Wondering how you might better use or recycle all those unused shoeboxes lying in one corner of your home? Well, here is an interesting way. Harness the power of the sun to heat yummy treats with the help of those shoeboxes!
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Confused?
Here’s another hint. Have you ever heard of the expression, “it’s so hot today that you could almost fry an egg on the pavement?” What if it was true? Find out with this simple, fun and easy-to-build DIY activity.
You must have heard about a microwave oven. A microwave oven is a machine that cooks food with the help of microwaves, a type of radio wave.
Read the interesting story of a scientist who accidentally discovered how radio waves could melt his chocolate bar!
A solar oven also acts somewhat similarly to an electric microwave, except it uses sunlight instead of electricity. Also called a solar cooker, it harnesses sunlight as its source of heat. It is a simple, portable and effective box that you can easily make at home. And yes! You can fix a meal using your solar cooker.
Excited? Let’s make a DIY Solar Oven using a cardboard box!
✔ A cardboard box with an attached lid. Lid should have flaps so that the box can be closed tightly. (You can take a shoebox or a pizza box or any other unused cardboard box with a lid)
✔ Aluminum foil
✔ Clear plastic wrap
✔ Black chart papers
✔ A pair of scissors or a paper cutter
✔ Glue
✔ Tape
✔ Ruler or a wooden stick
✔ Thermometer
How to make a DIY Solar Oven at home – step by step
Now that your DIY solar oven is ready, let’s put it to work
Set your DIY solar oven in the direct sun on a sunny day when the outdoor temperature is close to 25 degrees. Keep the flap open with the help of the ruler or the wooden stick to reflect the sunlight into the box.
When thermal light energy from the sun enters your oven, the foil in the box reflects the light, concentrating the heat into your oven. Once the light has gone through the plastic wrap, it heats the air that is trapped inside. The black paper absorbs the heat at the bottom of the oven, making sure that the heat stays where it is, instead of escaping out the sides of the oven.
Read more: What are the uses of Solar Energy
Although cooking food in a solar oven takes longer, and requires both your patience and time, it is very easy to use, and safe to leave alone while the energy from the sun cooks your food.
If you don’t want to wait that long and eat your solar-cooked food, you can also try heating something that has already been cooked. For example, a slice of pizza or a bowl of soup?
Will you try out this DIY? What will you cook in your brand new DIY solar oven? Do share it with us in the comments below.
Happy cooking!
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Comments
Rupa
February 6, 2022
Accha koshish karugi
Tanya Thakur
February 5, 2022
I liked this dly very much
Aaran
February 4, 2022
So. Nise
Pratiksha
January 25, 2022
I have try this is so cool
Sazzadur Rahman Shibly
January 25, 2022
I will try it
Sonam
January 21, 2022
Nice..thank you
Sahana
January 20, 2022
I love these activities thanks for the Byju’s
Suchana panja
January 20, 2022
Wow I am really feel unhappy in house but now I have a extra fun with this solar oven……. It’s really toooo much ??????
Dipti Mondal
January 18, 2022
It’s is too good I have got a great Idea really to good think thank you
Pranav Kant
January 17, 2022
Ya it’s nice.
I’ve made it but it takes much time to heat the food item inside it.
It’s good for melting chocolates.
Janhvi Hiwrale
January 17, 2022
Wow I will try. Its really so cool and fantastic.
Hima.U.Gowda
January 16, 2022
Nice
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January 16, 2022
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Manya Kumari
January 16, 2022
I like this very much ?❤️
Kasturi khandekar
January 15, 2022
Wow nice… Sure I’ll try it
Aafia
January 15, 2022
Very amazing I have made it to
Aastha Patel
January 15, 2022
I Am very happy and excited because it easy to make and it’s working
Anvita Garg
January 15, 2022
Wow,this diy is so tasty!??
Nandita Sharma
January 14, 2022
I will try this DIY because it is so cool and fascinating. Looking forward on cooking my food on it .
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Arya kumar Srivastav
January 14, 2022
Very nice ??
Shreya Jayesh
January 13, 2022
Oh wow! I will surely do this DIY. I love cooking and I really wanted an oven … This one is perfect for me ?.
KASHISH RAJ
January 13, 2022
AMAZING I WOULD SURELY LIKE TO TRY THIS AND SEE WHAT THE RESULT COMES.VERY EXCITING IT GONNA BE ??
