I like to do things the natural way when cooking. Since my kitchen gets really hot when I cook, I would like to try a solar oven. Is it really possible to cook with solar and how can I make an oven? – ...

Every Boy Scout or Girl Guide probably had the experience of building a simple solar oven: an insulated box, some aluminum foil, and plastic wrap, and voila! On warm, sunny, summer days, you can ...

Solar cookers like the Sun Oven can maintain temperatures of 350 degrees or higher and start around $230. Less-insulated and simpler versions such as one called the CooKit cost about $32 and cook food ...

Campfires, charcoal grills, and gas-powered camping stoves can definitely make life easier for hungry campers, but they can’t do everything. Sometimes, the only source of heat for cooking is 93 ...

This week we’re taking a (hot) look at solar cooking. Today: what you need to get into solar cooking. After the jump: A breakdown of the types of cookers and how to buy or build them. At the most ...

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy, what a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out, before we tackle that.” – Thomas Alva Edison Science is all “whiz-bang!” ...

On an early afternoon recently, as a hot sun beat down on her East Austin farmstead, Erin Flynn stepped out of her 1902 home to grab lunch. Beneath the hungry gaze of her horse, White Sox, Flynn ...

This week we’re taking a (hot) look at solar cooking. Today: a conversation with David Wells of the Great Solar Cookout. Solar cooking has intrigued Arizona State University political science ...