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Words of wisdom: “….the solar oven is a very good mimic of a crock pot slow cooker” - Bob Wells1)
Solar ovens are devices that concentrate and retain heat from the sun to cook foods. They can also used to reheat or to disinfect water.
The ovens may have integral cooking containers but more commonly a black pot is placed into the oven.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
The acronym CARD describes what is necessary for solar cooking:3)
One might add S for Sunshine.