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You are here: Home / DIY / How to Make a Solar Cooker with Trash

How to Make a Solar Cooker with Trash

March 28, 2013 By Emily Mendel 2 Comments


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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Emily Mendel Momwithaprep
Emily Mendel

Emily as an MFA in creative writing and a strong passion for cooking! She started trying out her mother’s recipes from a very young age, turning the time she spent in the kitchen into a career. She will soon publish her very first cookbook, and in her free time, Emily contributes to our blog with resources for all our readers, whether beginners or advanced chefs.

 

Filed Under: DIY, Preparedness, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: alternative cooking, camping, how to make a solar cooker, off-grid cooking, offgrid cooking, outdoor cooking, pizza box solar cooker, science fair project, solar cooking, solar energy, sun visor solar cooker, survival cooking, windshield sun visor

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