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In areas where sunshine is plentiful, Solar Cookers can be used as a successful alternative way of preparing food. They are cheap, easy to use and require no fuel. However, for cooking food that requires temperature above 100 ℃, Solar Cooker must be equipped with solar energy concentrating devices.
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Karathanasis, S. (2019). Case Study—Fresnel Reflector Solar Cookers. In: Linear Fresnel Reflector Systems for Solar Radiation Concentration. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05279-9_8
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