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That the economy is in serious trouble is no secret. Any way we can save money and energy during this difficult time is worthy of serious consideration. Natural resource conservation is paramount now, and one of the easiest ways we can cut back on our energy consumption and spending on this critical component of living day to day is to use a solar oven.
Solar ovens have been around for hundreds of years, but only recently have people started to look at them as a serious way to cook. And they should. The technology has advanced to the point where solar cooking makes sense as an alternative to other cooking fuels. Food cooks beautifully in a solar oven, and the flavors of solar cooked food are so far superior to foods cooked over the high heat that gas, electric, barbecues, or campfires provide. The new website, www.HeavenSentFood.com is a good place to get lots of information about solar cooking.
Did you know that the bottom of your pan on a stovetop reaches temperatures between 600 and 800 degrees? That high heat can destroy essential vitamins in the food that you are cooking. The temperature of food cooked in solar ovens rarely gets over 200 degrees Fahrenheit, which is low enough to preserve essential vitamins. And food that is cooked slowly retains more flavors. In fact, you can take the blandest fruit from the grocery store, cook it in a solar oven, and it will taste just like you picked it off the tree fully ripe.
The same goes for meats and vegetables. Food is just simply better cooked in a solar oven. If you are interested in learning more about solar cooking, go to www.HeavenSentFood.com, to read more about cooking with the sun, and go to these sites to learn more about solar cooking in general.
http://solarcooking.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/
http://solarcooking.wikia.com/
The website, www.HeavenSentFood.com is the home of the cookbook written for omnivores interested in eating healthy using sunshine. The recipes in the Heaven Sent Food cookbook are healthy, use no hydrogenated fats, and are geared for hectic lifestyles. There is a section on using convenience foods, a large recipe selection for vegetables and fruits, and of course, beef, pork, fish, and chicken recipes.
Anyone who lives south of Alaska and north of the South Pole can use a solar oven effectively. You will find links solar radiation maps at www.HeavenSentFood.com for places in the US, where you can see how much sun hits your home on an average monthly basis. 4.25 TRILLION barrels of oil falls on the US each day as sunshine. Let’s start using some of it.
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