Todays Parabolic cooker on the Cheap. Cooks good.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Thats pretty neat. I got rid of one not too long ago.

[Great-Kazoo]

Most dishes are powdercoated steel

You can still polish steel. granted removing the powder coating is not worth the time or hassle. How about that spray on chrome paint. It's really popular in greeley, all big box auto parts stores carry it

Interesting, a simple metal tape job and we are (ok I'm) trying to build a better mouse trap.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Thats pretty neat. I got rid of one not too long ago.

I think I have two on my house... Lemme know if you want one.

[Rust_shackleford]

The previous people who lived here at satellite. They left the dish. I pulled it off today, applied HVAC tape to the surface. I then mounted it to a couple pieces of plywood.

Dish = Free.
HVAC Tape = $3.25.
Thanks

I see the dishes on craigslist everyday for free. And as much as $20-30.

They sell much better reflective adhesive material you can apply. But, this was my first attempt. And I allready had the HVAC tape and the dish. It heats water quick. I cooked the kids stew for lunch.

[Wulf202]

You can still polish steel. granted removing the powder coating is not worth the time or hassle. How about that spray on chrome paint. It's really popular in greeley, all big box auto parts stores carry it

Interesting, a simple metal tape job and we are (ok I'm) trying to build a better mouse trap.

how about spray adhesive and the inside of a bag of doritos?

[HBARleatherneck]

I did some testing today. Remember the sun is very low. So, cook times will be much shorter other times of the year.

11:24------ 65.2 degrees out of the water filter tap. 8 ounces of water/ copper bottom pot.
11:29----- 144.1 degrees
11:34----- 172.2 degrees
11:39------183.9 degrees
11:44------ left lid partway off/ no data collected
11:49------192.7 degrees
12:00------203.4 degrees full boil

[Inconel710]

HBAR - did you have to repoint the dish during your data collection? Just wondering how direction sensitive these dishes are.

[HBARleatherneck]

yes, I did move the dish to follow the sun. Barely had to move it. But, since I dont have the really shiny film, I decided to move it. Every ten minutes or so.

this experiment with 32 ounces of water

12:15------65 degrees out of the tap
12:25------115.3 degrees
12:35------155.3 degrees
12:45------175.5 degrees
12:55------184.4 degrees
13:05------181.7 degrees.

obviously it didnt reach boiling, and its losing temperature as the sun drops in the west.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Not bad.. at least you can cook meat w/ that thing going above 160 F.

[Wulf202]

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