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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a solar cooker? Are there places where solar cookers would have limited utility?

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a) A device that uses the energy of direct sunlight to cook food is called a solar cooker.

Advantages of solar cooker

  1. It is cost-effective to use a solar cooker since there is no charge for utilizing solar energy.
  2. A solar cooker produces no pollutants.
  3. The solar cooker is simple to use, and there is no danger of injury.
  4. The nutrients in food are not eliminated or damaged.

Disadvantages of solar cooker

  1. Solar energy is not accessible everywhere and at all times.
  2. Cooking food takes longer.
  3. The solar cooker's orientation should be altered in real-time to face the Sun.
  4. It cannot be used to cook anything.
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