TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The solar collection element is comprised of borosilicate glass and/or Vycor (RTM: Glass). The first solar reflector and/or the second solar reflector are comprised of at least one of anodized aluminum, stainless steel, chrome, mylar, silver film, plastic film or metallic paint.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred Components: The solar cooking apparatus further comprises: a cooking implement that fits within the inner tube and has a length of greater or equal to the inner tube length; and an attachable cleaning implement to loosen and/or remove residual waste from a solar cooking apparatus; and a foldable stand. The solar collection element is an evacuated tube-in-tube that comprises: an inner tube that has an inner tube diameter, an inner tube length, an inner tube open end, an inner tube closed end, an interior surface enclosing an interior space, and an exterior surface; and outer tube that has an outer tube diameter, an outer tube length, an outer tube open end, and an outer tube closed end; and outer tube diameter and the outer tube length are both greater than the inner tube diameter and the inner tube length. The interior and exterior surfaces extend the inner tube length, and the exterior surface comprises an anti-reflection layer, an absorbance layer, and an infrared-reflection layer. The inner tube is fixed inside the outer tube and sealed between the inner open end and outer tube open end to form a hollow space extending the length of the exterior tube under vacuum pressure between the exterior wall of the inner tube and the outer tube. The first reflector and the second reflector are parabolic and symmetrical. The solar collection element is enclosable with a cap element that is attached at the inner tube open end to withstand cooking pressure in the interior space. The first and second solar reflectors are interlockable in the closed position or closable to protect the reflective surface of each solar reflector. The cooking implement comprises: a first implement end; a second implement end; an implement length at least equal in length to the inner tube length; a trough that has a length less than the cooking implement length; and a diameter less than the inner tube diameter, where the first implement end is closed and insertable into the inner tube open end, the second implement end is fashioned with a heat-resistant handle. The cooking implement: is enclosable and watertight that has a pressure outlet; and has a concave cooking surface extending between the first implement end and the second implement end, where the concave cooking surface is accessible when the cooking implement is outside of the solar cooking apparatus. The concave cooking surface is 40-70% round. The foldable stand has at least two curved u-shaped elements, where each curved u-shaped element is two feet, the u-shaped elements are pivotable to the apparatus at the at least one bracket, the apparatus is about horizontal to a stand surface when the foldable stand is in an unfolded standing position. The foldable stand comprises a tripod. The solar cooking apparatus has at least one bracket attached to the apparatus frame aligned with the solar element axis. The foldable stand comprises a tilt stand with a range of motion, that comprises a standing position, a collapsed position and at least one leg pivot table to the apparatus frame, where the tilt stand is aligned with the apparatus frame in a collapsed position, and the apparatus is positioned between greater than 0 degrees (horizon) and less than 70 degrees (vertical) in the standing position. The first solar reflector and the second solar reflector are opposably and connectably arranged upon at least one solar reflector hinge.