Monday, December 2, 2013

Solar Cooker Update 1

          So in the beginning, we planned on making a Sun Funnel Cooker. It sounded like a good idea, but it turned out to be a traumatic loss. Just kidding but it definitely did not turn out how we had hoped. First off, the size of our box did not match up with how it should have and we had not realized that until after we made all of the folds. We thought we would have to start over, when we were messing with the box and realized that it could still be used. We made a simple panel cooker that has one piece of cardboard with aluminum sitting up bend like a 3 sided wall and then a piece of cardboard with aluminum under it like the flooring. We are planning to try tilting it to see where the sun hits it and go from there. We spraypainted the back of each of the aluminum pieces to try to make sure that the heat does not get out. We also plan to spray paint the jar black so it can keep in heat. We are also planning to put in two sticks in the back to make it stable. I believe that with a little work, our cooker will actually be able to cook!