Comments on: ANOTHER SHINY SOLAR OVEN

By: COLESLAW | Little Homestead in the City

COLESLAW | Little Homestead in the City — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:48:39 +0000

[...] around 100 degrees this whole week. When the temperatures rise my enthusiasm for cooking wanes (except for solar cooking which keeps the kitchen cool) Instead opt for no cook/bake foods like salads and [...]

By: Total Solar Energy

Total Solar Energy — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:48:40 +0000

these things are great in remote rural locations where there is no electricity

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:27:48 +0000

We've cooked our pumpkins nice and slow in the Sun Oven and boy was it GOOD! Made some very yummy Pumpkin Pies with the suncooked sweetness! We let the steam escape by keeping it open just a bit so that I can get a reduction of the liquid. I haven't tried rice yet. I've baked cookies, I tried chocolate cupcakes today, but the recipe was not good and the temps only got to 250F in the oven today so it was a flop(the recipe called for 350F). We heat up our lunch and sometimes dinner in it, it does take some pre-planning though. Has anyone come up with a cool gadget that can rotate the oven so we don't have to keep checking on it? I was thinking Justin is very handy, maybe he can rig up some Lazy Susans to rotate at a slow pace to move with the sun. THAT would sell like hotcakes with us Sun Cooking folks!

By: KK

KK — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:38:17 +0000

I'd love to have one of those, alas, money is too tight around here at present...and I've also tried making my own, and it too only got up to about 170....with a better design I know I can get it to work better. I love the idea of freeing myself from gas or electric devices, plus, this is the single most important device to help 3rd world countries from destroying their remaining forests...everything about solar ovens is a positive!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:47:02 +0000

I love my Sport sun oven (purchased from the Peddlar's Wagon) and prefer rice and lentils cooked in it to stovetop. The food has richer flavors, it seems to me. At first, I underestimated the oven's heating ability and softer vegies got mushy and overcooked. Now I know how to use it better, and stick to cooking things that do well at 250 degrees for the whole day (while I'm at work). I have also used it to "cook" coffee... You're thinking, "say what?" See my husband drinks iced coffee - it seems silly to heat water on the stove, make the coffee and then put it into the fridge, when I can just slow brew it over a day and let it cool on the countertop over night. Elegant.. I think my Sport paid me back the initial investment after one season. Plus the company that makes it helps people in Africa use less wood for cooking fires. Thanks you PTF for a wonderful product!

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:35:58 +0000

I've got to find out more. I made a cardboard and aluminum foil solar oven (following instructions I found on the internet) and it never got hotter than 170' so it just wasn't safe. And that was on the hottest sunniest day of the summer. I was so disappointed. Obviously someone out there is having success with it. I'm going to look a lot harder at what you have in your store.

By: susan newcomer

susan newcomer — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:44:56 +0000

This is what I want for Christmas!!!!

By: April Horton

April Horton — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:51:00 +0000

ohhh that is sweet!!! have fun! =)