 |
|
Last edited: 11 July 2020
|
|
|
Sam Erwin adjusts his Solar Chef.
The cooker maintains a level cook pot tray.
The Solar Chef was designed and first patented by Sam Erwin in 1978. He sold over 3,000 ovens up through 2011. The solar panel cooker incorporates a sturdy framework with a swivel base to allow positioning towards the sun. The central cooking chamber has a small fan to assist distributing the heat evenly.
Sam was trained as a carpenter before he began production. Now, as of 2013 (at the age of 89), he found a partner to produce and distribute the cookers.
- (See Solar Chef International for access to the Star Flower solar cooker)
Audio and video[]
- February 2012:
Solar Chef
Tracyton resident Sam Erwin has sold close to 3,000 solar-powered ovens since creating them in the 1970s. The 88-year-old and his wife, Shirley used the oven to bake a lemon cake on Tuesday.
Articles in the media[]
- Febrary 2012: Tracyton couple uses sunshine to cook food - Kitsap Sun
External links[]
See also[]
Contact[]
- See Solar Chef International.Solar Chef International
