Simple solar cooker plans in different languages

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Last edited: 7 March 2025

Below is a variety of solar cooker construction plans provided in various languages. Many of them are simple to build from inexpensive, easy-to-obtain materials. Some can be built in as little as an hour for less than USD 5.00. Start by choosing a cooker design type based on your requirements.

The plans below were translated by native speakers and include images. You can also see all solar cooker construction plans in English with automatic translation into 37 languages but without images.

Panel cookers

CooKit: English, Spanish, Italian, French version 1, French version 2, German, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Luo

Windshield Shade cooker: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese, Thai, Hebrew, Persian

Fun-Panel: English, Spanish

Dual-Setting Panel Cooker: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Catalan, Persian

Parvati Solar Cooker: English, French

Suntastic Panel Cooker: English

Reflective Open Box/Panel Cooker: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

• See all solar panel cooker plans

Box cookers

"Minimum" Solar Cooker: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Urdu, Russian, Arabic, Persian

"Easy Lid" Box Cooker: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Catalan, Persian, Urdu

Heaven's Flame Cooker: English, French, Persian

Simple Water Pasteurizer: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Arabic

The Tire Cooker: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Kikongo, Tshiluba

Cob Solar Oven: English, Spanish, French

• See all solar box cooker plans.

Parabolic cookers

Fresnel Solar Cooker: English, French

Double-Angled 12 sided parabolic cooker: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German

Collapsible Parabolic Cooker: English, Spanish

• See all parabolic solar cooker plans

Other

Solar Chimney Dehydrator: French

Aprovecho Rocket Stove: English, French

Soda Bottle Pasteurizer: English, French

See also

• Solar cooker designs
• Solar cooker plans