Talk:Solar cooker
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[edit] Merge from Solar oven
Solar oven should be a subsection of here. I started to merge a while back, but it seems that I forgot to delete and redirect the other page. D'oh - sorry!. And there's been further edits to Solar oven now, so it needs careful merging. --Singkong2005 03:18, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
- Done.
- The following 2 comment topics (Is this correct? and Reasons for unpopularity) have been moved from the old Talk:Solar oven page. --Singkong2005 04:21, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Is this correct?
"a black baking tray or cooking pot can convert thousands of watts of light directly into heat" - isn't it already heat? DavidFarmbrough 17:00 (BST) 12 September 2005
- Light would go under the category of "radiant energy". It all depends on how you define "heat".
-User: Nightvid
[edit] Reasons for unpopularity
I've read that they're not popular because they involve standing in the sun for hours.
Another potential downside is safety, if the food isn't heated to a sufficient temperature.
Something should be added about these points. I don't really know much about this topic though. --Singkong2005 07:43, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
my 2¢ 's worth: this is pathetic. Has any of these "change agents" ever asked themselves what is going to happen to those Lesotho women if their husbands come home and supper is not ready? You have got to be able to cook a meal regardless of the weather, and this technology fails to address that basic need. Without some way of storing energy, and using that stored energy whenever needed this is bound to be a total failure. Conclusion: perhaps fun to try out on a camping trip when you have nothing else to do, but totally worthless under any other circumstance. JdH 13:42, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- That's a POV that's not terribly helpful of itself for the article. The point about lack of storage is your best one, but any facts beyond the obvious that solar cookers don't store energy and can only be used when the sun is shining would need research and citation. In areas with consistent sunshine they're probably very effective especially if a backup method is available. A large enough collector would probably be useful even in some overcast situations. Anyway, research is the answer and with that expanded information on their lack of popularity and the factors affecting that would be useful. - Taxman Talk 15:29, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- I put in a reference to a review; did you read that? But my negative reaction was really triggered by that term "change agents": If the technology doesn't sell itself by proving itself to be useful then it is counter productive to try to "convince" people. Rather than "convincing" you need to listen to what people's needs are, and see how you can address those needs. JdH 16:19, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- I hadn't sorry. But it's not the highest quality review and not exaclty the highest quality reference of course. Now that I'm on it I'll see what I can dig up. But the change agents stuff is unsourced and should be modified too so you're right on that. But don't forget even good technology doesn't sell itself. Refrigerators had to be sold too, door to door in fact; there was significant resistance to those too. Before things hit critical mass natural resistance to change and lack of information on choices prevents the change. - Taxman Talk 16:27, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- I put in a reference to a review; did you read that? But my negative reaction was really triggered by that term "change agents": If the technology doesn't sell itself by proving itself to be useful then it is counter productive to try to "convince" people. Rather than "convincing" you need to listen to what people's needs are, and see how you can address those needs. JdH 16:19, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] windy day
what would u do if it were a wndy day and u wanted to use the solar cooker that u made?
- You would use the firewood that you saved on the days when you were able to cook with the sun. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.19.27.192 (talk) 18:10, 4 April 2007 (UTC).
