Solar cooker introduction

A solar cooker is a device which is used to cook food by utilizing the heat energy radiated by the sun.
It utilizes the principle of reflection, concentration, absorption and greenhouse effect to convert sunlight to heat energy.
Most common, inexpensive and easier to build
A solar cooker consists of an insulated metal box or wooden box which is painted all black from inside.

1. SOLAR COOKER .

2. What is A solar cooker A solar cooker is a device which is used to cook food by utilizing the heat energy radiated by the sun. It utilizes the principle of reflection, concentration, absorption and greenhouse effect to convert sunlight to heat energy. Most common, inexpensive and easier to build.

3. A solar cooker consists of an insulated metal box or wooden box which is painted all black from inside. There is a thick glass sheet cover over the box and a plane mirror reflector is also attached to the box. The food to be cooked is put in metal containers which are painted black from outside. These metal containers are then placed inside the solar cooker box and covered with the glass sheet . Construction of solar cooker

4. WORKING OF SOLAR COOKER

5. It do not use fuel and save precious fuel like coal, kerosene and LPG. It does not produce smoke due to which it is pollution-free. In a solar cooker, food is cooked at a comparatively lower temperature. Solar cooker is freely available. We cannot use it at night, during the rainy season and during foggy winters. It is time-consuming as compared to normal cookers. The direction of solar cooker has to be changed from time to time to keep it facing the sun. It cannot be used for baking. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

6. application It is used all around the world for purification of water and pasteurization on a larger scale. In solar cooker water is heated for domestic purposes like bathing, washing clothes or doing dishes. It is use for roasting of consumption items such as coffee beans, peanuts, popcorn. Grain Sterilization can be accomplished in a solar cooker to kill weevil and other bugs that may have infested the grain .

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