeding her family, she's a seasoned from-scratch cook and gluten-free baker.

Katy teaches foraging and environmental education classes, too, including self-sufficient living, modern homesteading, seed saving, and organic vegetable gardening.

Katy helps others learn forgotten skills, including basic survival skills and self-reliance.

She's been published on sites such as MSN, Angi, Home Advisor, Family Handyman, Wealth of Geeks, Readers Digest, and more.

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