Development in Solar Cooking Technology in the Last Decade: A Comprehensive Review

Abstract

Abstract Food is one amongst the important factors responsible for the existence of life on the earth. With the introduction of civilization, cooked food came and cooking continued because of the benefits and satisfaction it renders to human beings. Hence the energy consumption for cooking food is ever growing. Since the conventional non renewable sources used for cooking increases the cost of living by having direct or indirect impact on us and negative impact on environment that humans cannot afford, there is need to focus on solar cooking which can play a vital role in curbing this problem. In this literature,the development of solar cooker in the previous decade ie. 2010-2020 has been studied and focused. The sub topics discussed revolve around the development of solar cooker. The sub topics include the history of solar cooking, worldwide status of solar cooker, principle of solar cooking,testing approaches for solar cooking has been illustrated.