Solar box cooker designs

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Last edited: 23 June 2015

A simple box cooker to build is the Easy Lid Cooker. Another popular model is the "Minimum" Solar Box Cooker. An example of a popular well-constructed commercial solar box cooker is the All American Sun Oven.

Scroll down for links and photos of other various solar box cookers. See also all available box cooker plans.

Minimum Solar Box Cooker Photo large — The "Minimum" Solar Box Cooker

File:All American Sun Oven image, 12-11-13.jpg

All American Sun Oven

Advantages and disadvantages

	Advantages	Disadvantages
General characteristics	Can cook multiple pots simultaneously Can be built from many different materials Can cook large quantities of food using multiple pots simultaneously Most modes rarely have to be turned to follow the sun while cooking Can be used to bake breads and cakes	Can't fry foods Simple box cookers may lack adequate reflector area. The box may shade the cooking pot when the sun is lower in the sky. Manufactured box cookers often have a mechanism to tilt the cooker forward, while maintaining a flat cooking tray.

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+A simple box cooker to build is the [[Easy Lid Cooker]]. Another popular model is the [["Minimum" Solar Box Cooker]]. An example of a popular well-constructed commercial solar box cooker is the [[All American Sun Oven]].
+*Scroll down for links and photos of other various solar box cookers. See also [[:Category:Solar box cooker plans|all available box cooker plans]].
+<table align="center"><tr><td>[[File:Easy_Lid_Cooker.JPG|none|thumb|200px|The [[Easy Lid]] solar box cooker]]</td><td>[[File:Minimum_Solar_Box_Cooker_Photo_large.jpg|thumb|200px|none|The [["Minimum" Solar Box Cooker]]]]</td><td>[[File:All American Sun Oven image, 12-11-13.jpg|thumb|200px|[[All American Sun Oven]]]]</td></tr></table>
+===<span style="font-size:13pt;font-weight:normal">Advantages and disadvantages</span>===
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+| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#fcfcfc" | <span style="font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span>
+| width="45%" align="center" style="background-color:#cef2e0" | <span style="font-size:12pt">'''Advantages'''</span>
+| width="45%" align="center" style="background-color:#F9CCCA" | <span style="font-size:12pt">'''Disadvantages'''</span>
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+| align="center" style="background-color:#fcfcfc" | <span style="font-size:12pt">'''General characteristics'''</span>
+| style="background-color:#cef2e0" |
+* Can cook multiple [[pots]] simultaneously
+* Can be built from many different materials
+* Can cook large quantities of food using multiple pots simultaneously
+* Most modes rarely have to be turned to follow the sun while cooking
+* Can be used to bake [[bread]]s and cakes
+| style="background-color:#F9CCCA" |
+* Can't fry foods
+* Simple box cookers may lack adequate reflector area.
+* The box may shade the cooking pot when the sun is lower in the sky. Manufactured box cookers often have a mechanism to tilt the cooker forward, while maintaining a flat cooking tray.
+|}
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