Solar Hot Dog Cookers

One of the easiest and quickest things to cook in a solar oven or cooker is hot dogs.


This is a good thing for several reasons:

1. If you have a day with limited sunlight, it is a relatively quick meal (as far as solar cooking goes).
2. Most kids love hot dogs, so it's a popular meal.
3. You can cook the side-dishes with it - baked beans, for example - in jars.  This really only needs to be heated, so it's another (relatively) quick item.

You can use several methods, but my favorite is using the basic cooker (second pic from the top on the right) along with a covered Pyrex casserole dish (dark is better, but clear works).

Just place the hot dogs in the dish and cover them.  You can use a clear turkey roasting bag, but it's not necessary if it's a bright day.

Check the hot dogs after 15 or 20 minutes - sometimes that's all it takes.

Quick, easy and solar - the best combination!