Put rocks, or 1gallon bottles of sand or water in your solar oven during the Winter, Spring, or Fall to heat your home. Bring them in when they are saturated with the maximum temperature of your oven each one or two hours and replace with a new set of bottles or rocks until the sun goes down. Gear up with larger rocks or to 2.5 gallon bottles of sand or water and use several solar ovens during the day for more heat. When the rocks, or 1 gallon or 2.5 gallon bottles reach maximum temperature of your oven and fully saturated with heat bring them into your home. You can heat many rocks, 1 gallon bottles or 2.5 gallon bottles throughout the day to maximum temperatures in most solar ovens when turned every hour toward the sun. Sand seems to work best for me and is less messy but hot water is good too to bath and do dishes. -- J.E. Ante.
I'd drill a 1/4" hole in both the top of the black pot and another hole in the glass top, then run that thermometer into the meat and thru the holes you drilled. Now there's no guessing, when the battery run thermometer beeps, the meat is at the exact temperature you want. Also, in windy conditions place a rock on both sides of the pot to weight it down.
Many pots with glass covers already have a hole drilled into them. Personally I wouldn't try drilling into an enamelware lid for several reasons from safety to rust factors. It doesn't take long to learn how to gauge when particular foods are done. Then, it's only 1 temp check to know if it's ready or that it needs another quarter hour.
to be safe the temp should read 180 degrees, it should be only 160 degrees if the chicken was cooked already and you are reheating it. 180 degrees cooked when starting with raw chicken. I have worked in the food business all my life and to be safe make sure your chicken has an internal reading of 180 degrees guys. starting with a raw chicken... do not want to get sick!
The problem with solar cookers is the power is too low. It takes an hour to reach 350F but open the lid and the temperature drops to nothing and needs 30 minutes to heat back up. The result is a lack of sear to keep in the juice. All the juices came out of the chicken, you can see it in the bottom of the pot. Meat doesn't come out good in a solar cooker. The best ones are the vacuum tube cookers. They have better power and meat has come out better, almost like stovetop in kitchen but there are too many problem with tube cookers. I believe the future of solar cooking is solar powered induction and pressure cookers.
I've overcooked a chicken in a solar oven before. It's hard to do, but I managed it. I cooked a whole chicken in an oven bag inside my 30/60 solar oven for 7 or 8 hours. It was inedible, believe me.
I found the 4 quart Pyrex glass mixing bowls at our local Food Lion grocery store. They were in the section with disposable aluminm roasting pans and pie pans. For the black pot, I found a sauce pan, with a glass lid and a removable handle that works well for us. The sauce pan was already painted black. It was about 3 quarts (if memory serves) and was in the kitchen cookware section at Walmart. Hope this helps.
Thanks for this! Bought one of these, but haven't used it yet. Is it ok to open the lid multiple time to check on doneness? Or does that let the heat escape too much? Any advice you can offer is appreciated!
Each time you open the bag you slow down the cooking time. Resist temptation to open it until the time you think what you're cooking is done. It's not like cooking on other heat sources where you have to check often to prevent burning, to add liquid if needed, stir, etc. Not needed, especially if the amount of liquid in your recipe - if needed, is correct.
Did a 'whole' chicken yesterday, no cutting, from 14.30 - 18.15 and it was properly done! Powerful cooker!
Put rocks, or 1gallon bottles of sand or water in your solar oven during
the Winter, Spring, or Fall to heat your home. Bring them in when they
are saturated with the maximum temperature of your oven each one or two
hours and replace with a new set of bottles or rocks until the sun goes
down. Gear up with larger rocks or to 2.5 gallon bottles of sand or
water and use several solar ovens during the day for more heat. When
the rocks, or 1 gallon or 2.5 gallon bottles reach maximum temperature
of your oven and fully saturated with heat bring them into your home.
You can heat many rocks, 1 gallon bottles or 2.5 gallon bottles
throughout the day to maximum temperatures in most solar ovens when
turned every hour toward the sun. Sand seems to work best for me and is
less messy but hot water is good too to bath and do dishes. -- J.E.
Ante.
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This is a very good demonstration of the ASSC. Glad to see that you got it right and were able to show late afternoon cooking also. Great video!
I'd drill a 1/4" hole in both the top of the black pot and another hole in the glass top, then run that thermometer into the meat and thru the holes you drilled. Now there's no guessing, when the battery run thermometer beeps, the meat is at the exact temperature you want. Also, in windy conditions place a rock on both sides of the pot to weight it down.
Many pots with glass covers already have a hole drilled into them. Personally I wouldn't try drilling into an enamelware lid for several reasons from safety to rust factors. It doesn't take long to learn how to gauge when particular foods are done. Then, it's only 1 temp check to know if it's ready or that it needs another quarter hour.
to be safe the temp should read 180 degrees, it should be only 160 degrees if the chicken was cooked already and you are reheating it. 180 degrees cooked when starting with raw chicken. I have worked in the food business all my life and to be safe make sure your chicken has an internal reading of 180 degrees guys. starting with a raw chicken... do not want to get sick!
Keep up your good work
Very cool.
The problem with solar cookers is the power is too low. It takes an hour to reach 350F but open the lid and the temperature drops to nothing and needs 30 minutes to heat back up. The result is a lack of sear to keep in the juice. All the juices came out of the chicken, you can see it in the bottom of the pot. Meat doesn't come out good in a solar cooker. The best ones are the vacuum tube cookers. They have better power and meat has come out better, almost like stovetop in kitchen but there are too many problem with tube cookers. I believe the future of solar cooking is solar powered induction and pressure cookers.
I've overcooked a chicken in a solar oven before. It's hard to do, but I managed it. I cooked a whole chicken in an oven bag inside my 30/60 solar oven for 7 or 8 hours. It was inedible, believe me.
You probably had a burnt chicken, poor meat.
Thank You.
I have looked everywhere for this pot, to no avail. Do you know where I may buy one just like it?
Love the combination you have. Could you share the link to the pan and mixing bowl.
I found the 4 quart Pyrex glass mixing bowls at our local Food Lion grocery store. They were in the section with disposable aluminm roasting pans and pie pans. For the black pot, I found a sauce pan, with a glass lid and a removable handle that works well for us. The sauce pan was already painted black. It was about 3 quarts (if memory serves) and was in the kitchen cookware section at Walmart.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for this! Bought one of these, but haven't used it yet. Is it ok to open the lid multiple time to check on doneness? Or does that let the heat escape too much? Any advice you can offer is appreciated!
Each time you open the bag you slow down the cooking time. Resist temptation to open it until the time you think what you're cooking is done. It's not like cooking on other heat sources where you have to check often to prevent burning, to add liquid if needed, stir, etc. Not needed, especially if the amount of liquid in your recipe - if needed, is correct.
July is 'off season' ?
we got it at Walmart i believe
how long does it take?
I can almost smell it
Walmart i think
that chicken is NOT DONE!!!!
He showed that it was 170 degrees.
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White under cooked chicken...no crispy skin...Thanks for the demo. Proves to me that Ill pass
we got it at Walmart i believe
Walmart i think
But where'd you get it?
+Kyle Hartnett Where did he say he got it?
+Enzo 8mmSA Walmart i think
we got it at Walmart i believe
we got it at Walmart i believe