Lytefire PRO Community Solar Cooker
Get your powerful Community Solar Cooker. Cook for 20 people. Clean cooking. Same taste. No fuel costs. It is easy to install, durable and made with care in Kenya.
Deliverables included:
- 1 Lytefire Solar Concentrator + 1 Cooker with upward reflector + 1 full set of Mirrors (incl. 12 replacement mirrors)
Documents included:
- User Manual (operation, installation and maintenance) + Safety Notice. Documents are in English and in French.
Services included:
- 1 year warranty on manufacturing defects + Remote assistance to install, calibrate and start your Lytefire (up to 3 hours).
Join the community!
- Receive your access to Lytefire Hub with a dedicated users forum where you can share and get tips in English and in French.
Pick it up in Nairobi, or inquire for shipping to your location.
After your order, count 4-6 weeks for fabrication.
What can you do with Lytefire PRO Cooker?
- Make pancakes, bacon and hash browns for 20 people
- Solar cooking for 20 people, like fry 25 eggs in 5 minutes
- 10 kg of rice very nicely cooked in 1 hour 5 minutes (50 liter pots)
- Boil 15 liters of water takes 30 minutes
- Cook crêpes, jams, jellies and marmalade
- Make big quantities of tomatoes sauce after harvest season
- Cook a big stir fry or an nice pan pizza
- Pan roast delicious nuts like almonds, hazelnuts or peanuts for your granola
- And the food tastes the same!
More questions? Check the FAQ
For whom?
Lytefire PRO has been designed for sunny countries. It is very well adapted to school’s canteens, SME’s, NGO’s projects, farms, hotels, camping’s, festivals, and associations for events or educational purpose.
Check the growing number of people using Lytefire.
Good to know
Lytefire has been selected since 2021 as one of the top solutions for canteens of the Global South by EDUCATION FINLAND, the platform of the Finnish National Agency for Education and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
This Lytefire is not a mobile unit.
Lytefire and Kenyan chefs
Lytefire and Kenyan chefs
Installation and Maintenance:
- Lytefire is easy to install. And we are here to guide step by step.
- Requires a sunny flat space of at least 7 meters of diameter in which to operate with no shade
- Easy to clean: only water and soap to clean the mirrors
- When used and maintained properly, the Lytefire PRO has a lifetime expectation of 16 years
Cooking:
- Cooking happens exactly as on any stove and you watch the pot :)
- Food taste the same with solar cooking
- Dark pots are recommended. No fat is leaking down to the reflector.
- Behind the mirrors, a lever allows you to change the inclination of all the mirrors to increase or decrease the heat.
Technical Specifications:
- Uses only direct concentrated sun ray, no fuel costs, no electricity
- Produces 3500 Watts of thermal energy
- Reaches up to 300°C / 572°F
- No automated tracking: you need to slightly turn the Lytefire every 10 mins to follow the sun
- The combined surface of all mirrors is 5 square meters
More questions? Check the FAQ
Lytefire in a sunny Swiss garden
Lytefire in a sunny Swiss garden
Safety:
- As for any stove or fire, you do not leave the device unattended.
- When you are done installing, we recommend you perform the burning stick test for your family so everybody can see the actual power of your solar concentrator
- Wearing sunglasses while cooking is recommended
- After usage, always turn down all mirrors to completely turn off the concentration.
Weather:
- You need a clear blue sky for the Lytefire to work. If can be a fresh spring day, a hot summer morning or a sunny winter afternoon.
- The mirrors array should be dismantled and/or stored indoor in case of heavy storm / hail storm. For more about the weather, see FAQ.
3 Lytefire Cookers allow you to prepare delicious food for 130 people.
3 Lytefire Cookers allow you to prepare delicious food for 130 people.
Check out how Lytefire Community Cooker works well in Finland even in November! And yes, at the time our brand was GoSol and this video features one of the early models :)
