How hot can a solar oven get?
The best solar cookers can get as high as 600 F which is very unique indeed. Of course this is a unique cooker that can reach these temperatures. Solar cookers that reach these temperatures are highly specialized and very intricately designed parabolic cookers rather than a traditional solar oven. A solar oven is usually an enclosed box type cooker with or without the use of reflective panels. Some solar ovens will reach 400 F but most usually cook at temperature ranges between 250 F to 350 F, quite sufficient for cooking most foods. Panel cookers which are similar in principle, use a reflective panel to concentrate sunlight on a cooking pot that is usually covered by a plastic oven bag or glass enclosure to retain the heat. These can reach temperatures of 350 F and more (depending on food) and usually cook between 200 F and 350 F.
