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advantages and disadvantages of solar cooker

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Solar energy can be used to cook food using a solar cooker which renewable source of energy and free of cost. A solar cooker contains light reflectors which reflect sunlight and focus to a small area. The container on which the food is to be cooked is placed in focus of the reflector. The heat from the sun accumulate at the focus to rise the temperature of the container to a very high value which eventually cooks the food.

It does not uses any fuel hence cause no pollution.

Disadvantages are :

During rainy day or during cloudy day it cannot be used.

it takes so much time to cook the food.


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