Preparation: No need to add water. Longer cooking makes the meat more tender. Cooking Time: Chicken: 1.5 hours cut up or 2.5 hours whole; Beef: 1.5 hours cut up or 2.5-3 hours for larger cuts; Fish: 1-1.5 hours
BAKING
Preparation: Times vary based on amount of dough. Cooking Times: Breads: 1-1.5 hours; Biscuits: 1-1.5 hours; Cookies: 1 hour
ROASTED NUTS (Peanuts, almonds, pumpkin seed, etc.) Preparation: Place in jar. A little vegetable oil may be added if desired. Cooking Time: About 1.5 hours
MRE's AND PREPACKAGED FOODS Preparation: For foods in dark containers, simply place the Container in the cooking bag in place of the black cooking jar. Cooking Times: Cooking time varies with the amount of food and darkness of package.
X. How to Use the Solar Funnel as a Refrigerator/Cooler
A university student (Jamie Winterton) and I were the first to demonstrate that the BYU Solar Funnel Cooker can be used--at night --as a refrigerator. Here is how this is done.
The Solar Funnel Cooker is set-up just as you would during sun-light hours, with two exceptions:
1. The funnel is directed at the dark night sky. It should not "see" any buildings or even trees. (The thermal radiation from walls, trees, or even clouds will diminish the cooling effect.).
2. It helps to place 2 (two) bags around the jar instead of just one, with air spaces between the bags and between the inner bag and the jar. HDPE and ordinary polyethylene bags work well, since polyethylene is nearly transparent to infrared radiation, allowing it to escape into the "heat sink" of the dark sky.