Shivadarshan
January 13, 2022
Excellent! Maam
Advika Aashi
January 12, 2022
Loving this diy
Sneha
January 12, 2022
l like to diy this type things it make me fun also
Kavya sree
January 11, 2022
I loved this diy
Tanmai Krishna
January 11, 2022
Excellent DIY!
Harshvardhan santosh Patil
January 11, 2022
Hii, this is awesome
Mahek Patel
January 11, 2022
I will surely make ths solar cooker and make oreo mug cake or maggi.
Lavish agrawal
January 10, 2022
Useful items thanks
Priyanshu raj
January 10, 2022
Very nice project?
Mohith Kumar
January 10, 2022
Wow!
Yashraj kamal
January 10, 2022
I like this project ??
Rahul.K
January 10, 2022
This nice this experiment have worked for me this nice thank-you
Rhea
January 10, 2022
Of course I’m gonna try it!
Sohan RaviKumar
January 10, 2022
I will try this DIY because it is so cool and fascinating. Looking forward on cooking my food on it
MANASVINI
January 10, 2022
Give me a video about how to make.
MastercheifA.D
January 10, 2022
Noice ! It works
T. Priyarasi
January 10, 2022
I make solar oven
Abin Mukhopadhyay
January 10, 2022
I tried it and it was very good with no gas naturally
Katokam Harshini
January 10, 2022
This DIY is unbelievable but the only thing is I don’t have the black paper and cardboard box. I wish I had them so that I could do my activity easy.
LOVE Byjus
Katokam Harshini
January 10, 2022
This DIY is unbelievable but the only thing is I don’t have the black paper and cardboard box. I wish I had them so that O could do my activity easy.
LOVE Byjus
Vidhi Kumari
January 9, 2022
Good
Ananya Trivedi
January 9, 2022
Really amazing , I didn’t even though to use silver foil and cardboard box like this
Nikita
January 9, 2022
It’s too good
Supriya Chib
January 9, 2022
Good
Aadrika Gupta
January 9, 2022
It turned out great mam
Vedant Singh
January 9, 2022
Hi, this is amazing
Nandika
January 9, 2022
Nice!
R.Rakshika
January 9, 2022
I will try it. may be pop corn ??????
Vishakha Bawankule
January 9, 2022
Just loved a DIY..
I will definitely try my best to make solar oven..
So excited for DIY ?
Thank you Byjus
Nimish Mishra
January 8, 2022
Yes,I will try this and I will cook dosa.
Sanchita Chandangirwar
January 8, 2022
Nice I will surely try!!????
Istuti
January 8, 2022
What will we do after making it were we have to share after doing this activites
Istuti
January 8, 2022
I also wanna take part and make this DIY
Also I am interested in doing these type of activities
Anurag
January 8, 2022
This is qm
Amazing
Hamza
January 8, 2022
Mam kya ye sure ban jayega
Dhruv Shekhar
January 8, 2022
It’s an extraordinary idea.
Shivam Kumar
January 8, 2022
It was nice ? experiment ?
Aditya Rewani
January 8, 2022
Plz send or make any blog on 3D Animations.
Bhumika
January 8, 2022
Yes I am want to make this solar oven
I first baked in this is red velvet cake pice ♥️
Mubashshara zafar
January 8, 2022
Wow it’s look so classy
I am going to try it
I hope I will try my best
Arshman singh
January 8, 2022
I want to make a solar oven but I didn’t know how to make it now I know it
Aleena Zafar
January 8, 2022
It doesn’t work
Nandini Rana
January 8, 2022
Nice traning
Arshman singh
January 8, 2022
Very nice
Nandini Rana
January 8, 2022
Beautiful ❤️
Yash Avinash Bedarkar
January 8, 2022
The process is easy. thank you
Anupriya Thakur
January 8, 2022
I have tried its good thank mam
Bhawna kala
January 8, 2022
I would like to cook poha
Poonam kumari
January 8, 2022
What is this
Shatakshi
January 8, 2022
Amazing DIY loved it
Sanyam singh
January 8, 2022
I liked this diy very much.
RISHIKA Agarwal
January 8, 2022
I will try this DIY because it is so cool and fascinating. Looking forward on cooking my food on it .
Pragyanand Mishra
January 8, 2022
Excellent