The CopenhagenSolar Cooker Lightweighs 21 oz.. It disassembles down to a 15\" x 15\" x 1\" size. It will fit in a suitcase, a cupboard, a car or a backpack.
Average temps: 250F° (120C) to 350F° (175C)It is made from 4 vinyl squares with a reflective surface. The reflective panels have surface scratches which do not affect cooking ability. Lower price because of scratches.
Because of its curved shape it is more stable in wind gusts, the air flows around it.Engineers call it \"elegant\".
It is shipped flat and comes with directions and everything you need to assemble it.A few minutes to put it together.
Use as anemergency cooker: Flood, Hurricane, Earthquake, Lost Hiking or Skiing, Power Outage, Fuel Loss. As soon as the sun is out you can cook.At night reflect more light from lanterns or use as daytime signal device if lost.
Use at home or at the kids games, take it camping or just keep it in your car with your emergency preparedness kit.
Easy to clean.The 4 panelsfold out flat,use as place mats.
The food cooks to a tender succulent flavor because it takes a littlelonger to cook with the sun and the temperature is lower.
Use a black pan with tight fitting glass cover (not included)to reach temps of 250 F°(120C)to 350 F° (175C). (Occasionally 400 F° or 205C)
This cooker averages 250F° to 350F°. Most foods are cooked at or below 185 F° (86C).
Cook chicken breasts in 2 hours.
Cook rice in 2 1/2 hours
Heat water for 20 min to pasteurize at 150F°.
Melt wax, Make Smores, Make Nachos
It is light weight and folds flatfor camping, fishing,the beach or just use it at home.
Low price light weight
Teachers take note this is a great tool to teach about heat radiation, conduction, and convection, plus solar energy.
Solar cooking with this cooker uses no fuel, it is the green way to cook anywhere. American design.The following is a testimonial from Victoria in New Mexico:I love this solar panel cooker! I needed a good solar cooker at a low price as I wanted to make sure solar cooking would be something I enjoyed before I splurged on anything fancy, and I took a chance on this one, and I am glad I did. The first thing I did with it was to cook eggs for breakfast -- it only took 20 minutes, in a metal pan inside a covered glass casserole in an oven bag, but on a cold, windy NM mountain day that wasn\'t even as sunny as usual! I then cooked half-frozen chicken breasts with olives, pepperoncini and muenster cheese in only three hours and they were perfect! For the past couple of weeks instead of a metal pan, I have been placing one of my darker pottery dishes in a covered glass casserole. I\'ve only used an oven bag over all this on windy days, or when I need to speed up the cooking. I think the pottery slows down the cooking a little bit, but not much, and it looks lovely on the table when it is served.
I liked this Copenhagen oven so much I then bought another one right away to take to our cabin in the wilderness, where I usually cook on a propane stove or grill. Well, I used this solar panel cooker, and it acted as a solar crockpot ! --so I was able to help my husband with remodeling work we had to do there, and not abandon him an hour early just to start and make dinner and worry about how I was going to deal with flames so close to a dry wilderness on a windy day.
I was so pleased! I placed this Copenhagen cooker on one of our wrought iron patio chairs that swivels, and adjusted it every couple of hours or so to follow the sun. It was a perfect dinner -- a chicken, sausage green chile alfredo dish I served with salad and tortillas on the side.
I was worried when I bought this oven that it might only be a child\'s toy, but it is definitely not. It is a powerful cooking tool!
What I appreciate about this solar panel cooker, too, is that, even though it feels quite durable, if it ever wears out or one of the panels gets damaged or dulled by time, I will just use some of that reflective material you can purchase in rolls to cover the panel. This thing could be kept going almost indefinitely, I think. I do use a trivet under the food, to keep it heating more evenly. I keep my two Copenhagen\'s assembled, as I am not the patient sort who wants to put something back together each time.
By the way these ovens do beautifully in our strong New Mexico winds. It must be the way they are designed!
Now that I have seen how much can be done with this simple panel cooker, I am going to get two more, so I can cook various dishes at once, and I am not even going to bother buying an expensive box oven....
I am only sorry I waited so long to discover solar cooking. I\'d always wanted to try it but never did. It would have saved me years of electric and propane bills, and given me so much joy and independence just to be able to cook with the sun God gave us. Not to mention it would have kept my little west-windowed kitchen so much cooler in the afternoons!
Search the most popular video site to find one about the Copenhagen Solar Cooker.Contents: 4 vinyl pre-punched panels, 2 wood pre-drilled base pieces, 4 spring clamps, 1 shoelace, 1 directions and recipe sheet, in plastic bag (only for shipping.) Assembly required. These panels have surface scratches which do not affect cooking ability. That is why they are listed at a lower price.
Made in the USA In my workshop.
