Delicious Cooking in a Solar Oven! - How to Cook in a Solar Oven-The Ultimate Solar Appliance!
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Cooking from the sun is fantastic idea and well worth looking into. You never burn the food and it always tastes better. I have been using solar ovens for years and have owned a few of them.
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I have had this same oven for years and I love it. After Hurricane Michael I used it here in the Florida Panhandle to cook up neighbors’ freezer contents for them so food wouldn’t go to waste after no electricity for two weeks. FEMA provided ice for their coolers. Sun Oven saved the day! 🌞
Great resources and ty for helping nieghbors.
Wish I'd had one after the storm! You must be a neighbor!! 🤗
I just love your transparency it's no shame in your game. Sign of an honest man
I've lived off grid in Trapper Creek Alaska for 22 years now and I am so going to be ordering my oven as soon as I get my SSI check!!! I've been watching this Channel for as long as I have been able to get internet (3 yr.s).
I’ve had this oven for several years and love it! Meat comes out so tender and juicy with plenty of juice to make gravy. I’ve since moved from SoCal to Idaho and still use it, even with snow on the ground. It consistently reaches 325 up here, so I just cook foods a little longer. No worries of overlooking since it never burns.
I've had one for years....they came here to Las Cruces and I bought one. I love it! I wrote about it on my blog years ago...oh, those sweet potatoes nestled in the pot...the swinging wire leveler works great. Yummy! Sun Oven does a lot of philanthropic work in underdeveloped countries...they even build community ovens for villages....I have a special table that I put it on when I don't want to put it on the ground...
WOW ! what an amazing solar powered way to cook.
No generator needed !
A life saver when power is out in one's house & sun is blazing !
The "All American Sun Oven " is nothing short of amazing !
Believe it or not, we have two of them ( we make room,that's how good they are) we often cook our dinner in one,and put a large pot of water in the other for doing dishes, washing up, making coffee/tea, ect... whatever you need hot water for.
Wouldn't be without, love them !
Nothing short of amazing is spot on!!! I know this isn't a contest, but I have 3 All American Sun Ovens and 1 All Season Solar Cooker (the yellow one that folds flat which also works extremely well, it just requires some figuring out). Back ribs, cheese cake, brisket, chicken and even did a 13 lb turkey for Christmas 6 years ago on the desert. I routinely do baked beans from raw (dry) and come out super tender. The beauty of this oven is that not only does it work extremely well, but it's dirt simple to use. Check Craigs List for used ones, most have only been used once or twice, not like there's anything to wear out!
It's on my list now ... bought my van .. hoping to be in gypsy mode by late spring early summer .. Bob been watching your shows for almost 3 years .. didn't take me long to figure this lifestyle is my next chapter .. Been getting all my ducks in a row .. got a couple of stragglers yet to get in line .. then I'm off! So much Love and Gratitude Atcha😘🤗
This is absolutely the best. Great for cooking chicken, “boiling “ eggs, drying foods and herbs. Had mine at least 5 years
What a blessing you are…as always! Preparedness is a GIFT…thank you for your giving nature and your willingness to discover/share! Blessed Christmas ❤️
My buddy gave me an older version. I love love love it!
Exactly! Nothing tastes like meals cooked in solar cookers and ovens. Meat is soft, tender and never burnt.
Bought that one 2 years ago for future emergency needs. Might need to start using it, from your expression of joy when eating the chicken.
I love my All American solar oven! We use it mostly in the summer when it’s too hot to cook in the house. Bread, muffins, roasted veg, scalloped potatoes, granola and cookies all come out beautifully. Just wish it was smaller and more travel friendly. Yes it’s expensive, but we get lots of good use from it.
Sunglasses and gloves are an absolute must with solar ovens.
I bought one that said I could use it to cook for a family. When I got this particular oven it wasn’t as big as it was advertised so I had it returned and I got a full refund. This one looks way bigger and I could even bake my homemade bread & my famous cinnamon rolls for my family and friends. I’m sure this Sun Oven cost more money today than way back when I was in the market to buy one that fit my needs. Great video sir. 👍
if I have space when i get my van/truck in future I will get this. I think it is good to have multiple ways to be able to cook, incase solar not charged, propane/gas/butane ran out, electrical problem, out of matches or wood. ty for sharing this product Bob
I saw an interesting video by a TH-cam prepper showing how to make a small solar oven using a round bucket and an automobile sun shade. It's pretty minimalist and cooks only something small, but I thought it had enough value to try.
