Comments on: Now We’re Cooking With the Sun

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:59:25 +0000

Awesome! We will try to keep up the blogging on our end. Let us know if you have specific topic ideas…

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:14:43 +0000

it was great to finally meet you guys! gonna try and keep up with your blog more often

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:58:19 +0000

Yeah, the solar cooking book said grains and beans are hard but I figure it’s just that they take a looong time and good sun access. They’re pretty easy in the sense that you just leave them in there forever! Now that my garden is producing, I’ll try doing some more veggie dishes.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:00:09 +0000

In my experience, grains and beans are the hardest things to cook in the solar oven! If you can do those, you can do anything. Roasting meats and potatoes is a great use. My favorite dish so far has been a smoked ham hock - put it in frozen for an hour or so, until it starts to brown, then pour in a cup or so of rice and twice that much water and let it go for 3-4 more hours. Add greens right at the end. Sun-roasted potatoes are also incredible - best potatoes I’ve ever made! Just toss with olive oil, salt, and fresh herbs.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:53:51 +0000

I don’t honestly know how much they cost but this one at least works quite well. [searches internet] Hmmmm. $300 is a pretty big purchase but they last for a long time and it’s cheap compared with a regular oven. I would definitely consider it.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:17:01 +0000

I’ve been wanting one of these for a while but wasn’t sure how they worked (and didn’t want to pay money to buy one and find out). I’m glad to hear about the recipe book and your experiences so far!