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Concentrator Type Solar Cooker Sun Lotus

Sun Lotus

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@is made of plastic and tough. It has a reflector with polyhedoral shape approximating the parabola which makes it very safe while having enough cooking power. It was named after a flower because the reflector's shape reminds us concentrically aligned lotus petals. Without the outer mirrors, the diameter is only 70cm and suitable for the cooking for one person. with a outer booster mirrors, the diameter becomes 85cm, and can cook foods for 2-3 people.

Features

1. Because of its small footage (58cm in dia.), you can even use it at a small sunny area in the houses.

2. You can replace the damaged reflective materials for yourself. We sell it separately on your orders.

3. Ordinary mess kits for camping are suitable for the pots for Sun Lotus.

4. It will not make fire easily.

5. Use it for the teaching material in school gardens and even inside the school buildings.

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Lotus looks like this.

When I was alone at home, I used it for myself.

A man and Sun Lotus in one sunny day.

@At 9:00am in a small sunny sopt I started cookig.

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The sun elevation at this time is still very low, but Sun Lotus can concentrate the light on the pot.
At first, I tried a cup of rice. In 45 min. it was done. A cup of rice is too enough for one person.

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The outside temperature was still 0 centigrade (32F). I found a lot of frost columns in the garden.

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Then we made curry because it's really good with rice!@In ten minutes after setting the pot, the bottom of the pot is too hot to touch. In 50 minutes, the curry was done.

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My favorite, curry and rice!

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Next I tried Creme de Chicken with Bloccory. I used instant soup.
I started at 10:45 and at first I sauteed the chicken. Then added bloccory, water(150cc) and a bag of powder soup. Because the chicken was already sauteed, I only waited 5 min. for the soup to be heated.

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Next, I tried indoor solar cooking! Because Sun Lotus is quite safe, we can use it inside the houses. In a sunny Japanese room, I started cooking at 12:00.

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Firstly, I started from an easy one. I used instant rizotto. Even though I started from cold water, in 30 min. it was completely done.

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Here, I ate everything for my lunch.

Then I wanted some desserts. One of them was a pancake. It was 1:00pm. I made two pancakes.

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Now it was 2:00pm. and it seemed a little late to start solar cooking, but I decided to try the last one, a compote of apple. I waited one hour. The pot is boiling but the apples are still a little hard. After all, I didn't eat the apple this day. But when I looked it next day, the apples were all transparent and sweet. I ate it with my breakfast.

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The apple compote at 4:00pm.@

After all, the amount I cooked was too much for one person. The Sun Lotus can cook for two even without the outer booster mirrors!

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