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Cooking with sunshine: what works and what does not.
Image: Solar cooker near Leh (4337350142) by Kiran Jonnalagadda from Bangalore, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Clean cooking reduces smoke and fuel costs. This guide covers solar cookers for solar in Chhattisgarh households and institutions.
Quick answer: box and parabolic cookers suit daytime meals; solar rooftop plus induction suits modern kitchens.
| Type | Best for | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Box cooker | Slow cooking, rice, dal | Slow, weather-dependent |
| Parabolic | Faster cooking | Needs tracking and care |
| Rooftop PV + induction | Any meal, any time | Needs system cost |
Schools and community kitchens can combine solar PV with induction cooking.
| Dish | Box cooker | Parabolic | Induction on solar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1.5 - 2 hours | 40 - 60 min | 20 - 30 min |
| Dal | 2 - 3 hours | 1 hour | 30 min |
| Vegetables | 1.5 - 2 hours | 45 min | 20 min |
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Yes on clear days, mainly for daytime cooking.
Box, parabolic and solar-powered induction.
Simple cookers are low cost; induction systems cost more.
Only with stored energy.
Households, schools and community kitchens.
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