GoSun Grill, Solar Powered Cooking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ม.ค. 2018
- We're in Quartzite. Got a GoSun Grill. So far so good!!
No, I have not sold out to the dark side & have no affiliation with the GoSun company in any way, this is not a paid video/add nor anything like that.
Hi from Australia, I have always wanted one of these as well, thank you for sharing.
As a proud owner of one of these go sun (and soon to be owner of a go sun fusion when they come out next year), I have just two suggestions for everyone.
1.) Do. Not. Take. This. Thing. Lightly. Forget the fuel source. It is an oven. The chicken I put in that usually cooks for 40 minutes in the oven, I said to myself "Hey, it's a solar oven, give it more time".
30 minutes went by and the chicken was at 160. And before you ask, no, we're in upstate New York. This was early summer, but still, we're not in a place where it's known for sun. That leads to suggestion two.
2.) Plan to spend every new dish at the side of the go sun grill and invest in an electric thermostat with Prongs/leads connected by a wire. A good one will have a Temperature alarm that buzzes when you hit a certain heat. Consider that alarm your start time and cook from there. Use the same thermometer to check the temperature of the food at time of your choosing. I like to wait for the normal cooking time, but some people want to always prod the meat... Even though that's bad and you're letting all the juices escape.
I know what people are saying about pricing. Believe me, I know. But now, it's a luxury. Another August 2003 black out happens, and it's the most basic necessity you have.
And bonus, if it happens early enough, you can prepare something big and let it sit in it's own heat until night time. It might only be warm when you eat it, but warm food when you have no electricity is like Five Star Dining.
Thank you for all the info and useful tips. It's always good to hear from someone that has actually used it. The cost makes it so you don't want to make a mistake and ruin it.
Yes, these are pricey so advice is so useful. I've not seen any other videos that gave such excellent and detailed advice. thank you.
Thanks so much for the review. Darrell and I are thinking of getting the sport model.
Interesting concept Matt and Maria, whatever you can garner from the sun works for me..... Good Stuff!
Thanks for the awesome video update.
Thanks for the honest opinion of the product.
Thanks Matt, we've used a traditional SunOven for many years and it is good to see alternative designs that are very successful. It is always good to stretch the propane as far as possible.
I tried making two, one out of a pizza box & the other a larger box. They both worked to an extent but I had a hard time getting them hot enough. No a problem getting the GoSun hot and keeping it there for a long time. It's making me want a pork tenderloin, ha!
Thanks for sharing... that’s very interesting
Watched you some time back when we bought ours……..silly us though… haven’t used it yet! But…watched your video again today, and it’s coming out of storage. Update later.
Nice review, thanks!
Nice to see someone using the GoSun Grill. A lot of videos are about the company. For the price of them I don’t think I would shim the unit up to get the optimal sun. I know it weighs in at 20 lbs, but a good gust of wind might send it to the ground. l’ve been looking at these for awhile and yes they are very expensive. I was thinking of getting a Sport to try and then I found the GoSun Go on Kickstarter. If I like the small Go model I think I will get the grill someday. Would enjoy seeing what else you can cook in these and how it turns out.
alf3553 Hi, No doubt tilting it is a risk. So far we have made roast, meatloaf, hamburger helper. Made chicken fajitas today's. We've also fried bacon & sausage, and baked blueberry & chocolate muffins. It works very well & we have been using it daily, but as with any new way of doing something, it does come with a small learning curve. Likewise, due to its price, it does require a certain level of commitment to solar cooking :) Honesty I'm still not over the price, it's not cheap, but it works at a very high level. Thanks for watching!
I have never even heard of this. Pretty remarkable. Hope you're enjoying Quartzsite. Happy travels, Lou
Out here at Roadrunner we've met a younger couple with 3 kids just getting started full timing in a 5th wheel and have had a great time getting to know them. Really nice people who are going to be camp hosts this summer at a campground that's at 8000 feet up!
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I have a smaller one that I Luv! I’m cooking cabbage and smoke sausage today in it here in Texas it’s a great invention and by the way it’ll cook on a cloudy day just take a bit longer.
Thanks guys,liked the cooker. Wish we'd see you more. Didn't know u went to the rtr, did u like it? Meet other TH-cam's. Maybe I miss a video somewhere. Good to see you and Maria again.
No Karen, it's not you, it's us. We took off from Florida and just suddenly here we are in Arizona & surprised/confused everyone. Sorry for that. We'll make an update video soon and explain what happened. Didn't go to the RTR, I think it ended a day or two before we arrived. Our meetup was at the Quartzite Town Park, video soon.
"Just like the vacuum tubes in your old radio".... LOL, that's a good joke.
And it really works!! Just like a real oven!! Funny right?
I bought a Rand Solar tube some years ago because I couldn't afford the grill. I bought the little rocket cooker with the evacuated tube the second time I boiled water I lifted it by the bail, and it fell apart and shattered the tube when it hit the ground, when the go sun go came out I got one and I have broke the tube twice and got replacements. They started to sell the fusion heated tray separately and I got that for my rand tube but have never used it. the heated tray uses the same cord as the refrigerator.
