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Explain why is the solar cooker box covered with a plane glass plate?

The glass plate does not allow the heat to escape. This phenomenon is used in solar cookers as the solar cooker box is covered with a plane glass plate so as to capture more and more rays of the sun and allow maximum heating of the food placed in the box


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