Solar Chef

thumb|300px|Sam Erwin adjusts his Solar Chef.
The Solar Chef was designed and first patented by Sam Erwin in 1978. He sold over 3,000 ovens up through 2011. The solar panel cooker incorporates a sturdy framework with a swivel base to allow positioning towards the sun. The central cooking chamber has a small fan to assist distributing the heat evenly.
Sam was trained as a carpenter before he began production. Now, as of 2013 (at the age of 89), he found a partner to produce and distribute the cookers.
*(See Solar Chef International for access to the Star Flower solar cooker)
==Audio and video==
*February 2012: 
::thumb|none|400px|Tracyton resident Sam Erwin has sold close to 3,000 solar-powered ovens since creating them in the 1970s. The 88-year-old and his wife, Shirley used the oven to bake a lemon cake on Tuesday.
==Articles in the media==
*Febrary 2012: Tracyton couple uses sunshine to cook food - Kitsap Sun
==External links==
*http://www.solar-chef.com
==See also==
*Solar Chef International
*Star Flower
==Contact==
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