Abstract: A cooking device includes a heatable element for providing heat for cooking food. The heatable element includes a fluid channel through which a heating fluid flows for transferring heat from the heating fluid to the heating element. A solar collector is provided through which the heating fluid flows. The solar collector includes heating tubes capable of receiving solar energy, and converting the solar energy, and converting the solar energy into heat energy, and transferring the generated heat energy to the heating fluid to heat the heating fluid to a temperature above the boiling point of water.