I've been looking at this exact solar oven. My only hesitation is the price. It is now $489, which is pretty expensive. I know it's worth it but that's not budget friendly. Thank you for the great review. Happy holidays!
I purchased this solar oven in 1998 because of Y2K for around 200.00. It has just been A great durable oven. Have cooked hundreds of meals on it at home and for A Boy scout troop for 7 years. Wife and I were both scout masters of the same troop in central Minnesota. Still using the oven today about 30 times A year now.
@@victorhasselblad6458 Yes, mine was a bit over $200, years ago. The co-op (now out of business) would run yearly solar cooking contests....the good old days....
If you go to my channel and follow the link in the description and go to my blog, you an find a post I did about using the solar cooker that I wrote...featuring sweet potatoes.....
I love my DIY solar oven, instructions from Copenhagen Solar Oven
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It does eventually pay it back in energy savings. Eventually.
I made a solar oven many years ago using plans from a book, "Fun With the Sun" I believe. It worked great. I made it out of sheet metal and had folding reflectors, and a tempered glass collecting opening. The opening was at a 45° angle, and had a door in the back. It was heavy, though.
Bob I am a retired Special education teacher. In my H.S. Environmental science class, my students would do a yearly projects. One was to design a solar oven ( with materials found at home) which could successfully cook a hot dog . Students loved this activity and over the years there were some truely remarkable ovens constructed in the classes .
I have a solar oven also that I love. It isn't this type, it folds up so that it fits easily into my van, but I use it routinely and have cooked stews, chili, roasts, chicken etc. Even brownies!
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@@scottslotterbeck3796 hhmmm. Good question. Lemme look it up.
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Merry Christmas , Bob
Have a wonderful day,
Have a Happy New Year.
No money, I have a small toaster oven. Not mobile in a house trailer. To many dependants to get on the road, but lots you show can apply to trailers.
Thank you so much love watching your shows, seeing places I will never get to see otherwise. Take care and stay safe.
You are great, You have the Best things That any one would like to get, You are the future, a future will come soon. Thank You my friend
I have this one and a different model, I totally agree this is the BEST solar oven.
happy holidays, bob, thanks for all you do
I will make room for that. Thanks, Bob. Great job🕯
You'll be glad you did! No more running out of propane!
Thanks Bob. That's pretty awesome. Merry Christmas, by the way!
I travel in a honda fit with a dog. I made space for my American Sun Oven. And yes, i use it. A duffle of clothes, 3 gallon bucket, ice chest and sun oven on one side. Seats flat for my bed and the dog on the other. Great way to travel! Leave the RV in storage and dont miss it! I bought mine 10 years ago.
OK! I just bought one for a lot more than the price stated here. I looked around for a bit, this seems to be the best to me too. I do have peace of mind after purchasing it even at this high price. I have a lot of food storage and if I ever need to use it, I will need a way to cook it. Thanks, Bob, for the review!
I did find a video where a guy built his own and cooked with it. Then he got a Solavor solar oven and used it for a few years. And then he got a Sun Oven and loved it more than the first two he had.
I have had that exact All American sun oven for about 10 years. I just bought a Go sun model, totally different but they are used a bit differntly. . I agree it is the best. I make everything in it from cake to roasts My bet is a whole chicken. . It comes out so tender and tasty. Thank you...
Thanks for mentioning emergency fund Bob, it's so important. Nice solar oven.
that’s just another of the many reasons I follow Bob. He’s not all about product placement order it whether you need it or not👏
We took several seminars at the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair in Wisconsin in the early '90s on solar cooking. I bought it when it was Global Sun Oven and we cooked a ton of chickens, soups, cookies, squash, and other recipes over the years. We always added cheese last when the dish was about to come out so the oils did not separate from the cheese. We never found the perfect answer to protect tipping in heavy winds, generally, we used small logs or rocks as found to steady it. It was stolen from our campsite at some point and we never bought another one, yet. Twenty years later it may be time to get another one. When we bought our first one you could get the wholesale cost if you bought 10 or more at once. So we found nine friends and got great savings, but don't let that stop everyone from getting it now!
