DIY Saracon Solar Steam Cooker

Harnessing the sun’s energy for cooking has always been something that interests me. In the past I have posted many different solar cooker designs because evidently there are so many ways to build them. The latest design I have come across is the Saracon Solar Steam Cooker.

I think the major difference with this design is the mere fact that it uses steam to cook instead of direct heat from the rays of the sun. They instead are used to heat up water which is turned into steam, which then cooks the food.

DIY Saracon Solar Steam Cooker

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Here’s What You’ll Need:

  • metal rods
  • metal framing
  • welding machine
  • welding rods
  • metal stand
  • thin aluminum sheets
  • grinder
  • miter saw
  • nozzles
  • black thermal pipes
  • cinder blocks
  • aluminum paint
  • plastic soda bottle
  • gas torch
  • insulated cooking box

Unfortunately I could not find any step by step instructions on how to build this particular solar cooker. However, if you watch the video below, you can see a slide show of the whole process.

How does it work? The Saracon solar cooker is a trough style solar cooker, that heats water passing through a pipe in the center of the trough and brings it to the boiling point creating steam. This steam is directed into an insulated cooking box, where the pots are placed and are cooking.

The first one of its kind was built in South India, and has been used to successfully cook food for anywhere between 15 to 30 people at a time. There is still room for improvement on the design and hopefully someone will make the plans available.

You can watch the video below on the Saracon Solar Steam Cooker…


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