Now that the sun has finally peeked its little head out from all the rain clouds we have been spending more time outdoors. Finally we get to put our parabolic solar cookers to use. They were designed in Spain initially to help out third world countries which do not have any means of energy to boil their water to make it suitable for consumption. They work on the same principal as the concentrated solar panels used in Granada Spain for electrical power. They are stainless steel and shaped cylindrical forcing the energy from the sun to concentrate on the burner in the center. It gets up over 400 degrees. Everyone should have one of these, not only are they great because it is free energy but you don't heat up your kitchen!
In the mornings we gather up some fresh eggs from the chickens and scramble them up on the solar cooker and sit out at the picnic table and have breakfast.We have roasted sweet potatoes, beets and cooked our rice and beans on it for dinner. One of the interns even made a cherry pie on it.It is only limited by your imagination. Our goal is to be "net zero" this summer.
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