I generally try to avoid using it when dealing with a south wind, but I have found ways of building wind shelters that are 90 per cent effective at reducing the buffering of the panels. I also made a stand using the swivel base to an office chair and screwing down a platform big enough to support the oven on it. I then tie a bungee cord around the leg and strap it to a screw on the underside of the platform. Works great!
Mary Christmas everyone
Wow, if you use it every day for a year, that would be less than a dollar a day. To warm or cook food. You could cook a stew or soup from scratch and not spend 2 to3 dollars in fuel. Being insulated, with glass over the opening makes this solar oven very practical for cooking during colder temperatures. In the scouting program we have baked in foil lined boxes, near a fire. We also roasted over coals under a bucket. Both of those exercises took a massive amount of wood or charcoal and a lot of time tending a fire. They do make some solar ovens with reflex type materials that don't heat as quickly or well but do a decent job. Thank you for another great video. I may eventually get one of these for our camping property but in a minivan for two or our Jeep Patriot for one, this Solar oven just takes up too much real estate. Thank you again for another great video.
Love ours. Turkey, whole chickens, ribs and Chile great.
I have been using the same solar oven you have since 1998. It has just been A great oven. Highly recommend it. I paid around 200.00 for the one I got. I was interested in the oven because of Y2K. Garry Norths web sight at the time recommended it.
We are saving for this & hope to buy one next year, thank you
Yes
This is the first time to see one and it was great seeing it in action.
I will try making a more compact one that folds entirely flat including the base oven cabinets
I will also do an approximation of a parabaloid to focus the heat closer to the center
I'm excited to give this try since I'm on an extreme budget but it seems the cost could be minimal using aluminum rods and aluminum foil
I might order one, I think it's really a neat idea for van life, camping, etc. The cost isn't too bad.I like when you show different things that you. Could use camping, well you know van life.
The site, last time I looked, had a lot of info on recipes....
my friend got a big, old 6-ft tv dish and screwed together all the 'pie-slice' shapes to form the dish. then, he used MYLAR and plain old Elmer's Glue(!). the mylar did not get hot, but the sun-focused rays out above this 'nut-bar' contraption caused the test cardboard box to burst into flames(!) before he could finish saying "Hey, Dave! Look at this!!!" (lol)
I would make one, but here in the UK, its a summer novilty. You might get 30 days use per year. If you live in the right climate, this is a winner. I think it could be smaller and more compact, that was a big pot. 👍
I have this same oven and am glad to have it in case of emergency and also just for the fun of cooking using the sun. It does take some practice when cooking baked goods, but WOW are blueberry muffins ever moist! One note to those wondering, this does not "brown" things. If people are looking for meat and baked goods that have that "browned" top/exterior, you will not get it with this. In an emergency that is not a priority, but in everyday life it might be something you want. One way to have the best of both worlds is to brown your meat and then cook it in the sun oven. My grandchildren love helping to cook meals in this oven.
I'm in stick and bricks but I'd buy that in a heartbeat if I could afford it. I definitely want to play around with a DIY solar oven, at least I could use it in summer. The other thing I think about is that our house is all electric, so if it goes out, a solar oven seems like a great thing to have as a backup cooking apparatus.
I own the Solar Oven. It works well but must be attended (as you know) to re-aim the unit. Tip: start early for best results. Food will remain warm with aiming slightly away from the sun. I like the aiming device. I aim slightly in advance to lengthen the dwell time. Merry Christmas Bob. Thanks for all you do. Keep up the good work.
re-aiming isn't as critical as you may think. I can re-aim every two hours with only a 10 degree temperature deviation. People over estimate how long they take to cook. Bob's chicken breasts were likely done in the first hour. I routinely cook 6 large breasts at 325 degrees in an hour. I use mine almost daily here in Yuma, and I have 3 of them!
I have this item on order and hope to be getting it soon
I've been solar melting honeycomb in a styrofoam cooler with a glass lid. What I really need is solar safe glasses before I get one of these ovens.
