Ok, so unless you are truly inspired to reduce your carbon footprint you most likely will not be cooking in your solar oven daily. But, if your environment has enough sun then you really have nothing stopping you. I completed these plans and when i was done i was so excited. My wife told me that it was an adult version of the famous 'EZ Bake Oven".
First off you should know that commercial solar ovens are available on the market and are way more advanced than these simple plans, but these plans will cost you nothing. The best part is that you will most likely have all the materials handy which makes for a really fun and easy project.
Built In Microwave
So what do you need?
A coupe of cardboard boxes
Aluminum Foil
Elmer's White Glue (Make sure that it is nontoxic)
Invisible Tape (Make sure that it is nontoxic)
Newspaper
Black Construction Paper
Stapler
Scissors
Plastic Wrap
Pencil
Lets Get Started
I built my solar oven with two cardboard boxes, these can really be of any size but the larger they are the more materials you will need. Make sure that one box fits inside the other box, and that there is a 2-3 inch space around the smaller box.
Insulating the large and small cardboard boxes
Next you will need to line the bottom of the larger cardboard box with wadded up newspaper. After you have done this place the small box in the larger cardboard box and begin to fill the gap of the smaller cardboard box with wadded up newspaper as well.
Line the insides of the smaller box
You now will need to line the sides inside of the smaller cardboard box with aluminum foil, this is also where the tape comes in handy, like i said make sure that you have nontoxic invisible tape to hold the aluminum into place.
Line the bottom of the smaller box with black construction paper and the purpose of this is really just to absorb as much heat as possible.
Creating the Reflector
You can place another piece of cardboard on top of the large cardboard box and trace the shape of the box to build the reflector.
After you have cut out the traced shape draw a 2-3 inch line inside the piece of cardboard and cut it out. Next, cover this piece of cardboard with aluminum foil (try to get the foil as smooth as possible for maximum heat reflection). Tape or glue the aluminum foil to hold it into place.
Attach the reflector to the outside back of the large box. You can also hold the reflector in place with a metal coat hanger and you can just bend it to the shape that you need.
Start Cooking
You will now be cooking with a really simple and low cost solar oven. Happy solar cooking!
Cyber Monday Panasonic 27" Stainless Steel Trim Kit for 1.6 cuft Stainless Steel Microwaves 2011 Deals
Dec 05, 2011 03:54:42
Click for larger image and other views
Cyber Monday Panasonic 27" Stainless Steel Trim Kit for 1.6 cuft Stainless Steel Microwaves Feature
- 27" Wall installation
- 1.6 cu.Ft Oven Capacity Microwaves
- Please note: upper-left corner of door has a small indentation to allow door to open smoothly
Cyber Monday Panasonic 27" Stainless Steel Trim Kit for 1.6 cuft Stainless Steel Microwaves Overview
27" Stainless Steel Trim Kit for all Panasonic 1.6cuft Stainless Steel Microwaves to make the unit a Built-in InstallationSAVE NOW on Cyber Monday offers below!
Available In Stock. |
| This Cyber Monday Panasonic 27" Stainless Steel Trim Kit for 1.6 cuft Stainless Steel Microwaves ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. |
Price : Click to Check Update Prices Please. |
