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Saturday, January 29, 2011

The Power of the Sun for Cooking Dinner

As humans use all the oil, gas, and electricity in the world we have to change to something different such as a renewable energy source. Our sun it the most unused heating, cooling and cooking object. It’s time to use the power of solar energy for everything we can to preserve the natural resources we have left.


Using a solar panel for cooling or heating is the best way to utilize the sun. You can make various solar ovens to cook with; you just have to plan ahead. You put your food in the solar oven in the morning and it’s ready for you when you get home from work. There are many styles and types of solar ovens you can build or buy.

Most probably you have all the necessary components around your house right now to build a solar oven. So you won’t even have to buy a solar panel, although, you can build a huge solar oven with one. Enough to serve a city or tribe. The image on the left is an easy oven to build or you can even build it out of a cardboard box and some tin foil. Using solar panel makes a lot of sense as it save our natural resources and uses the power of the sun, which is always around.

There are tribes in Africa that stopped using wood for cooking and now just use the power of the sun for all their cooking needs. Check out how to build a solar panel for your house and see how much money you will save in heating and cooling bills. Not to mention the electricity you use cooking your meals every day.