How to Build a Pizza Box Solar Oven
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Pizza, the perennial family favorite dinner, can also be more than just a dinner. Learn how to turn the box from your pizza into a workable solar oven.
Step One: Gather the following ingredients.
- Aluminum foil
- Black Construction Paper
- Clear Cellophane
- Pizza Box
- Tape
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Writing Instrument
Once the ingredients are collected, follow this simple six step procedure.
- Check to make sure that the pizza box is clean and able to be folded shut in its original condition.
- Draw a square on the top of the box, allowing for a one to two inch margin around the edges.
- Use the scissors to cut the two side edges and the front edge, making it now easy to bend the cut cardboard backward.
- Cover the underside (inside) face of the cardboard flap with aluminum foil. Make sure to tape the foil securely so it is held firmly. The foil will act to reflect the sun into the box.
- Cover the now cut out rectangular hole on the top of the pizza box with the cellophane, again making sure it is firmly secured.
- Place some aluminum foil on the bottom of the pizza box, and cover it with the black construction paper. The black construction paper helps collect heat in the box.
By keeping the aluminum covered flap tilted toward the inside of the box, the sunlight will heat up the box (through the plastic wrap opening.
The black construction paper will help maintain the heat in the box, making it ready to cook some favorite snacks such as cold pizza and hot dogs.
© 2011. Patricia A. Michaels