Thanks for this video thinking of getting one of these
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Great video wow we are just about neighbours we are in Blythe lol
Good meal and a good way to conserve propane. WIN WIN Bet it cooks alligator as well. Happy trails.
Hi, an update 10/31/2020
I cooked with the gosungo
Grill yesterday. I cooked all my veggies and chicken for the week in 1 1/2 hours!
Very efficient!🌞😊
The Solar Grill is great!!👍
Great video! Thank you for sharing. Are you going to upgrade to the turbo kit with the new reflector arms, plus?
D Dearinger I’ve really not found much reason to upgrade, although I did try to get the new reflector arms in quartzite last year. The vendor didn’t have them. Thanks for watching!!
Thanks so much for the info. Miracle even for non-nomads.
Lovin’ it.
Where can this be purchased???
Jane and her wacky sidekick Lola, the Boston Terrier
Her Woofness Boston Terrier we got ours at the Quartzite Arizona show last January. Check their website for a cyber week deal here-> www.gosun.co/?gclid=CjwKCAiAlvnfBRA1EiwAVOEgfLiy-Nti17xP80Pn3fuzs473TAAF8tck-ceciE9kwRVeDMSMMeBUtRoCrHkQAvD_BwE
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Wondering if you can put sand or glass beads in to heat up during the day and provide heat at night?
I have the same original Go Sun Solar Oven, which they sadly no longer sell. Probably because it doesn't have the electric heating option.
Before I had ordered my sunoven I was thinking about getting on of theses but I didn't like the glass tube
Matt, you said y'all cooked cornbread and Hamburger Helper in the sun stove...are you saying you actually 'fried' hamburger meat in that thing? As a side question, how long did it take to heat up to the #3 position in order to start cooking ANY type of food?
Good question. I'm not sure if it would be called fried or baked hamburger, but it came out looking the same as it does fried in the pan. The GoSun will even make crispy bacon. The trick to getting "fried" meat is to slightly open the tray, just a little, to let moisture escape. When we made the cornbread & helper & set the grill up to let it preheat to 3, by the time I had everything in the pans it was over 3 & I had to cool it off before I could put the trays in. So it does not take very long to heat up, but it also depends on if you have full sun or not. The grill will heat up and cook even on cloudy days but it takes longer to do it.
Wow, i must've missed some videos. Need to check cuz last I saw you were in FL hunting pigs. Didn't know you all packed up and headed west. Was the pork chops from a successful hunt?
We didn't want to spend the entire winter in one spot like we did last year, and we needed to get back West to visit Maria's Mom, hope to surprise her on the 7th.
You better not ask them for any help. I emailed 4 times due to a broken tube (GoSun 150) that was broke in shipment. Never once did they respond. Had to get PayPal to help get me my refund. POOR service department! But looks like a quality product. Too bad they don't know how to treat their customers.
Love this video. You explain all the important points quickly and concisely. One question: to prevent shattering the tube, could you put the food in at 2.5 as a precaution? Would that work?
Joshua Rialto yes, that will work fine. GoSun recommends putting it in at 3, I’ve actually done it pushing 4 & it was okay but the food was at room temp. It takes a bit of practice but you can get this oven to a temp & hold it there for an extended period of time. Works great!
Is the grill and fusion the same size? Do you know?
Hey BUDDy what time is dinner👀Hey Matt can you regulate the power at any temp or is it Hot or just Hotter no inbetween
Yes, you can maintain a temp with this grill. This thing holds heat like crazy, so once I get it to temp I just offset it from the sun to maintain it or even close it up until the temp starts to drop. The book that comes with it equates the numbers on the dial to cooking temps.
Can i get exact link model for purchase?
I thought y'all were hanging out in Florida withe the feral hogs? And how well does that cooker work on rainy days? Lol. Take care!!
We were in Florida for 60 days, came to Arizona to surprise Maria's Mom on her birthday. Not sure how well it works on rain days, probably not very well at all, but I look forward to trying it, ha!
Dam by the time I got to the end, I felt like I saw the whole show a good 5 or 6 times!!! Wtf?
Chimp Chowder so make a better video yourself, maybe all 2 of your subscribers will watch it.
Don´t put frozen things inside, it´s gonna break the tube because of thermal shock
Hey Matt. I thought at the opening it looked a little "anti-Floridian". Did you guys get to attend the RTR??
No, the RTR was over a bit before we arrived, but we did do a meetup at the town park, video soon.
Is that the fusion model ?
No, it the original.
Dogs everywhere
Wind
Makes it hard to cook in the evening doesn't it? I guess cook in the day and eat cold leftovers at night? And probably not real good for Breakfast unless you eat later in the morning? Seems like a good idea but rather impractical in reality.
If you are driving a vehicle that uses gas and propane then what's the point in using something that takes you hours to cook anything Lmao
Sean Prior the point is not using propane or electric to cook which uses resources and heats the RV up which then forces us to run the generator for AC using up even more resources. Thanks for watching!!