The solar cooker of the "cooking box" type
The solar cooker is made out of a well isolated box with a reflector and a glass cover through which the sun light penetrates. The sun light will be absorbed by the black floor, the black walls and the dark cooking pot, which is then transformed into heat. Temperatures in the box reach 150° Celsius making it an ideal tool for cooking, baking and drying fruits, as well as for sterilisation of medical tools and water.
Solar dehydrator
The lower part of the solar dehydrator is made of an angular-posed black corrugated iron which is covered with glass and plastic foil. In the upper part of the solar dehydrator there is a small compartment where tomatoes, fruits or leaves placed on a grid can be dried.
The air that enters from below is warmed by the iron sheet and reaches a maximum temperature of 60° Celsius. The temperature rises and starts to dry the tomatoes, fruits or leaves in the upper part.
Parabolic-solar cooker
The parabolic-solar cooker is made using a parabolic mirror. In the focus point of the mirror there is a device where the cooking pot can be put. The parabolic mirror gathers the sun rays and this process leads to high temperatures at the focal point. These temperatures are high enough to cook, bake, grill and even fry. The cooker can also be used to sterilize medical tools. The parabolic mirror is made of weatherproof shining aluminium and the base frame is made of zinc coated steel (galvanised). The material for the parabolic solar cooker comes from Europe and will be assembled in Madagascar.
The temperatures in the focus point of a parabolic-solar cooker are higher than the temperatures in the interior of the solar cooking box, which leads to a faster cooking process. The parabolic-solar cooker and the solar cooker box can be used in a complimentary manner.
