Comments on: A Solar Oven http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/ A rich life without a lot of money Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:28:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Six | Focus Organic.com http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-26308 All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Six | Focus Organic.com Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:25:26 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-26308 [...] "How we should take James Hansen's carbon tax idea another step further." Frugal Babe presents A Solar Oven posted at Frugal Babe. Cheryline Lawson presents What is hypermiling posted at Hypermilling - [...] [...] “How we should take James Hansen’s carbon tax idea another step further.” Frugal Babe presents A Solar Oven posted at Frugal Babe. Cheryline Lawson presents What is hypermiling posted at Hypermilling - [...]

]]> By: Frugal Babe » Archive » Sunday Round Up http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-26175 Frugal Babe » Archive » Sunday Round Up Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:05:14 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-26175 [...] from a spoon, and tasting something other than milk.  Yesterday I cooked an acorn squash in our solar oven, and today I pureed a bit of it and made squash ice cubes for the coming week.  It costs hardly [...] [...] from a spoon, and tasting something other than milk.  Yesterday I cooked an acorn squash in our solar oven, and today I pureed a bit of it and made squash ice cubes for the coming week.  It costs hardly [...]

]]> By: Joe http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-25969 Joe Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:37:45 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-25969 I\'m adding solar ovens to my one-day list, once I get a permanent house. Very cool idea. I\’m adding solar ovens to my one-day list, once I get a permanent house. Very cool idea.

]]> By: FrugalBabe http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-22363 FrugalBabe Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:03:07 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-22363 Stefanie, It took about ten minutes longer to bake the biscuits than they take in the regular oven. Heating leftovers took about the same amount of time as usual. It depends on whether you go out every 30 minutes and reposition the oven to follow the sun. If you do, it will maintain 400 degrees without a problem, and cook almost as fast as a regular oven. But if you just leave it in one position, it doesn't stay as hot and then stuff takes longer. And thanks for loving my blog :) Stefanie,
It took about ten minutes longer to bake the biscuits than they take in the regular oven. Heating leftovers took about the same amount of time as usual. It depends on whether you go out every 30 minutes and reposition the oven to follow the sun. If you do, it will maintain 400 degrees without a problem, and cook almost as fast as a regular oven. But if you just leave it in one position, it doesn’t stay as hot and then stuff takes longer. And thanks for loving my blog :)

]]> By: Stefanie http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-22362 Stefanie Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:49:17 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-22362 You know, I love reading your blog and really should comment more often :) Does the solar oven take longer to cook with than a traditional oven? I think I read that the solar grills can take much longer. You know, I love reading your blog and really should comment more often :)

Does the solar oven take longer to cook with than a traditional oven? I think I read that the solar grills can take much longer.

]]> By: FrugalBabe http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-22360 FrugalBabe Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:34:10 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-22360 My husband looked into making a solar oven himself, but we ended up buying this one: http://sunoven.com/usa.asp when we found it on Craigslist. It's sturdy (wind was blowing hard today, and it stayed in place in our yard), very well insulated, and it gets much hotter than the homemade ones he was considering (better insulation and better reflectors). This one gets to 350 - 400 degrees very quickly and stays there. It's easy to tilt to follow the sun, and has a swing-like shelf for the food inside, so it always stays level even if you have to tilt the oven to catch the rays. We're thrilled with it so far :) My husband looked into making a solar oven himself, but we ended up buying this one:
http://sunoven.com/usa.asp
when we found it on Craigslist. It’s sturdy (wind was blowing hard today, and it stayed in place in our yard), very well insulated, and it gets much hotter than the homemade ones he was considering (better insulation and better reflectors). This one gets to 350 - 400 degrees very quickly and stays there. It’s easy to tilt to follow the sun, and has a swing-like shelf for the food inside, so it always stays level even if you have to tilt the oven to catch the rays. We’re thrilled with it so far :)

]]> By: Mrs. Accountability http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-22357 Mrs. Accountability Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:53:49 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-22357 A few years ago we printed out instructions we found on the Internet but never got around to trying this idea. I think I will mention it to Mr. A again, it's certainly hot enough here in the desert and it would sure be nice to cut down on heating the house by cooking during the hottest part of the day. A few years ago we printed out instructions we found on the Internet but never got around to trying this idea. I think I will mention it to Mr. A again, it’s certainly hot enough here in the desert and it would sure be nice to cut down on heating the house by cooking during the hottest part of the day.

]]> By: Becky@FamilyandFinances http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-22356 Becky@FamilyandFinances Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:48:49 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-22356 I have NEVER heard of such a thing! Can you tell us more and maybe provide a link?!? I have NEVER heard of such a thing! Can you tell us more and maybe provide a link?!?

]]> By: Alissa http://frugalbabe.com/2008/06/25/a-solar-oven/#comment-22355 Alissa Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:40:51 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=380#comment-22355 How cool is that! :) I actually just heard of these for the first time today over on Path to Freedom. Very cool! How cool is that! :) I actually just heard of these for the first time today over on Path to Freedom. Very cool!

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