Can you cook using sun's heat? Climatologist answers

Due to the extreme heat felt in the country, a content creator from Negros Occidental came up with the idea to cook food by leaving a frying pan under the heat of the sun.

The video, uploaded by Miss Popcorn, showed a hotdog and fish getting fried in oil. The clip has already reached over 13 million views, but can we really cook food this way?

In JP Soriano's report on "24 Oras," Thursday, climatologist Dr. John Manalo said that despite the extreme heat, it's impossible to cook food the same way Miss Popcorn did.

"Iinit po siya nang mainit talaga, pero hindi po 'yan magiging enough para halimbawa dun sa video maluto 'yung hotdog, hindi po, at isda," he said.

When asked if a solar cooker that uses a reflector to generate heat will do the job, the climatologist said it depends on the situation.

"Kung talagang efficient 'yung structure ng ganiyang material, talagang na-corner niya 'yung heat para makaluto, puwede po."

In 1912 and 1969, Tugegarao recorded its all-time high temperature of 42.2°C. But even such a high temperature is not enough to boil water, which must reach 100°C.

"Ang pinaka mahirap po diyan, painitin mo 'yang mantika to the point na kaya niyang kumulo. Sobrang hirap pong ma-attain nun," Manalo said.