Comments on: SOS Sportster Solar Oven

By: electronic pet door

electronic pet door — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:24:00 +0000

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By: Capacitive Switch

Capacitive Switch — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:28:53 +0000

this is really helpful specially of the rising electricity cost, and it is also environment friendly. but this is only applicable during summer which is dependent thru solar energy.

By: NicholasK

NicholasK — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:21:32 +0000

I think that such an oven is very useful if you don't stay too much in one place and move from one side to another. Sometimes renting and moving aroung is how people like it. They like to experience new things all the time. This oven is probably a good investment, that if you do know how to cook a few recipes.
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By: Solar Cooking Challenge and Special Price | Utah Preppers

Solar Cooking Challenge and Special Price | Utah Preppers — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:31:13 +0000

[...] while back, I did a post detailing the unboxing of my Solar Oven Society Sportster solar oven. I’ve been meaning to do [...]

By: theotherryan

theotherryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:43:16 +0000

That looks nice. I can use one of them. With the sun always shining and the temp pretty high here it would work almost year around.

By: Survivalist News » Utah Preppers: SOS Sportster Solar Oven

Survivalist News » Utah Preppers: SOS Sportster Solar Oven — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:46:44 +0000

[...] SOS Sportster Solar Oven | Utah Preppers I ordered a Solar Oven Society Sportster Oven with optional reflectors on a Monday and it arrived on my door step a precisely one week later. My neighbor has a Global Sun Oven, but hasn’t used it. Not having any experience with this subject, and not knowing anyone who had used one, I performed some research online. [...]

By: Jayce

Jayce — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:23:56 +0000

My experiences here have all been homemade ovens, which worked ok. Now mostly I did it when I lived in Western Washington, so it wasnt’ considered one of the most reliable resources up there :)

Now that I’m in Utah, I really should look more at this as a dependable resource in the summer. Can’t wait for your actual testing.

By: Bellen

Bellen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:12:02 +0000

We have a Sun Oven, husband’s Christmas gift to himself. Anyway, we love it. Have done the following: biscuits, corn muffins, whole grain bread as rolls and small oval loaves, coffee, roast chicken, pot roast twice, lasagne twice, pork roast, onions in beef broth to use on sandwiches of leftover pot & pork roast.

The meats are tender, juicy and have concentrated juices for gravy. The lasagne was slightly overcooked, the cheese on top was a litle crisp, but slight remained moist. The pork and pot roasts literally fell apart.

It took about 3 hours for the meats and lasagne, about 40 min for the coffe and 45 min for the rolls, bread, biscuits and muffins. If using the crock pot the meats would have been 5-6 hours on high, in the oven 2-3 hours.

We live in Florida so the sun is usually out but not strong at this time of the year. Knowing that I have a choice of grill or sun oven for this summer to keep heat out of the house makes me really happy. Electric rates have increased 18% since Oct. 2008!!

Personally, I think anyone would do well with a sun oven. Thinking of all the times people have been without electricity and have no way to cook, a sun oven would have been a tremendous help.

By the way, 25 years ago our then 5th grade son made a solar oven with foil and a cardboard box as a science project. Cooked hot dogs for his class – what a hit, and an A+ grade to boot.