Happy Festivus
We have one, works great, slice an onion up,put it in the pan, pour yellow rice over them, then place 3-4 chicken pieces on top, a little water, 1 hour later taste great!
do you have a video of this? Sounds delicious.
Bob, you have great comedic abilities! My favorite was you and the giant wash tub, listing how many days you wear a pair of undies. You did it all with a straight face but you and KC must have laughed your tails off afterwards. Merry Christmas!
I have had a lot of design thoughts on this. Just the way I think. I hope we meet before you can't pick my brain. Your the first that I started watching. You replied to a tech. question. Thanks.
I may be of more help than ya know. Maybe you'll find this.
I remember making a shoebox solar oven and cooking hot dogs as a kid! TY for bringing up those memories :)
Very cool device. Happy Christmas Eve from rainy Quartzsite 🎄👍🙂
Thanks Bob and Merry Christmas!
I bought a small black pressure cooker, dry beans or rice or anything that needs long cooking times, I put it on the stove to get it hot then in the solar oven.
I routinely bake dry pinto beans or chick peas just in an oval roaster in this oven. Beans love to be cooked slow. 4 hours and they are almost too tender.
Great idea, these ovens. I’m sure one already exists but I think a fold-flat version would be the answer for vehicle living, either bought or home-made. 👍🏻
Amazing that we really don’t need electricity ⚡️, amazing thx for the video 🌸🌸👍
Oh yum. I remember these from the 70s I think. Always wanted the outdoor life.
Blessings to you and the whole team 🤍❤️💚
Impressive!.. Thank you
Thanks for sharing your review Bob! I made a solar oven with a box insulated inside another box. But I live in West Texas, so the wind made it more work than it was worth to achieve success. I plan to be getting a tiny van, so a solar oven will be out of the question.
Will have to make it a project to learn how to use solar to cook! Thank you!
I’d like to suggest you buy a meat thermometer called Meater. It’s wireless and will let you know when your food is done through an app on your phone. It’s rechargeable and comes with a charger that runs on a AA battery.
I've always wanted a functional solar oven. Why pay for what the sun is providing for free! Thank you for your time, research and staff that tested this and brought the vid to fruition.
Try Craig's List in your area. I bought two from there, one in Phoenix ($150), the other in Yuma ($70)
Many Vanlife hacks/tips/appliances can be used for Tiny Homes scenarios, and if I had an off grid tiny home, this oven would do nicely
I think I would like the fold flat version better, it's a space thing, but this one looks pretty nice if you've got the space. Keep the good stuff coming Bob and for those watching please donate to HOWA, almost everyone can spare a buck a month.
Yes, I definitely want a solar oven!
Sincerely LOOK forward to smaller smart-ER practical version(s). GIVE-ing atari when I NEED, at least, x-box!😝 Appreciate U Bob I DO for sharing TRUE U/LIFE! ONElove-jO 🌻
I love my sun oven. A bit bulky but the food cooked in it is delicious. Unfortunately here in Southern Oregon I haven't seen the sun in weeks!
We are going to make one. Thankyou for sharing. Hugs from your Aussie nomad friends 🤗
Hi Bob, Merry Christmas! We bought that same oven 7 or 8 years ago primarily for emergency use. We dont RV so space isn't a problem. Ours came packed with several pieces of cookware and was quite a bit less than the current price. We've cooked quite a few roasts, chicken, and lots of cookies! I use a rock to hold down the adjustment leg if it's tilted for a low sun angle or windy day. Also does a great job on a stew. Add taters, carrots, onions etc. Aim it a little before the sun, go on a hike etc. And several hours later it'll be perfectly cooked and still very hot. All without tending to it.
Cheers, Rich
Well I think I really will buy one of those solar ovens. Thank you for repeating the savings and repeating it thank you thank you for repeating. It really is important I know that now …thank you for the solar lesson. I have six panels on my house and my bill is only $14 /month most months for the whole entire year and I live in Central Maine. It’s attached to the water heater and for some reason it just gives the whole place electricity so that I don’t have much of a bill $14 it’s nothing.
I love the idea of using solar for cooking. The only experience I have with it is years ago that is how I heated my water for hot tea. That oven is $439 on the website and Amazon says currently unavailable. I added to my wish list so I can revisit it later.
