Solar Toaster

Without power, but want to make toast……. Read this to learn how. In a few easy steps, you can create your own solar toaster out of a cardboard box!

• Cardboard box
• Aluminum foil
• Scissors
• Plastic wrap
• Ruler
• Bristle board/ colored paper
• Glue

Cut out a rectangular flap on the top of your cardboard box, and fold the flap back.

Tip: If the flap keeps falling back, try using a stick to help the flap stay up.

Next, apply aluminum foil on the bottom and the cut out flap.

Then, cover the hole ( made by cutting out the flap ) with plastic wrap. Pull the plastic wrap tightly to secure it firmly.

Afterward, use colored paper of your choice to tape or glue it all around the cardboard box.You can also use bristle board, as that is what I am using. Be sure to measure all the sides of your cardboard box before applying the colored paper/bristle board.

Note: Make sure that you don’t apply the colored paper/bristle board over the hole ( which the plastic wrap is covering) and aluminum foil.

Lastly, insert the toast inside the box from one of the box's openings, ( I'm inserting my piece of bread from an opening from the back of my box.) Make sure the flap is opened.

Now your DIY solar toaster is ready for you to eat toast outdoors on a sunny day!

This solar toaster runs from a natural resource, the Sun. The same process solar panels provide energy to homes, is the same way solar energy warms toast in this DIY toaster. The heat of the sun gets trapped into the aluminum foil, which forces extra heat on to the toast. The solar toaster will absorb more heat than it releases to warm the toast successfully. When direct sunlight hits the toaster, the sun will reflect its heat onto the aluminum foil flap and the base of the toaster. The sun’s heat will be trapped and restrained inside the solar toaster. After the toaster is exposed to the direct sunlight for about 20-40 minutes, the toast will be heated. Wala! Your toast is ready to be eaten!