Cooking Between the Clouds

Spiced Plums in the GoSun Sport Whakataukī: He kai kei aku ringa. I have food at my fingertips. Kia ora Koutou, I have dabbled with solar cooking over many years. I have had students make solar cookers, exploring the science and technology aspects. However, this year I have set myself a goal to cook at least seven things a week, to lower my carbon footprint. Seven things doesn't mean seven meals. Often it's just the rice or the potatoes. However, it can still be challenging. Some days are completely cloudy, so solar cooking is out of the question, but that happens everywhere. I just cook at least two things another day. The challenge for me is managing with the frequency of clouds passing over on what most Kiwis call a sunny day. We often get just 20 minutes of sunshine bright enough to cast a sharp-edged shadow before the next patch of cloud covers the sun. That means that most solar cookers stop cooking until the sun reappears. Currently, I have two solar cookers which keep