Solar cooker

Which housewife would not like to serve fresh, piping hot meals to her family? But this is not always possible in today’s competitive world, especially with so many women working at full-time jobs. On the one hand the prices of cooking gas, kerosene and electricity keep rising by leaps and bounds. And yet one is not even sure of their easy availability just think about the amount of time and energy spent getting together a simple meal. The housewife can hardly do anything else the whole; morning: always worried about the food being charred or burnt if she turns her attention to something else even for a minute. If unexpected guests arrive in the evening, she must sacrifice her favourite TV serial, working up a decent meal for them. If you have an open sunlit space receiving 4-5 hours of sunshine you can cook your rice, daal and various other dishes for 4 people everyday using the solar cooker. Food does not get burnt in the solar cooker, tastes better, has more nutrition. No running or maintenance costs. Saves LPG. Design life 20 years. On a clear day one can even do two rounds of cooking – say from 9 am to 12 noon and again from 12 noon till 3 pm. The great advantage of solar cooking is its convenience. You do not have to be on your legs in constant attendance. This is because the food never gets overcooked or burnt. You can “load-and-forget” the solar cooker, attending to other chores while it cooks. A typical loading of the cooker can be rice with twice the volume in one pot , dal in another pot, cut mixed vegetables of two varieties in the two other pots. One can cook not only food, but also roast nuts, dry vegetables and fruits (taking care to keep the glass lid slightly open to control the heat input), pasteurize water and even bake bread on a clear day at noon.