Do you like marshmallows cooked over a campfire? What if you don’t have a campfire, though? We’ll solve that problem by building our own food roaster – you can roast hot dogs, marshmallows, anything you want. And it’s battery-free, as this device is powered by the sun.


NOTE: This roaster is powerful enough to start fires! Use with adult supervision and a fire extinguisher handy.


If you’re roasting marshmallows, remember that they are white – the most reflective color you can get.  If you coat your marshmallows with something darker (chocolate, perhaps?), your marshmallow will absorb the incoming light instead of reflecting it.


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4 Responses to “Marshmallow Roaster”

  1. The hot melt glue should be safe from melting, because the foil will protect it from most of the heat.

  2. wouldn’t the hot glue melt?

  3. Fresnel lens is a page magnifier – I got mine from a local pharmacy-type store or $1 type store – they are really inexpensive.

  4. emilyannejon says:

    Super cool!
    Where could you get a Fresnel lens?
    Is there anything else we could use to make our Marshmallow (food) Roaster?