Calabash Cooker: 1995 Burkina Faso
This was our first prototype back in 1995 in Burkina Faso West Africa. We built if from a calabash gourd used by the local people. We lined the gourd with aluminum foil and found some clear plastic table cover material for the glass. The lid frame was a recycled plastic bucket rim. Reflectors were donations from the local printing press. My son got his first experience in cookiing rice and bread in a solar cooker.
Poly-Furnace
The Poly-furnace is a plastic model of the Cookit made by Solar Cookers International. Because of the adverse living conditions of the refugees in Darfur, Sudan the cardboard Cookit will not last much more than 6 months to a year. The need to have a durable Cookit has prompted us to develop one made of plastic polypropylene flute board. Reflective aluminum polyester is attached to the surface before it is cut and formed. A local group of volunteers have begun to make these for introduction into Sudan 2008
Pricing: $30 each plus s/h for small orders.
Large orders of over 500: Call for discounted rates. Contact: Solarclutch@gmail.com
Shipping air cargo world wide: For orders of 200 or more
Wiki link to other improvements to cardboard Cookits: http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/6/69/Making_the_Cookit_more_durable_-_Stephen_Harrigan.pdf
Link to New Alternative to the plastic cooking bag:
Borma Water-Pot Cooker: Patterned similar to the Calabash Cooker
The Borma is a solar cooker made from a water pot in Darfur. This ancient style of water pot is an important part of every Darfur household and is easily converted into a solar oven that in Arabic is called Tabakna el Shemsee" or "Our Solar Cooker"
Link on making a Borma Cooker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryn2-YU07Hc&feature=channel Wiki link to Borma Cooker: http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Borma_cooker
The Sun Scoop
The Sun Scoop is a box type cooker made of plastic flute board. It has been designed with Africa city dwelllers in mind. It is large enough for 4 pots, and yet light enough to pack up like a suitcase and carry it. The Sun Scoop has a simple glass door for a lid and inner tube for the seal. All these parts are replaceable with local materials if they happen to get broken. The Sun Scoop does not have to be tipped toward the sun or have any special level for the pots. It is designed to catch the sun rays from the horizon as well as those from overhead.
video link: Solar Cooking in the Snow
Pricing: $200 plus s/h (improved model with tempered glass lid, high temp door seal, and lighter weight) Shipping within United States only. Contact email: Solarclutch@gmail.com
video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nY0XRBFHfo&feature=channel
Adaptation and improvements to the Sun Scoop
