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[[File:Solar_Chef_with_Sam_Erwin_2-7-12.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Sam Erwin adjusts his [[Solar Chef]].]]
 
[[File:Solar_Chef_with_Sam_Erwin_2-7-12.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Sam Erwin adjusts his [[Solar Chef]].]]
 
[[File:Solar Chef interior 2-7-12.jpg|thumb|300px|The cooker maintains a level cook pot tray.]]
 
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The '''Solar Chef''' was designed and first patented by [[Sam Erwin]] in 1978. Since then, he has sold over 3,000 ovens up through 2011. The [[solar panel cooker]] incorporates a sturdy framework with a swivel base to allow positioning towards the sun. The central cooking chamber has a small fan to assist distributing the heat evenly.
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The '''Solar Chef''' was designed and first patented by Sam Erwin in 1978. He sold over 3,000 ovens up through 2011. The [[solar panel cooker]] incorporates a sturdy framework with a swivel base to allow positioning towards the sun. The central cooking chamber has a small fan to assist distributing the heat evenly.
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Sam was trained as a carpenter before he began production. Now, as of 2013 (at the age of 89), he found a partner to produce and distribute the cookers.
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*''(See [[Solar Chef International]] for access to the [[Star Flower]] solar cooker'')
   
Sam was trained as a carpenter before he began production. Now, as of 2012, he is thinking he would like to find partner to produce and distribute the cookers.
 
 
==Audio and video==
 
==Audio and video==
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*{{NewMay20}}'''February 2012:''' 
*'''Febrary 2012:''' [http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/feb/07/made-in-tracyton-the-most-energy-efficient-oven News article with embedded video demonstration] - ''Kitsap Sun''
 
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::[[File:Solar Chef|thumb|none|400px|Tracyton resident Sam Erwin has sold close to 3,000 solar-powered ovens since creating them in the 1970s. The 88-year-old and his wife, Shirley used the oven to bake a lemon cake on Tuesday.]]
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==Articles in the media==
 
*'''Febrary 2012:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120412062059/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/feb/07/made-in-tracyton-the-most-energy-efficient-oven Tracyton couple uses sunshine to cook food] - ''Kitsap Sun''
   
==Contact==
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==External links==
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*http://www.solar-chef.com
Sam Erwin<br />
 
Tracyton, {{state|Washington|WA}}<br />
 
[[USA]]
 
   
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==See also==
Tel.: +1 (800) 378-4189 or, +1 (512) 250-5414
 
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*[[Solar Chef International]]
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*[[Star Flower]]
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==Contact==
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{{See|Solar Chef International}}
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[[Category:Solar cooker designs]]
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[[Category:Solar panel cooker designs]]
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[[Category:Manufacturers and vendors]]
 
[[Category:USA]]
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[[Category:Verified active 2021]]

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Solar Chef with Sam Erwin 2-7-12

Sam Erwin adjusts his Solar Chef.

Solar Chef interior 2-7-12

The cooker maintains a level cook pot tray.

Solar Chef rear 2-7-12

The Solar Chef was designed and first patented by Sam Erwin in 1978. He sold over 3,000 ovens up through 2011. The solar panel cooker incorporates a sturdy framework with a swivel base to allow positioning towards the sun. The central cooking chamber has a small fan to assist distributing the heat evenly.

Sam was trained as a carpenter before he began production. Now, as of 2013 (at the age of 89), he found a partner to produce and distribute the cookers.

Audio and video[]

  • February 2012: 
Solar_Chef

Solar Chef

Tracyton resident Sam Erwin has sold close to 3,000 solar-powered ovens since creating them in the 1970s. The 88-year-old and his wife, Shirley used the oven to bake a lemon cake on Tuesday.

Articles in the media[]

External links[]

See also[]

Contact[]

See Solar Chef International.