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Pringles Can Solar Oven | ||
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Take a Pringles Can (I don't know if these are only in USA or not. They are potato chips that come in a can that has a silver lining to it) Cut a 7 inch slit lengthwise down the can then cut a perpendicular slit (about 1 1/2 inches on top and bottom of the long slit) at both ends of lengthwise slit.(Fig. 1)  Figure 1. Fold open like old cereal boxes that you could eat out of.(Fig. 2) Make sure to leave the "wings" attached as these work as your reflectors.  Figure 2 Cover opening with oven bag. Push skewer (coat hanger) through plastic lid of can and metal bottom of can.(Fig. 3)  Figure 3. There is too much heat loss to do this on a cold yet sunny day. You can wrap can with an insulator such as a couple of the kind that you put a canned drink in to help prevent heat loss. Just slit the can insulator and slide around the Pringles' can. I found this Pringles can solar cooker on the web someplace and thought it was so neat that I couldn't wait to try it and sure enough it worked. Went camping and was to show the girls. The temps dropped way down so that it did not work well. That is when I thought about adding the insulation to keep the heat from dissipating so quickly. They are fun quick and easy to use if the sun is shining. Contributed by: Laurie Schultz Brownie Troop 145 Tarheel Triad GSC Back to Hot Dog in a Solar Cooker Illustrations and page design by Merrill E. Grayson |
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