Beginner Student’s Book

Life
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Technology

Solar ovens
People in some parts of the world can’t cook with gas or electric ovens, but
they can cook with the sun! Solar ovens are really fantastic. They can cook
food and heat water. Here are two solar ovens.

The Bøhmer oven

This oven is very basic. The designer is Jon Bøhmer. He’s Norwegian, but he
lives in Kenya. You can’t buy this oven, but you can make it. It has five parts:
a lid, a pot, two boxes and newspaper. The total price of the parts is about $7.
It’s really cheap! The maximum temperature is about 90°C. This oven is very
good for people in poor parts of the world.

The HotPot oven

The HotPot oven is a basic design too. It has three parts: a pot, a bowl and
aluminium panels. The pot is in the glass bowl. The maximum temperature is
about 150°C. It’s really hot! You can buy this oven online and in shops. The
price is about $100.

a bowl (n) /bəʊl/

the sun (n) /sʌn/