Ribs in a solar oven

I think a solar oven would be a useful manner of cooking ribs as long as an accurate internal thermometer probe was used.

Thanks everyone.

The sun oven I have is the older, slightly smaller version called the Global sun Oven. They sell for less now but are not as nicely put together as the American sun oven. The American also comes with the pots and racks so the price difference isn't as big as it looks. (right now $177 for just the Global or $319 for the American and pots)

I was looking for recipes when I first got mine as the cook book was missing. What I have found is that most recipes are the same except for adjusting to different cooking conditions and temperatures. Also soups and stews don't require additional water because the oven is sealed. Put in the meat and vegies and there will be plenty of liquid at the end.

One of my favorite things to do is toss a hand full of frozen roll size dough balls in a pan when I get up. By the time the sun is up the dough is ready and a bit later we have fresh bread for breakfast.

Wow, Thanks for the info. I find this topic very interesting and timely!

Love these recipes! Sun Oven

What solar oven did you get?

I picked up A sos solar oven a few months back and one of the first things I cooked in it was ribs with a dry rub. Even left all day they don't dry out or burn BUT meat can cook to mush if left for too long.

I started a thread on it here. Solar oven

Since then I have picked up a sun oven too and have been impressed at how much cooking I have been able to do mid winter and spring. Anything you can cook in a regular oven, dutch oven, slow cooker, even boil can cook in them.

I have done breads, cakes, stews, soups, roast, Tex mex, casseroles, Tamales, rice, baked potatoes and more. I think we have only turned on the regular stove a few times. With four pots in two oven I can do multi dish meals or entrees for a week in a day.

There are a ton of videos on you tube about solar ovens, solar cookers and cooking with them.

Last thing is now I'm always looking for the black graniteware/ enamelware cookware. Walmart has a 7 quart pot for under $15 and it will fit in the sun oven, I used it for steaming tamales. I like lighter color pans for cakes as black tends to cook the edges too fast.

I look forward to how you do with yours.

Mmmmm... sounds yummy!

Clouds....sorry I could not resist.