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If you've got a cardboard box, you can make yourself a simple DIY solar oven. It's perfect for warming up food during the summer when you're camping, living off grid, or just don't want to spend the electric to heat up your whole oven. I use mine almost every day (except cloudy days of course) to heat up my lunch in the summer. It's especially great for warming up leftovers.
Just remember to be careful while you're cooking with a DIY solar oven. The insides of these things get very hot, just like a regular oven, so use potholders to pull out your pans. Use a thermometer to make sure your oven remains at an appropriate cooking temperature. And don't rely on a solar oven to cook potentially dangerous meals that require very specific temperatures (like meat for example), since a solar oven's temperatures can vary inconsistently.
MATERIALS USED:
2 boxes - one a bit smaller than the other
Insulating material (peanuts, crumpled paper, etc)
Aluminum foil
Scissors
Cardboard
Duct tape
Black paper
Clear plastic sheet (or old glass picture frame)
The packing peanuts I used in my solar oven were made of cornstarch. I do not advise using styrofoam peanuts as they may emit harmful vapors (I don't know, so I wouldn't risk it). So if you don't have cornstarch peanuts, use crumpled paper or more layers of cardboard as an alternative to packing peanuts.
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