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A Solar Oven for Cloudy Days https://hackaday.com/2025/10/18/a-solar-oven-for-cloudy-days/ #low-techhack #greenhacks #SolarHacks #solarpower #solaroven

A Solar Oven for Cloudy Days - Every Boy Scout or Girl Guide probably had the experience of building a simple sol... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/18/a-solar-oven-for-cloudy-days/ #low-techhack #greenhacks #solarhacks #solarpower #solaroven

Solar oven manual online https://www.patreon.com/posts/141132974 #lowtech #solar #solaroven #solarpunk #lowtechmagazine

Today I used my solar oven(s) for the first time this year, beating my previous record by about 2 weeks! Air temp outside ranged from 25F to 42F (-3C-5C). Inside the oven the temp reached 180F (82C)
My box oven was joined by a folding panel cooker, design is called the Copenhagen Cooker, it's very effective and easy to make, but more vulnerable to wind. #Solar #SolarCooking #LowTech #SolarOven

@glightly
> While these are manufactured ovens, the principle is simple enough you can make your own out of cardboard, black paint and a transparent lid

More on this here:

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_cooker

https://www.appropedia.org/Sunlight_Oven

I've seen very effective solar dehydrators based on similar principles. See;

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_dehydrator

#RenewableEnergy #PassiveSolar #SolarOven #SolarCooking #SolarDehydration

@msquebanh

@glightly
> While these are manufactured ovens, the principle is simple enough you can make your own out of cardboard, black paint and a transparent lid

More on this here:

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_cooker

https://www.appropedia.org/Sunlight_Oven

I've seen very effective solar dehydrators based on similar principles. See;

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_dehydrator

#RenewableEnergy #PassiveSolar #SolarOven #SolarCooking #SolarDehydration

@msquebanh

@glightly
> While these are manufactured ovens, the principle is simple enough you can make your own out of cardboard, black paint and a transparent lid

More on this here:

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_cooker

https://www.appropedia.org/Sunlight_Oven

I've seen very effective solar dehydrators based on similar principles. See;

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_dehydrator

#RenewableEnergy #PassiveSolar #SolarOven #SolarCooking #SolarDehydration

@msquebanh

@glightly
> While these are manufactured ovens, the principle is simple enough you can make your own out of cardboard, black paint and a transparent lid

More on this here:

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_cooker

https://www.appropedia.org/Sunlight_Oven

I've seen very effective solar dehydrators based on similar principles. See;

https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_dehydrator

#RenewableEnergy #PassiveSolar #SolarOven #SolarCooking #SolarDehydration

@msquebanh

4-ingredient #vegan #blueberry cobbler baked in my diy low cost #SolarOven with free sun energy! #SolarCooking

Ingredients:
3 cups fresh or frozen #berries
1/2 cup water, divided
Juice of half a small lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
3 tablespoons plant-based butter (any brand you like)
yellow or white cake mix, 1 and 1/4 cups, about half a box (any brand as long as it's vegan, I used Betty Crocker)

This recipe is easy to double for a bigger pan! Use twice as much berries and a whole cake mix and whole lemon.

Instructions:
1. Mix the berries with the lemon juice and water in your baking dish (skip the lemon juice if berries are very tart)
2. Add 1/4 cup of cake mix to the berries, mix to combine
3. Dot the berries with butter (about 1 tablespoon)
4. In separate bowl, mix 1 cup cake mix with 1/4 cup water to make thick batter
5.Spoon the cake batter over the berries in the baking dish, dot with more butter (about 2 tablespoons)
6. Put the cover on it and place in the solar oven, bake until done (cake is cooked and berry juice is bubbling around the edge, thickened and translucent)
7. Serve warm or cold with ice cream or whipped cream if you want.
#veganfood #food #vegandessert #easydessert #simplecooking

Want to make it in a regular oven? Bake uncovered at 350°F 30-40 minutes or until done

Another home run for #SolarCooking and #VeganBaking! #vegan chocolate #cake (recipe from most recent Joy of Cooking) baked in my homemade #diy low cost #SolarOven. So cool to bake a cake on a hot summer day without heating up the kitchen! (And it's free energy!)
I was a dingdong and forgot to take a picture before digging into it, so in the photo it has a big wedge already taken out. #BadFoodPhotography Oh well, it's proof that the middle was cooked, right?
Eaten in the lid of my cooking vessel (a stainless steel dog bowl) with vegan vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries from the garden.
#SustainableFood #SolarPunk #DirectSolarEnergy

A 46-oz Steinfeld's pickle jar painted black with one line masked out for viewing the food through the side: a great bean pot in the #solaroven! Frijoles de la olla del sol. I could have used a traditional bean pot (olla de barro) as long as it's dark colored on the outside, but I don't have one, and I did have this.
Looks kinda weird but they turned out extremely tender with no split #beans or tough skins, and the broth is delicious (I brined the beans overnight first). Also no electricity, gas, or wood, and no stirring or checking needed. Dry beans are the cheapest high protein food (#vegan and otherwise!) , but few people cook them because it takes so long and uses a lot of energy. A great choice for #solarcooking to #feedtheworld. #diy #solar #cheapfood #solarpunk