Solar cookware setups- A comprehensive review

Abstract

In developing countries, cooking accounts for a significant amount of the energy used. Emerging as a potential solution to sustainable processing of food, solar food processors provide eco-friendly substitutes for traditional processes. Therefore, solar cookers are widely used in homes in these countries. There would be a decrease in the quantity of CO2 released into the atmosphere if solar cookers were used. Despite the fact that a large number of solar cookers have been studied and developed by scientists and researchers worldwide, there is still not enough application for them. A number of reasons, such as their size, weight, lack of open space, sluggish cooking, predetermined cooking durations, and lack of expertise, contribute to the restricted use of solar cookers. A design prototype of solar cookers, such as parabolic cookers, box-type solar cookers, panel-type solar cookers is provided by the presented work. This paper offers a thorough analysis of solar food processors, including their applications, benefits, operating mechanisms, design concepts, and drawbacks. The paper clarifies the possible benefits of solar food processors in improving food security, lowering carbon footprint, and supporting environmentally friendly growth by a comprehensive analysis of the body of published research and examples.