This summer our son Zachary made me a small solar oven for the first time upon my request. It has been something that we’ve wanted to try for a while now. My intention was for us to learn how to make a solar oven and learn to use a solar oven. The benefit I saw was to help cut down on costs of electricity from the use of the stove and the oven and to also cut down on the costs of conditioning since using these appliances can heat up the house. I also wanted to make a solar oven for the least amount of money. So we decided to use items we already had with the exception of the hinges without big spending a lot of money.
Zachary researched solar ovens and the making of solar ovens before he started down the path of building it. He did follow a plan to some extent. Here are some photos of the solar oven trying to cook some eggs and veggies, an omelet type dish. This was a simple construction which asked for a box lined with foil paper and a glass piece covering the box with the intention of holding in the sun's heat.
