Reyna Díaz cooks beans, chicken, pork and desserts in her solar cooker, which she sets up in the open courtyard of her home in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of her town in south western Mexico.
“My family likes the way it cooks things. I use it almost every day, it has been a big help to me,” Díaz said as she mixed the ingredients for cochinita pibil, a traditional pork dish marinated with spices and achiote, a natural colouring.
She then placed the pot on the aluminium sheets of the cooker, which reflect the sunlight that heats the receptacle. ...