Sun tea is fantastic
There may be an offer to join an email list on the sun oven website, so you could be informed of future sales.
Try Craig's List. I bought my last two on there. Bought my first one new for 294. in Arizona 6 years ago.
It’s a bit too large,as you noted, especially for my Van. If there was a smaller one, maybe half size. Seems it would be excellent for cooking ,a
Whole chicken, or pork
Picnic shoulder yum! 😁
They do have gosun solar ovens. There I s one that is made for one person to cook food in all the way up to a largest size that can cook for 6 and has a car charger so if the sun goes down you can still cook. Something to think about. :)
@@klutzycutie I have the Fusion, love it.
These won't work for cooking a whole turkey or even a large whole chicken without parting it down (which works great) but they're still an amazing tool that's easier to fit into a rig than a giant box.
You can also get a cover for the sun oven to keep the reflective panels from scratching.
Oh I wish! I have been carrying around with me for 10 years of weekend car camping a heavy rocket stove because I like going for a walk when I first get to a site and collect a 5 gallon bucket of dry sticks and am usually god for the weekend. Oneday I will have more room and can have a solar oven because I like making fresh muffins in the morning
Wow this would be great over here in Australia. Thanks Bob and happy Christmas 🎅
Such a cool idea! I would love to use one of them.
The amount of money you could save over time using this is very appealing.
That's fricken great thanks
🎅🏻 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Detroit, Michigan 🎄🚂
i got the doug and stacy version years ago, still using it regularly.
🤶Santa Pleeeeeease!! Love love love this Bob, thank you for sharing ❤💕♥
I love my All American Sun Oven! I even use it to re-heat foods. Only struggle I have are the high winds where I am currently at.
I generally try to avoid using it when dealing with a south wind, but I have found ways of building wind shelters that are 90 per cent effective at reducing the buffering of the panels. I also made a stand using the swivel base to an office chair and screwing down a platform big enough to support the oven on it. I then tie a bungee cord around the leg of the oven and strap it to a screw on the underside of the platform. Works great!
I like that sun oven too. I don’t use it enough.
It looks like a great idea. I'd take a shot a building one before dropping $500 on one though.
Merry Christmas Bob hoping you a wonderful holidays ✳⛱
I have that Solar Oven and LOVE it. I’ve been struggling on how to take it with me in RV but I think I can use it as a thermal cooker so would not need my Kangaroo Jack. ?????
Santa's in Arizona!!! Frying eggs! Merry Happy, Joy, to you Dear Heart.
Good review, Merry Christmas!
I gotta get one. Just as soon as my boat comes in.
a windshield sun shade, black pot, and oven bag is a good entry into solar cooking - cheap and easy to store
for making a cardboard oven -mylar emergency blanket would be less apt to wrinkle than foil.
Merry Christmas ⛄🎄 God bless 🙏😇💜
Unfortunately we have never had a solar oven before but that is interesting. By the way....🙂,good video. Can't wait till the next one!
I hope to build a sun oven in 2022...thanks for the demo..hey, Bob did you do an interior tour of your new ambu home? thanks
surprising performance. you could get a boost of efficiency with a pressure cooker, the temps are sufficient.
there is very little steam released from a pressure cooker if you keep the temperature around 250-260 deg F.
another thing to try is mountain pie irons, once you heat them up and make multiple sandos.
you only need to get to 160 deg F for chicken or pork.
Merry Christmas Bob
Honestly I'd like to try and make this one! Might take me a month or more, but I'd like to give it a shot lol
I've seen it done and they achieve the same temperatures as this one. They made them at a cost of less than 50 bucks worth of materials. Saw them near Yuma.
don't forget ...the broth left over could have been used to make a nice white chicken gravy and at the same time as the chicken was baking you could have baked some potatoes and heated some vegies for a more complete dinner all in your solar oven ... yum so I would defiantly use one of these ... I must give this some thought
Not a bad thing under the right circumstances. No flame is a great thing. i could see setting it up to cook a meal while I go fishing or hiking and coming back to a well cooked meal. Probably good for Chili, stews or anything you might cook in a crock pot for hours. As long as there are not wild animals around who might want a bite.
Sounds interesting