I have been getting into solar cooking lately and bought this mini version to take with me camping. I have found this a great way to heat up items. I really like the compact size of it. Easily fits in the car and I can justify the space used. I have used it to make baked apples, warm up pre cooked or canned foods, and I even put my cold brew coffee in the night before and used the sunrise to warm up my coffee. This did work, it just took a couple hours so not perfect for early risers but if you are going to sleep in worked just as I hoped. Didn't have to use the stove to make coffee. Just pulled it out of the solar oven. So far the highest temperature I have been able to get it to is 225 degrees. What I plan to do for my next trip is freeze some left overs in round dishes to take with in the cooler. Freezing it round makes it easier to just pop it in the round bowl it comes with. Then I can easily have the solar oven warming it up for lunch or dinner while I am out enjoying my surroundings.
It was easy to assemble and seems to be quite sturdy in it's contraction. Time will tell how sturdy it really is.
On a side note when I was using my large American Sun Oven to dehydrate some mushrooms on a whim I threw some in this mini to see what would happen. It worked great! I liked the way they came out even better than the ones in my larger oven. I flipped the mini around so the zipper was on the top and vented out the moisture. Of course you couldn't use this to make large quantities. But if you just had one or two pieces of fruit that were going bad and you don't want to pull out your large dehydrator for just one trays worth of food you could easily use the mini. No sense in letting your unused fruit go bad and end up throwing it away when you can easily use the mini to preserve it. And for the cost of it I wanted to make sure I can save as much money as possible as to make it 'pay for itself'. I put the sliced mushrooms on a small cooling rack I had already and placed that on the black tray that comes with it. This way there are air underneath the fruit as well.
My only constructive feedback is that it is pretty expensive. While I have enjoyed it so far it is on the upper range of what I want to spend on 'toys' and would be a bigger fan if it wasn't so expensive. Not the kind of thing you can easily give as a gift in this price range.
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- Entire kit weighs 1 lb, 12 oz and oven folds down to the size of a 3-ring binder.
- State-of-the-art closed cell insulation. Oven can reach temperatures of up to 285 F. Temperature varies depending on season and location. Compare to slow cookers that range between 180 - 300 F or a stovetop that reaches 212 F (boiling) with simmering at 180-190 F. Simmering is a gentler method of cooking, ensuring more tender and flavorful food.
- Four-season cooking below 40 degrees latitude and three-season above. A UV index of 3+ is best for solar cooking.
- Oven folds to 2 x 11 x 13 inches.
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Updated Review. Flimsy Zipper, but Cooks Food as it Says It Will
I am editing my prior review. When I first received my order this afternoon I had doubts about whether this would work for our needs. The zipper is very flimsy and I don’t think it will hold up to heavy use, or even light use. I think this is one thing the maker’s need to work on. If the zipper breaks and the bag is not able to remain closed and the heat escapes the whole unit will be worthless. So, my number one concern is with the zipper.But, with that said, I tested this cooker with a pot of rice. I am impressed! I left it out in direct sun for 3 hours. When I checked on it there was a steaming pot of fully cooked rice. I was pleasantly surprised. In fact, my husband ate the rice and says it was perfect. We are going to keep this unit and just be aware of the issue with the zipper. If it does break or rip I’m not sure if it can be repaired.If you buy this product know that you will need to handle it gently, but it does actually cook food as it says it will.
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Gets fairly hot even with partial cloud cover
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