Customer Reviews

Solar Oven Cook Food Using the Sun

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I wish I had read reviews before buying this product. I followed all the instructions to the T and this thing does not work. It you want to have a hot food, not cooked food this will do the job.I live in Texas and used it in the summer heat and full sun with outside temperatures in the 100's and my food got hot being out from morning till the sun went done and nothing got cooked, I could not even give that food to the dogs. Had to go in the compost. Strongly recommend against it. This product needs more testing and maybe better design.

I bought this oven solely to bake bread when it is too hot in the house to turn the oven on. Bread does not come out well in it. After baking for a few hours the middle is still doughy.

First of all, this did not come with the pot--as shown in the picture. Second, the solar panel is nothing more than one of the windshield things that you can buy for $6.00 in any store. No big secret technology here.

This little panel solar cooker is good for pasteurizing water for drinking and for cooking stews, potatoes, cassaroles, and other vegetables. The tempertures I got were barely above 250 degrees (that was in the Spring, March, April and part of May). I probably could have gotten up to 270 degrees in the Summer months here in Summer, but I didn't try them. I built a larger oven that reached close to 300 degrees in May for about 10 dollars. This is a good starter oven and will work well as a survival appliance when long power outages are upon you. I have both stored away for survival purposes. I haven't tried to bake bread with them. I probably could but the baking time would have to be increased by about a couple of hours which is no biggee. With two or three of these ovens you could cook a whole meal outdoors. Just cook only what you can eat that day or invite the neighbors in for a meal. If your power is out, you won't be able to store leftovers in the fridge.

I Purchased the Solar Oven to cook in emergencies and have not had a chance to use it yet! I am going to assemble it and give it a test during the summer months.