School kids assemble a parabolic solar thermal cooker with only a screwdriver

Keith Smith
September 20, 2014

Parabolic Solar Thermal Cooker ( Solar Thermal Magazine ) Solar cooking is becoming very popular is many parts of the world. As natural gas and electricity prices rise so does the price of cooking or barbecue. There are some commercial solar cookers that you can buy that are ready to be assembled at home with very little mechanical knowledge or tools required. Or if you want to save even more money you can make one yourself using aluminum foil and an old umbrella or satellite dish to give you the required curvature to obtain a small focal point for fast heating of things.

Here is a video with audio in English showing how to assemble a parabolic solar cooker from a kit. The parts cost about 400 Euro unless you use aluminum foil in which case it is very cheap to build.

Enjoy the video and the joy of solar cooking.

# parabolic solar thermal # solar cooking

Keith Smith

Keith, a seasoned professional in the solar industry, has dedicated over 30 years to the research and development of solar technologies. Born in the early 1970s, Keith's fascination with solar energy began early in life. He completed his bachelor's degree in physics and pursued a master's in renewable energy engineering, laying the foundation for his career in the field.

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