==[[File:IMG_9791.jpg|thumb|Insulated box]]News and recent developments==
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==News and recent developments==
I started in solar cooking in 2005 with a solar oven from Jura Sol that I bought second hand from the Beelarong community garden in Brisbane.
I started in solar cooking in 2005 with a solar oven from Jura Sol that I bought second hand from the Beelarong community garden in Brisbane.
[[File:2005-09-24_1319_-_Première_utilisation_du_four_solaire.jpg|thumb|First use of the solar oven]]
[[File:2005-09-24_1319_-_Première_utilisation_du_four_solaire.jpg|thumb|First use of the solar oven]]
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I have also built an insulated box with reclaimed materials. This box allows me to keep food warm for several hours. I can cook in the middle of the day and enjoy warm food at dinner time. This box can also be used to finish cooking. For example, I sometimes use it to cook rice; I bring the rice to boil for about 2 minutes and then put the pot into the box wrapped with a blanket, and the cooking finishes. It allows to save energy when using a conventional cooking top plate. It can also be used to make yoghurt.
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I have also built an insulated box with reclaimed materials. This box allows me to keep food warm for several hours. I can cook in the middle of the day and enjoy warm food at dinner time. This box can also be used to finish cooking. For example, I sometimes use it to cook rice; I bring the rice to boil for about 2 minutes and then put the pot into the box wrapped with a blanket, and the cooking finishes. It allows to save energy when using a conventional cooking top plate. It can also be used to make yoghurt.[[File:IMG_9791.jpg|thumb|Insulated box]]
I started in solar cooking in 2005 with a solar oven from Jura Sol that I bought second hand from the Beelarong community garden in Brisbane.
First use of the solar oven
In 2008, I ordered a parabolic solar cooker in India. Over the months, I experimented different dishes and ways of cooking.
This cooker is very efficient, the most efficient pot I found is a black cast iron pot.
When my friends saw the cooker, quite a few were interested to get one for them. I therefore decided, at the end of 2009, to make a bulk order of 50 cookers to the place in India where I initially bought my current parabolic solar cooker. I now find myself having a "small business" of selling solar cookers. Some cookers will be bought by some friends but there will be plenty available for the "public".
Cooking with the parabolic solar cooker in Brisbane
I have also built an insulated box with reclaimed materials. This box allows me to keep food warm for several hours. I can cook in the middle of the day and enjoy warm food at dinner time. This box can also be used to finish cooking. For example, I sometimes use it to cook rice; I bring the rice to boil for about 2 minutes and then put the pot into the box wrapped with a blanket, and the cooking finishes. It allows to save energy when using a conventional cooking top plate. It can also be used to make yoghurt.
