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| Material: | Carbon Steel 0.5mm Thick |
| Name: | Parabolic Solar Cooker |
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The focus point of the sun's rays comes together at about thirty inches above the middle, or bottom, of the parabola.
Each of the six rigid, molded steel panels that form the parabola is covered with an adhesive backed reflective vinyl which is quite durable, yet easily repaired or replaced if ever damaged or worn. The reflective film on this solar cooker is the key, or means to the parabolic being able to concentrate the energy from the rays of the sun.
The parabolic is supported by a circular stand (base) and has an easily adjusted crank extension arm to move the elevation tracking of the parabolic up and down, and the whole cooker swivels on its center pole base, allowing for side to side tracking of the sun.
Unlike the solar ovens and panel cookers, there are no darkened pots that come included with the "Solar Burner" parabolic cooker, because in reality there is no need for a "special" pot or pan. A dark pot/pan will give you a little more advantage over a shiny pot, so you might darken the bottom of any shiny pot/pan with high temp bbq paint.
The high temperatures of the parabolic are such that you can use shiny steel pots and pans (those that are more common) but it will give you a little more advantage if you have a dark colored pot/pan. With a parabolic it is more recommendable to use the heavier gauge steel pots, because the thinner variety will scorch and burn your food more easily, especially the thin aluminum, which is also known for health related issues and concerns.Some Quick Statistics
We use our "Solar Burner" almost every day to fry, boil, steam and brown and re-heat many of our daily meals.
Some solar cooking recipes do call for browning of meats, gravies, vegetables and such so, we will often use our parabolic to accomplish this when we are in a bit of a hurry; otherwise we will also use the solar ovens and panel cookers to do the same for many of these aforementioned foods.
Frying is very easily accomplished using the "Solar Burner" because of the very high temperatures. We always use a deep pan with a lid to help minimize the splattering of oil onto the parabolic, and the same goes for when boiling potatoes, pastas and such.
We have fried up French fries, fish, fry bread and other items while at the same time avoiding having to heat up and "smell up" the house with the range stove top.
In the summer time we use our parabolic solar cooker to cook breakfast items such as oatmeal, cracked wheat, eggs, sausage etc. This can be accomplished as early as 8:30 AM at the Hotpoint of the summer because the sun rises so early, but come wintertime the earliest you could do so would be, probably 10:30-11:00 AM at the earliest, due to the shorter days with the sun so low on the southern horizon. (Of course you would never have this challenge if you lived near the equator)
Water can be boiled very rapidly on the parabolic solar cooker, in fact just as quickly as, and even more so, than on many electric range stove tops. We will use the parabolic to heat water for many uses during the day, besides just for cooking. We also love to pop up popcorn in a pot using popcorn oil or olive oil.
With a parabolic and our solar ovens and panel cookers we are able to cook anything we desire whenever the sun is shining…which is quite often in our part of the world.
Assembly of parabolic solar cooker:
FAQ:
1 Does the entire unit need to turn to follow the sun
The entire unit does not have to turn, but you can track the sun by rotating the entire unit if you like, for this reason it comes with castor wheels that allow for easier rotation and for easier mobility (on hard surfaces of course)
2, What is the adjustment ( up/ down) fore the Cooking platform/ Pot support)?
The elevation adjustment is accomplished by rotating the little handle on the expansion rod mounted on the backside of the parabola. It is designed to be adjusted in increments. The pot recptacle does not need to be adjusted or moved. It is best to leave the pot receptacle as is once you assemble it.
3 how many pounds will the pot /cooking platform support ?
From my own use and experience the pot receptacle can handle up to about 40 lbs, but most cookware and food will usually not come near to that amount of weight under normal cooking conditions.
Once when I used a large enamel canning bath with six bottles of food and the water used for the steam bath, the load I had on the receptacle was about 45 lbs and it was necessary for me to counter balance the whole cooker as well as to brace and to counterweight the cooker so that the pot/pan with all of its weight did not tip the unit over forward.
(we are working on developing an addition to this cooker to allow for larger and heavier pots/pans to be placed on the parabolic. This cooker is powerful enough you can pressure can with it, it just needs some enhancement to allow for greater weight.)
4. About how long to ship from your location to Littleton, Colorado ? To ship from here would require just a couple of days once it left our place. If you order today, it would ship out tomorrow (Wednesday) and arrive within, more than likely, two days
5) How is the 'tracking' of the sun accomplished? In other words, does the whole base ( including the stand ) need to turn or does just the Dish support turn?
The whole unit can be rotated, on the wheels, or you can just rotate the parabola and the mount ring by rotating it on the center axis, or the center post. Both ways work fine. I leave my center post screw loose so that I can rotate it easily
6) Is the height of the cooking platform adjustable and if yes by how much?
The height of the pot receptacle is not adjustable. All parabolics have a set, or determined focal point based on the depth or shallowness of the parabola (dish) so, your focal point distance from the center, or bottom of the parabola will remain the same, thus there is no need to adjust the height of the pot receptacle. This is the case with all parabolic cookers
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