Solar Ovens: Cook with the Power of the Sun

No propane, no charcoal, no smoky campfire, just set it out in bright sunlight and late Mother Nature do the rest. Solar Ovens come in many varieties, with simple construction that collects the rays of the sun with a reflective surface concentrating the heat where it does the most good.

The Solar Oven Society provides lots of good information on how Solar Ovens work, and all the latest innovations in Solar Cooking. They even have a lengthy collection of Solar Cooking Recipes to get you started in creating your own delicious Solar Meals.

Solar Ovens cook in a similar method to an Electric Slow Cooker. Low temperatures and lots of time. The end result will be very tender meat as the connective tissues will break down bringing out the best flavor possible in your cooking.

On line Solar Oven Cooking Lessons will teach you how to build your own Solar Oven, how to maximize your cooking results, and you can even learn how to dry food. Make your own beef jerky or dried fruit chips.

You can even use your Solar Oven to heat water for a nice hot shower, something important to all who look to live a mobile lifestyle or off the grid and away from the amenities found in urban areas.

Check out this short video demonstrating Using a Solar Oven to cook a whole chicken. Imagine tasty roast chicken with lots of herbs cooked to perfection in about 4 hours time. And you didn't even have to strike a match to make a flame to do it.

Here's an interesting video on Solar Parabolic Dish Cookers. It will leave no doubt in your mind as too how much heat a Solar Oven can generate. Who needs matches, the concentrating power of a parabolic dish will ignite wood pieces in a matter of seconds.

As a kid we've all taken a magnifying glass and focused the power of the sun to ignite dried leaves or even to give us a jolt of pain as you focus the beam on your arm or hand. This small concentrated beam multiplied is the same effect Solar Ovens create to heat your food.

Put away your Coleman stoves, forget the bag of charcoal briquettes, a quiet, clean, no mess Solar Oven can take care of your cooking chores without all that added mess and expense. Let Mother Nature do your cooking. It's the Green Way to go.