Directly using solar power to cook food? Yes, you can! Simply save a lot of energy for your cooker by using a (self-made?!) solar oven instead. It is a low-cost, ecologically-friendly technology that seems to have everything going for it, even more when built from recycled materials. Solar ovens gather solar energy - light and heat emitted from the sun - and designed to absorb more heat than they release. And with some patience the sun cooks a tasty treat for you! Using an old pizza box, aluminum foil, black paper and a few other ingredients you can easily built your own solar cooker – get the instructions here [LINK to https://www.goethe.de/resources/files/pdf184/sff-activity_build-a-solar-oven-from-recycled-materials.pdf."