The purpose of this thesis is to conduct a research study of parabolic solar cookers and to find simplified methods of developing such cookers in order to reduce production time and cost, labour cost and end-sale cost. Also treated in this study are anthropological issues, solar cooker economics, experiments and measurements and a comprehensive literature study. It is observed that solar cookers if properly studied, developed, introduced and provided proper education and training could offer a partial solution to the problem faced by the people in the world who lack energy for cooking food and other related energy services.