Viewpoints

Health, safety, and the benefits of slow cooking
The benefits of slow cooking apply to the box and panel cookers. The “fast” cooker, based on the parabola or on any other solar concentrator,

Sustainability
With the accepted notion that climate warming is man-made, we aim to reduce our carbon dioxide output. Solar cooking replaces gas, electricity, or other forms

History
Short version: Though people knew how to use the sun’s rays to light fire (example lighting the torch of Olympia with a magnifying glass), the

Solar cooking in the Mishna
Solar cooking was mentioned in the Jewish holy scripts of the Mishna (compiled circa. 200 BC to 100 AD) written in Hebrew. The texts refer