Easiest Solar Oven Design!

Hi All,

I have to share this simple and super effective Solar Oven Design from Kathy Dahl-Bredine.
From, (http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Kathy_Dahl-Bredine)
"Kathy and her husband are Maryknoll Lay Missioners working in Oaxaca, Mexico with local organizations on sustainable development among indigenous and marginalized rural communities. Kathy works with the organization Niño a Niño (Child to Child), a group working to empower groups of children living in poverty to work together with their families on projects to improve their over-all health and well being. Kathy has been working on alternative energy, specifically solar cooking projects with the children and their parents for the past two years."

Here is her plan for the most effective and easy to do solar oven I've ever seen.

From http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Windshield_Shade_Solar_Cooker

Windshield Shade Solar Cooker

Kathy Dahl-Bredine developed the Windshield Shade Solar Cooker while experimenting with various designs of cookers to introduce in the indigenous communities where Kathy lives and works in southern Mexico. She hit upon an utterly simple way to make an instant portable solar oven. Taking a reflective accordion-folded car windshield shade, you can turn it into a version of the solar funnel simply by attaching little Velcro tabs along the long notched side.

Comment by Amisa Yellowbird on July 19, 2011 at 9:09am: What a neat idea!!! I'm going to give it a try. I cook outside in the summer, so why not give this a try too?

Comment by Melissa Rawlings on April 25, 2013 at 7:33am: Great idea! Thanks for sharing!!

Comment by Catherine, The Herb Lady on April 25, 2013 at 7:49am: Liz I had not seen this before - wonderful idea - now I can try that this year without a lot of building. Thank you for posting.

Comment by grrlscout on April 25, 2013 at 9:01am: Love it, and I'm totally going to try it. I like that it's small enough and light enough to take camping.

Comment by Liz & Dan on April 25, 2013 at 11:55am: Yes, it's really good for cooking liquidy things at low temperatures. I haven't tried to do breads, cookies and things like that. Cooks more like a crock pot for casserole type things than and 'oven'.

Comment by Peggy Aarmstrong on April 25, 2013 at 12:00pm: Hmm I wonder if I put herbs in the bbq grill if they will dry out properly? thoughts?

Comment by Sheryl on April 25, 2013 at 12:35pm: Were you able to get a temperature reading when you used it?

Comment by Catherine, The Herb Lady on April 25, 2013 at 12:39pm: Sheryl, when I get mine going I was thinking of using my meat thermometer to monitor temperature, that is a good question if, Liz, you got any certain temperature level, since you note 'low temps'.

Comment by Sheryl on April 25, 2013 at 2:49pm: Okay, once I read the article >blushing< I see that the inventor saw highs of 350 or so.

Comment by Liz & Dan on April 25, 2013 at 10:34pm: I have certainly never gotten 350 out of this setup, but easily over 200 into water simmer/boil territory. Hence my recommendation for wet casserole type cooking at least to start. If you want those higher temps, I recommend double bagging the pot for better insulation and providing a wind break! I have not needed a higher temp range with this setup since I have a sun oven brand insulated oven that easily reaches 350 without extra fuss.

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