Q: I like to do things the natural way. My kitchen gets really hot when I cook, so I want to try a solar oven. Is it really possible to cook with solar and can I make one myself? A: It is possible to ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - In the hot, Texas summer months, the PinPoint Poindexters are making good use of the heat! This week, we decided to bake s’mores using a homemade solar oven. This experiment is ...

Even if you've worked to make your brown bag lunch more appealing, sometimes the biggest drawback to the brown bag is that you just want a warm meal. That's where the office worker's portable solar ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Celebrate National S’mores day with this DIY solar oven. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, or ORISE, shares this fun activity as a way for families to learn ...

Too lazy to build a fire? GoSun Sport uses solar power to cook—slowly—anything you can squeeze into a two-inch-wide tube. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Hey, what’s the most impractical and bizarre ...

Whether you go DIY or pro, cooking with solar ovens makes family mealtime way more fun. Credit: Photo by Jessi Cape Growing up in Texas, I definitely tested the “It’s so hot you could fry an egg on ...

Campfires, charcoal grills, and gas-powered camping stoves can definitely make life easier for hungry campers, but they can’t do everything. Sometimes, the only source of heat for cooking is 93 ...

Solar is a clean, renewable energy source, which decreases deforestation, fossil fuel usage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Solar ovens are devices that collect energy from sunlight to focus the heat ...

Last night, the kids wanted pizza. My 30-minute pizza recipe calls for heating the oven to 500 degrees. I live in Houston. It is June. It was, shall we say, slightly warm in my house last evening. I ...