Build A Solar Cooker
February 23, 2008 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Cooking, Fun, Save Energy, Save Money, Simple Living, Youth Activity
One great project for kids is building, and then cooking on, their very own solar cooker. My son built one when he was five, at this co-op school-type deal he went to for a while, along with a bunch of other five year olds and one adult. They used it all the time. They cooked their own tortillas on it every week, and flat breads, the kids loved it.
Benefits of solar cooking are plentiful:
No energy drains.
It’s free! Until the sun starts charging us $.
Studies have shown that two solar cooked meal a week can save massive energy over time, …read more
