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Solar oven from India. A simple wooden frame sets on a perimeter of bricks. A piece of paper is placed under the frame and glass is placed over the frame. Four pots, inside the oven, hold the food to be cooked. It will cook rice in two hours. Maximum inside temperature is 250-degrees. Est. cost: $4.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY #30 Feb 1978 pg. 20

A simple solar cooker a child can make by gluing aluminum foil to cardboard.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY #34 Oct 1978 pg. 22

How to build a solar oven from plywood, fiberglass, insulation and window glass.
BOYS' LIFE Aug 1978 (v.68#8) pg. 52

Super-simple solar cooker is made from heavy cardboard, aluminum foil, and a coat hanger.
BOYS' LIFE Mar 1980 (v.70#3) pg. 64

Cooking with the sun. Using a solar oven constructed from two cardboard boxes, aluminum foil, and glass.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1998 (v.82#4) pg. 65

Foldable solar reflector (concentrator) made from cardboard and aluminum foil.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1998 (v.82#4) pg. 68

Solar cooker you can build from cardboard and aluminum foil.
FAMILY CIRCLE Jun 5 1979 (v.92#8) pg. 54

Solar stoves teach energy awareness. Two styles of parabolic trough-style reflector ovens are shown.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION May-Jun 1979 (v.68#5) pg. 60

Easy-to-make solar cooker uses a Fresnel lens to focus sun's heat on a can of soup, etc. Weighs 2 pounds, folds up to carry and has no loose hardware to get lost. Est. cost: $20.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #577 Jun 1976 (v.72) pg. 108

Two simple solar cookers. (1) A 32"x32" reflector, covered with aluminum foil, reflects heat up to a pan holder made of metal. Use it to heat a coffee pot or frying pan. The reflector is made of cardboard. (2) Solar oven is basically a wooden box, painted black, with aluminum-covered reflector to direct the sun's heat into the box. A glass top on the oven traps the heat inside.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #605 Oct 1978 (v.74) pg. 44

How to build and use a solar oven.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #25 Jan 1974 pg. 26

How to build and use a solar reflector cooker. The reflector is made from cardboard and aluminum foil.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #26 Mar 1974 pg. 68

How to build a solar-powered hot dog cooker. Uses a Flex-Sheet-Mirror of mylar as the reflector. Est. cost: under $30.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #50 Mar-Apr 1978 pg. 32

The VITA solar cooker. A solar cooker designed by Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA) is made from aluminum-covered Masonite. Construction manual must be ordered. Est. cost: under $10.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #52 Jul-Aug 1978 pg. 112

A "briefcase" solar cooker is large enough to grill four sandwiches or heat two TV dinners. Adjustable lid has a mirrored inner surface that directs the sun's rays into an absorber panel.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #94 Jul-Aug 1985 pg. 102

Solar cooking. How to make a solar cooker from cardboard boxes.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #144 Jun-Jul 1994 pg. 64

Build a sturdy solar cooker for about $40.
ORGANIC GARDENING Aug 1980 (v.27#8) pg. 102

Small solar cooker designed to cook hot-dogs.
PARENTS HOME Sep 1981 (v.5#10) pg. 28

Solar box dyeing. How to make a solar box cooker from a cardboard carton, insulation and aluminum foil. The cooker accommodates a dyepot.
SPIN-OFF Summer 1993 (v.17#2) pg. 64

Working solar oven to make from a cardboard box, aluminum foil, rigid insulation, and a piece of thermal glass or plastic. Est. cost: $5.
WORKBENCH Mar-Apr 1979 (v.35#2) pg. 72

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