5
HOW THE OVEN WORKS
As with all solar
cookers, mirrors intensify
the sun's rays into a glass
covered, insulated box with
a door for placing and
removing food. This oven
uses a built in flat plate
collector to collect heat on
the bottom to increase
efficiency. The flat plate is
very efficient and therefore
reduces the over-all size
yet providing a larger
cooking chamber. The
high temperatures required
for cooking require the use
of mirrors.
The diagram shows the
hot air circulation pattern
within the oven and
cooking chamber. The
mirrors may fold for easy
transportation of the
cooker.
The oven mount is a
fixed pedestal with a Lazy
Susan bearing. This allows the cooker to track the sun all day long. The tracking mechanism uses a very
small amount of electrical energy making it possible to operate the oven on small batteries and a photo
cell charger.
The oven door is at counter top height and is a standard oven size. These features make cooking with
the sun as familiar and easy as cooking in your own kitchen.