8.27.10 Solar pancakes

Today for breakfast(it was going on lunch actually) we had solar pancakes. I started with a sharp focal point and got the pan up to 475 in the middle. It works much better with the focal point spread out. I cooked enough for everyone but it was a slow process. It took 5-8 minutes per cake. The last one did not turn out because I caught the shade of a tree. I boiled water for tea on my dish cooker and Sean cooked toast on the dish. He burned a couple of pieces before he decided to hold the toast slightly closer to the dish than at the focal point.