Greg's Solar Oven

[TheRudeReport]

how hot do you think it gets in there ? really good idea man 5 stars

[heoquayhp]

As much as the oven is functioning, that roast looks like a fail.

[stinkyluk]

Actually the roast was cooked and tender but the lighting was off making it look pinker than it actually was.

[SupYannis]

hi, came to me while was studying watching this that is would be better if boxes inside had aluminum foil coating instead of that black thing

[heoquayhp]

NO! black is more efficient absorbing lights, if it were alum foil, it will just reflect the lights back away from the oven. SO what you really want is something shiny to reflect the sunlight into something dark so it can store the sunlight

[sgd1213]

Nice job, I'm gonna be building one of these this weekend hopefully. One tip: I suggest NOT cooking in plastic bags. Don't want that stuff leeching in your food. Most of those bags release BPA, even the ones that are supposedly "safe" for food use.

[oldimeubs]

I invite you to come see my little animated video. It's made with a can of Pepsi ... You be the judge. Thank you for your visit.

[sluglicker]

I successfully cooked a 3" thick chuck roast using the methods and instructions from this video and it turned out great. I let it sit in there for about 5 hours and I waited for about an hour until the temp got up to speed. Thanks!

(and sorry for my comment earlier. That was just plain mean)

[stinkyluk]

As long as you know it will take a while, it is worth it. I found the times aren't much different than a regular slow cooker or crock pot. Just pray the sun stays out!

[picklesoop]

I really appreciate your video! Nice to see the time lapse results like that. I have a solar oven on my list of things to accomplish this summer. My Dad made one and mounted it on the base of an old swivel rocker. So he can turn and tilt it to the sun really easily. But I really like your box with the aluminum casing. Thanks again.

[fergawdsache]

Good stuff, glad to see some food actually cooked, how did it taste ?. and was the bag important,to the process and if so, what is it made of, ?. couldn`t be plastic.

[lenhoj85]

its an oven bag

[stinkyluk]

The food tasted excellent. We used a regular Reynolds oven bag and we only used it to help with clean-up - they are not necessary. We weren't sure how much splattering there would be and didn't want to trash the oven first time around.

[UMNERRR]

errrrrrmmmm how erm many errrrrrmmmm times erm are ermmmm you erm going errrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmm to erm say errrrrrrrrmmmmm!!!!?!!!!?!!

[stinkyluk]

Thanks for the comment. Very helpful.

[lhtrf]

he does have a point, if you want to upload a vid, alot of people will just leave mean comments to vids with umm and ermm and whateva else there is in them :P just dont think about what to say while filming, do it before >:P

[pinkytm1]

We need more errrrrrmmmmms!!!!!!!!

[avcomth]

I have a "Toyota Camry" solar oven parking in the sun right now, the damn landlord who wouldn't build a garage for me will be the first thing I'm going to cook.

[rv36116]

Shout out for the "Back Woods Home" magazine reference!

I looooooove that damn mag, heavensent!

[jimmyfuckinmusic]

Uh, thanks........ uhm for the.. uh video

[xIIChRoMeIIx]

Uh, nice video.

[sluglicker]

This was, uh, pretty, uh, interesting uh but uh the the tone uh of uh the guy's uh voice uh is, uh uh pretty uh annoying. Uh but uh I'm uh going uh to try uh this uh myself.

[ElitePokerPlayer]

lol

[madhippymum]

love this just wondering like bespokegroupuk if this solar oven thingy would work in the UK

and your presentation was great down to earth maybe uberhilarous needs to just learn some manners

[stinkyluk]

Never been to the UK but if you have a 4 hour span with sun, I would think that would work. We have many trees so sometimes we have to move the oven as the sun moves. Thank you for your comment.

[faeriegothmamma]

Uberhilarious : i think that was uncalled for...

[mamabaig]

so where do you get the aluminum box???

[stinkyluk]

I made it.

[mamabaig]

So where'd you get the aluminum???

[BespokeGroupUK]

Fantastic! I just pray that it will worl inthe chillier Norther climate of England

[FreeEnergyExpress]

Its great i love it.

I used cardboard in the end. A mix of corrugated and flat.

[FreeEnergyExpress]

Hi nice oven, i'm making one to a similar design. I would like to knwo what you used for insulation between the two skins?

