Any fans of solar ovens out there.

Build it

Suggestions? Don't move to Portland Oregon and it would be an expensive paper weight.

Chaz59 wrote:
I am looking to buy a solar oven, I would like the All American, but its to pricey, any suggestions.
thanks

In 3 words: don't buy it.
If you're really into solar ovens, then you can make one that works just as well for far less money. You can find the instructions online in a simple search for "how to build a solar oven."

I had one for years that I made myself, I used it mostly for canoe /kayak camping it worked really good, provided you had the sunshine or a good sized fire, I finally gave up on it, just too much trouble to use it, I went back to the single burner stove. But as stated you can make your own very easily.

I have a SOS sport oven, ( now owned by Salvador) and a Global sun oven ( the origninal version) of the American sun oven. The American is $329 with Amazon Pime, $305 plus shipping without Amazon Prime. It comes with all the pans, racks, thermometer, etc. included. They can get well over 400 degrees and you can cook about anything except frying and deep frying.

I do breads, cakes, soups, stews, ribs, whole chickens, roast, potatoes, rice, and on and on. Somethings are better in the SOS, some others in the sun oven. That not to say one is better, they compliment each other.

I started giving talks on solar cooking first at a rally I attended and now have campgrounds asking for them. You can make your own but it would be hard to match the performance.

http://solarcooking.org/plans/