| Bake Boil or Steam without fuel. Bake at 360o to 400o F with the power of the sun. Can prepare anything that can be baked in a conventional oven with no energy expense. Experience the superior taste and nutritional benefits of sun-baked foods. GLOBAL SUN OVENr FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What can I cook in a GLOBAL SUN OVENr? Anything you can cook in a conventional electric or gas oven can be cooked in a GLOBAL SUN OVENr. You can bake, boil and steam using any of your favorite recipes. What is the cooking temperature range? The GLOBAL SUN OVENr will reach temperatures of 360 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The oven will generally reach its maximum temperature as it is being preheated. The temperature will drop when food is placed in the chamber. Will food prepared in a GLOBAL SUN OVENr taste the same as food prepared in my conventional oven? The food tastes much better! Solar cooking allows many of the natural flavors of food, which get baked out in conventional ovens, to remain. The slow, even rise in temperatures in a GLOBAL SUN OVENr gives the complex carbohydrates time to break down into simple sugars allowing subtle natural flavors to emerge. Sun baked foods stay moist, the natural internal juices do not bake out, resulting in a superior, moist taste and much less shrinkage. How long does it take? Cooking times are close to the same as those in a conventional oven. Because the sun is often trying to run away and hide behind clouds, cooking times can vary. At times it may take a little longer. The factors that affect the cooking time are: the quality of the sunlight at the time you are cooking, the types and quantities of the food being cooked, and how often the oven is being refocused. Does a GLOBAL SUN OVENr require special pots and pans? No, but dark, thin-walled pots with lids work best. Dark pots change the light from the sun into heat energy. Lids are important because they hold steam in the pot. If a lid is not used the steam will dissipate much of the heat. Shiny aluminum pots and pans cause light to be reflected out thereby reducing the oven's temperature. Glass casserole dishes with lids also work well. For baking cakes, breads, cookies, and pies, dark cookie sheets and baking tins work best. Does food need to be stirred? No. Stirring to prevent scorching is not required when cooking in a GLOBAL SUN OVENr due to the fact that there are no hot spots. The temperature of the food rises evenly. It is almost impossible to burn food in a GLOBAL SUN OVENr. How difficult is it to focus a GLOBAL SUN OVENr? Focusing a GLOBAL SUN OVENr is very easy. All that is required is to watch the shadows created by the oven. When the shadows are even on all sides, the cooker is directly focused. The built-in leveling leg on the back of the oven allows for easy tracking. How often must a GLOBAL SUN OVENr be refocused? The need to refocus depends a great deal on what you are cooking, the time of day, and the temperature you wish to maintain. A good rule of thumb is to plan to readjust every 30 minutes to maintain maximum heat. At noon the sun is high in the sky and moves quickly past the maximum focus point, creating the need to refocus more often. Later in the day you will not need to refocus as often. The GLOBAL SUN OVENr is equipped with a built in Levelator, which keeps food level and avoids spills while being refocused. Many meals can be cooked without refocusing. GLOBAL SUN OVENr users often will put their ovens outside, focused for the mid-day sun, with their dinner in it when they leave for work in the morning. As the sun moves overhead, the temperature in the Global Sun OvenŸ chamber slowly rises to a cooking level. As the sun passes, the food is kept warm and when they return from work they have a warm, sun-cooked dinner. (Keep in mind food will not burn in a GLOBAL SUN OVENr and that the chamber is extremely well insulated, allowing food to stay warm for hours.) With the GLOBAL SUN OVENr getting so hot, what is the risk of getting burned when using it? The only parts that get hot are the |