[whatnop]

sheets of cardboard cut too fit

[Uberhilarious]

Can you say Umm some more?

Ummm ummmm uhhhh ummmm uhhhh ummmm ahhh uuhhhh ummmmm.. STFU.

[whatnop]

sorry I did not have a script I just wanted to share this project

[mancusoluke]

mine got over 190F

[YouAdamNazzkl0wn]

lot's of talking... not enough food!!!

:P

let's see a thermometer in it, and a taste test- still a good vdeo overall- 4 stars

[spaceshuttle94]

does anyone know how to keep the heat in a solaroven mine tops out @170 F or 80 C?

[dudes903]

u could add insalation

[Thinkfest]

Please enter my solar cooking web page contest! Due date is October 20, 2008. The prize is three hundred dollars U.S. For more info, Google for manda solar cooking contest

[paintballingguy]

umm?

[achsofromm]

Nice oven. I made 1 and bought 2 Glbl Sun Ovens I use all three. The one I made doesn't get as hot...about 220 F tops, so I use it for all day stuff like beans or large baked potatoes or steel cut oats. I use the factory ones for more cloudy days essentially. What I discovered is that the angle of the panels is CRITICAL. Black, covered pots are also very important.

I rinse my dishes in very hot water which I heat up in the sun ovens when I am not otherwise using one, which is almost always.

[KARStarla]

Wow a few of these piped into your home in the winter would heat the home pretty good huh?

[papermason]

I think this is very interesting, I wonder if something else besides a plastic bag could be used because I can't always find them. I didn't realize the temperatures went so high. Chicken probably would be safe in this if the parts usd were flattened. Thank you for posting. Well done! (Please excuse the pun!)

[cdltpx]

ty 4 your video. Great device if I worked in construction I would love to have one of these these. When I worked construction we would go to places that didn't have utilites some days we would go to get dinners and they would run out and we would pay a lot for a meal with one of these take a raw bird/ or 1/4roast to work a canned good and you eating for $4 and can feed a friend. I used a oven one time the meal was so good I ate it all I need to build a good one like this.

[eyecanbee]

you and yours

greg well done enjoy your meal ill be round sunday briliant i liked seeing the gas hob as you were unwraping

[Mexorcist]

i'm building one for a class project, this video was pretty helpful in what to aim for.

[Ricangal]

What kind of black paint did you use on the inside of the oven, please? Is it food grade?

[gustavocrusoe]

Hi ..great ...I am going to do one ...

[psyfertech]

ha, your voice goes low and high and when you start to say something it goes low and then high

lol

not to offend you but its funny to me, but you have a very profesional nice designed solar oven

[Excel11391]

lol and he says umm and uhhhhhh alot

[psyfertech]

ha, i love to make fun of people and make them feel bad, na jk i hate when that happens to me so i dont do it to others but i just had to this time it got to me

[kyeguy61]

lol thats my pops for ya

[Mechman064]

Excellent! I'm expecting some nasty economic conditions to arrive within a year or so (possibly even a hyper-inflationary depression) and I've been gathering supplies and equipment to help me weather the storm a bit better. I think I'm going to add a solar cooker to my "must have" list.

And Uh, I say Uhh, a lot in my videos too ( :

It's the content that matters, not the style. I have zero style or charisma but I have some good content.

[cdma77]

Got cat?

[kyeguy61]

indeed we do

[Wiimaster95]

sound more Excited

[kiwiportal]

uhhh you say uhhh alot between uhhhh words. nice uhhh oven though.

[therebeld]

my name is better than you hi im better than you lol did you buy it or make it

[DrBones666]

You CAN so this without any bags.

[usmartine]

AWESOME!

[longtang1234]

uh. I went to market to price the bags. . . they are expensive. Every time you cook, you go through a bag--unless you wash it like I do and reuse. Bags are the most expensive thing and it cost more than the propane you would use in a conventional oven.

[DrBones666]

Bag? Bag of dope? What are you talking about?

[kyeguy61]

it conserves power and fossil fuels

[Sonovox01]

YES! Self-sufficency is the key to freedom and liberty!

[spektrumdx6]

Dude this thing ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dyingtobehimx]

my family rocks

[kyeguy61]

so does mine