Status Report 4/15/14

Our solar cooker went from a complete disaster of not even getting to 1° to heating all the way to 150° the very next week with some adjustments. Over break one of our team members thought it would be a good idea to wrap the inside of the box in plain black paper. With that, all the energy would be absorbed by the paper and not the pot. We took out the paper and now have covered the entire inside with car reflectors. This past weekend I got Mylar tape and different Plexiglass sheets to fit the size of the box. Hopefully, the plexiglass will seal in the heat. In the future I plan to get the side flaps of the cardboard box to stand still and not flop around, bouncing off all the reflections. I am nervous about the cookout and that the cooker may break or not work.