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Solar Ovens And Cookers, Florida Solar Energy Center
Solar Ovens And Cookers, Florida Solar Energy Center
FSEC Energy Research Center®
Solar ovens work much like solar collectors used in domestic water heating systems. Both collect solar radiation, convert it to heat and transfer it to another substance. Solar ovens, however, focus the sun's rays with reflective surfaces on one point. The object of the sun's energy in the solar oven is the food.
Recipes For Solar Cooking, Florida Solar Energy Center, Jo Townsend
Recipes For Solar Cooking, Florida Solar Energy Center, Jo Townsend
FSEC Energy Research Center®
As energy extension agent for the University of Florida Extension Service, Jo Townsend serves as the energy educator to small businesses in central Florida. She conducts employee programs on energy conservation in the workplace. She received her B.S. in home economics from Florida State University and her M.E. from the University of Central Florida. Formerly a home economist for the Florida cooperative Extension Service, Townsend researched and tested recipes for use in microwaves when they first gained popularity. She has been a consultant to Southern Living magazine and to Florida's seafood industry. For the last year, she has tested recipes …