Sun Oven Fairly Local Edition

I have wanted one of these for years and four months ago went for it. First, being able to pay it off with Shop Pay takes the sting out of the price tag. Yes it is spendy but worth it. To be fair, this is my first solar oven and I didn't want to start entry level and buy up as I knew I was going to be using it a lot.

I mill our own grain and make our own bread. I didn't want to heat the kitchen up all summer baking bread. Also, we wanted something to use in case of emergencies, etc. This has performed far beyond my expectations. It is easy peasy to learn how to use. Once I even stacked two 1 lb pullman loaf pans on top of a 2 lb pullman and it actually baked them all, two were even heavy batter Ezekiel bread.

I have yet to try meat, but this week I am making a roast and decided to go for it.

If I were to change one thing, it would be to have a crank lift, like bumper pull trailers have, to lift and lower it. It can get a little fiddly managing to get that button in place. But otherwise, it is perfect.

I bought a sun oven years ago. I love to use it in hot summers. It is super good at roasting large chunks of meat during sunny days. The meat is well done in the afternoon, perfect for dinner. If cooked in traditional oven, that long time roasting would heat up the house, and waste a lot AC energy, besides the cooking energy. I am glad to use no energy and get a well-cooked hot dinner!

This is my second SunOven. The first one was given to me (used )and I absolutely loved it but after time, weather, and young visitors not taking good care of it, I had to let it go. What a thrill to have a brand new one !

Today the sun came out ya. I made Lasagna and it did great. Put my pan inside a clear oven bag and in two hours had brown top and a full hot pan of lasagna. This is my third sun cooker and it will be my favorite. Just have to wait a little longer in Oregon to cook.

this purchase was a gift for a dear friend who just could not bring himself to pay $500 for a sun oven. we received 2 sun ovens over 20 years ago as gifts, and a few years back purchased a 3rd since our original ovens are starting to deteriorate. they do still work! we use our ovens a lot, although we have not yet tried to dehydrate food or sterilize water! we especially appreciate having them in the hot Arizona summers so we don’t have to heat up our house! we have even taken one camping with us. it’s great to come back from a day of rock climbing or hiking and have dinner ready!