parabolic cooker

A parabolic cooker is a type of solar oven that uses a parabolic mirror to concentrate sunlight onto a central point where the cooking vessel is placed. This design is capable of generating high temperatures, making it effective for cooking.1

Solar ovens, in general, harness sunlight for cooking and offer several advantages, particularly in developing regions. They eliminate the need for fuel, which can prevent deforestation and desertification, and are also useful for activities like camping when electricity is unavailable.1

While parabolic cookers can reach high temperatures, they are noted as being more difficult to construct than other types of solar ovens, such as box cookers or panel cookers. A parabolic reflector, more broadly, is a concave mirror shaped like a paraboloid of revolution, used to focus or direct waves.12