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Global Sun Oven (R) |  | Brand: SUN OVENS International, Inc.
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $299.50
Buy New: $220.00
as of 11/20/2009 22:10 CST details
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Seller: vseleski
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 16040
MPN: Global Sun Oven
Model: Global Sun Oven
UPC: 729142000012
EAN: 0729142000012
ASIN: B00286KQ1W
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Rust-proof, highly polished, mirror-like anodized aluminum reflectors | | • | Sets up in minutes | | • | Lightweight with carry handle | | • | Easy temperature monitoring | | • | Will reach temps of 360 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit |
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Product Description
The Global Sun Oven® is the world's most widely used solar oven. Solar cooking has been around for centuries, but up to now, not many people have had the opportunity to try cooking with the sun. Using the most advanced materials, the Sun Oven takes all the hassles out of solar cooking to create the ultimate solar appliance.
The sun oven can be used in the winter as well as summer. It has been used very successfully at below zero conditions at a base camp on Mt. Everest.
Measures 19" x 19" with an average depth of 11". The total weight is only 21 pounds. You can bake bread, make cookies, pizza, muffins, or anything you could prepare using a conventional oven.
The Global Sun Oven® lets you harness the power of the sun to cook without fuel and is currently being used in over 126 countries around the world.
Sundance Solar is proud to carry this high quality solar appliance that is designed to last a lifetime.
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 Love my solar oven! October 25, 2009
Rhonda J. Kutche (San Jose, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the solar oven after I saw one used on a school garden tour. I was still a little skeptical, but have been pleasantly surprised by how well this oven cooks! I'm in northern California, it's October, and I'm still baking bread, cookies, muffins, I've roasted a chicken, a big ol' butternut squash, pizza, basically anything I'd do in my oven. We had a heat wave in September, and it was so nice to be able to prepare dinner without having to heat up the house! The oven is well constructed, easy to move around, but does get hot. You need oven mitts to remove anything from it, as even opening the door will burn your fingers without some protection. Some days I have it outside, it's sitting there at 350 degrees, and I feel guilty not cooking something! Would be easy to transport to a park, the beach, and if and when THE BIG ONE comes (earthquake), if we lose power for a while, I'll be cooking for the neighborhood.
The oven space isn't as large as a normal oven, so sometimes you have to cook things in batches. But who cares? I plan on using it at my son's school to teach the children about cooking in the garden...I think every home should have one!
 Works OK, but doesn't get as hot as advertised September 13, 2009
Emanuel Shrock (TN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used my Sun Oven today for the first time. It got up to 80 degrees outside and not a cloud in the sky. It took an hour to get the oven up to 250 degrees, and 2 hours to get it to 310 where it peaked, and would not get any hotter, even though I re-aligned it every 30 minutes. I have serious doubts that it could ever reach 400 degrees, as they advertise.
My dinner was a pork roast with vegetables, and it came out fine. After 6 hours I pulled it out and the roast had an internal temperature of 180 degrees. I could taste just a tiny bit of that new-oven taste, but other than that it was fine; very moist and tender.
As other reviewers mentioned, make sure you get it up to temperature, and then clean it well for the off-gassing procedure, because it really does smell like something toxic, the first time you heat it up.
Make sure you keep all food covered; otherwise the moisture will fog up the glass top, and the temperature will drop considerably.
Overall I'm happy with it, but I don't think it should be touted as capable of attaining a 400 degree temperature, unless they could provide specific instructions for doing so.
Global Sun Oven Review July 29, 2009
Frank W (CA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Global Sun Oven:
I live in California near Los Angeles. I purchased sun oven around two years ago (c. 2007). Weighs 21 lbs according to information on web site. Sturdy, well constructed. Made from oak, aluminum, glass, rubber, and plastic.
My opinion is that the product is somewhat better than the company that makes it claims. It is durable and well-made. Comes with attached thermostat which is big help. Supposedly it is made in USA, and this is another plus to me. Also, I find it easy to use. I find that I can set up the oven in 1 to 2 minutes.
I have cooked pizza, soup, nachos, hot dogs, burritos, etc. Food tastes wonderful, and didn't burn. A few days ago, I made chicken soup, starting with 2 frozen thighs, in a 2 or 3 liter (quart) pot. After around 1.5 hours, the chicken, noodles, and vegetables were well-cooked, and the smell was heavenly! I feel that the soup tasted a little better then if cooked in regular oven or stove. Yesterday, I cooked a pizza and was surprised it didn't burn to aluminum foil, but came off rather easy.
According to my experience, the sun oven cooks food around as fast as a regular oven.
The only caveat is as follows. Oven is not a toy! Use heat pad to take out pots. glass oven cover and cooked items will be VERY HOT! Be sure to watch children around oven. This holds true with any oven.
My daughters (5, 6) and I take oven to park for picnic, and it attracts crowd when we set up.
Frank in CA USA
Practical Cooker June 17, 2009
Julia Loyd (Northwest USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've used this brand of solar cooker for about 15 years. We live in the Pacific Northwest, so it goes in the woodshed in winter. But in summer, I bake bread in it and, if we're having a hot lunch, lunch. By this time, my cooker doesn't really seal and the glass and reflectors are scratched. Nevertheless, one of the problems we have is that sometimes the bread gets overcooked. The other is that if we forget to take it in during high winds, it can blow over.
I can't imagine using my stove in the summer heat. The solar cooker's the solution.
Great Oven but May 20, 2009
Michael P. Rhodes (San Diego, California USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great oven, works very well. The best temperature I can get is 325 degrees, on a clear day in Sunny San Diego County. But that has proven to be plenty, but not the higher advertised temperature. Have baked cornbread, cooked stews, pot of pinto beans and cooked frozen TV dinners from frozen solid to bubbling hot in one hour. Have also used it to heat water. Best temps for me have been between 11:00am and 2:00pm. I have noticed the odor reported in other posts, but it went away after a few uses. Overall very pleased.
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