All American Sun Oven
The All American Sun Oven is the hottest sun oven on the market. I have owned and regularly used the Global Sun Oven (GSO) for 6 years. I loved it. It can be seen in most of my posts. It was great. But the GSO had some limitations. The new Sun Oven solved all of the problems of the GSO. And I have been wanting and waiting for a new oven ever since it came out. Finally the day arrived when my brand new All American Sun Oven arrived on my doorstep. The Sun Oven has all of the great features of the GSO. It can bake, cook, simmer, steam, or dehydrate. It can reach temperatures between 350° – 400° F. It has built in reflectors that fold up and collapse on top of the oven for storage, making it portable and convenient. It has a built in thermometer so I always know the oven temperature. It has a back leg that adjusts to tilt the oven to optimize the angle for different seasons. And inside there is a swinging tray that keeps the food level. This is a great solar oven design.
But here is why I love the new All American Sun Oven!
- It is 20% larger than the old oven so it can hold standard size baking ware and hold larger pots.
- The glass is 25% thicker for increased insulation and safety.
- It includes E-Z sun track indicators to help keep the oven aligned with the sun. No more guess work! Just line it up.
- The leveling rack, which hangs from the sides to keep the food level, now can also sit on the floor to increase the usable area inside of the oven.
- A stabilizer bar has been added to the adjustment leg on the back to increase the stability of the oven. Plus the bar can be staked to the ground to further increase the stability, especially in high wind.
- The Dehydrating and Preparedness accessory package includes a multi-level dehydrating/baking rack (3 racks) with a roll of parchment paper, 2 easy stacking pans w/ interchangeable enamel and glass lids, 2 loaf pans, and a multi-fuel WAPI (Water Pasteurizing Indicator). I really like the glass lid that fits on the pots because I like to see how the food is cooking without opening up the oven. And I especially wanted the dehydrating racks.
- It comes with a Cookbook & Emergency Preparedness CD with over 600 recipes, video clips, and pictures.
The Sun Oven uses the free energy of the sun to heat the interior and cook the food. While it is an excellent addition to conventional cooking methods for day to day meal preparation, the Sun Oven is also the perfect appliance to use for camping and for emergency situations.
Disclaimer: I purchased the All American Sun Oven and was not compensated for the review. I am not a Sun Oven affiliate.
An item that I recently purchased and love is the Kelly Kettle. Search that online. This is “the” item to compliment the rest of these great products for out door cooking flexibility. I keep it in a tote with the rest our outdoor gear that travels in the trunk of which ever vehicle we are using. It is great in the rain and FAST, with miniscule fuel. I do keep a small bag of wood scraps in my tote as well to use with it.
Solar oven is the preferred fave but this is the fast hot water item i depend on when there is no sun and cold and rainy to rehydrate the dried meals that I make for summer outings and emergencies.
To make excellent homemade mre’s , just make larger dinner portions and place the extras on a fruit roll up tray in your dehydrator, dry and package…..I put the portions I want in a brown paper bag, roll it up, tape and then vac. seal. With our solar oven and this we are ready for every thing.
Tip: buy the stainless version. Aluminum is available and cheaper but aluminum is then released into your water/food when heated in aluminum containers. This goes for your solar oven as well.
Pam, I have been wanting a Kelly Kettle for a long time now. I appreciate your review of this item. I think I’m gonna have to get it now. Thanks, Merry
I love how easy this will be to take with us for an all day fishing trip!
This is fantastic! It would be great for camping with my family.
I like how portable it is. Thank you
I love how portable the sun oven is!! It will be great when Camping, hiking, or in a disaster!!
I like that it is so versatile! It can bake, cook, simmer, steam, or dehydrate.
I love that it is small and simple. I would love to try this.
i like that it is portable
i like that it is easy to bring along and pack for camping
low cost
I like how easy it is to use. This would be so perfect for camping or when your electricity goes off.
Yes, it is perfect for camping or when the power is down. You can even cook in the snow.
Love : The glass is 25% thicker for increased insulation and safety.
The new Sun Oven has a lot of improvements. The thicker glass is nice and heavy. I also like that it is bigger on the inside and can handle a full size cake pan.
I like that it’s natural.
It is environmentally clean. Doesn’t pollute the air and doesn’t use up fuel or natural resources.
I like the leveling rack it has with it, and like the 600 recipes, too!
600 recipes! Wonder how long it will take to make all 600? There are so many really good recipes there to make. All of them sound delicious. The leveling rack is really nice. And now it folds down and fits in the bottom to allow a bigger pot to fit in the chamber. It is really nice.
I like that it’s “green” and would use on our camping trip.
Going “green” has never been easier. Since it uses on free energy, we don’t have to use up natural resources and fuel, which translates into $$ savings in our pocketbooks. It is really nice.
I like how easy it is to set up.
It sets up very quickly. Just set it down, raise the back leg to the height needed, and open up the reflectors. Takes about a minute. When done, it folds down for easy storage.
I like the themometer on it and that it would be the perfect thing to take with us when we go camping!
I love the built in thermometer. That way I can keep track of how hot the oven is getting and it does get very hot. It can easily reach 350 degrees and even hotter. Hot enough to bake brownies!!
I am impressed with how easy this would be to take on a camping trip
It would be great out camping. Just set it up and relax by the river, read a book, take a nap, play with the kids, all while dinner is cooking. But don’t wait to go camping, it works at home too.
i love how easy to use it is and how hot it can get. so cool.
It never ceases to amaze me that putting a simple box out in the sun will actually cook dinner. It thrills me every single time. To see fresh bread or cookies or pot roast come out of that oven, it really delightful. And I don’t have to heat up my kitchen. It is great.
What’s not to like? Great size, love the higher temperature range, and a built-in thermometer is like icing on the cake!
The bigger size is really nice. The oven gets hot enough to bake bread. Thanks for stopping by.
I really like that it’s easy to set up and use. Plus the kids love it too.
It is easy to set up and you could take it camping with you.
I think it would be fun to take it camping. Go out for a hike and come back to a hot meal!
It would be great to take camping, set up dinner, go hiking and having fun, and come back to a dinner that is already cooked and waiting for you. Or even just heating water to make a hot cup of coffee or to do the dishes. Convenient and saves on the need to carry in additional fuel and carry out the unused fuel or empty fuel containers.
in an emergency
Sun ovens in general? Well, we live in a climate that is early lacking in sun. What a great resource to save energy and be prepared in the event of an emergency! I like that the new one can hold larger pots since I have a big family.
Yes, the larger size is nice. I like that it can hold a regular size cake pan.
I think it would be fun family activity to cook dinner outside! Also the cube stove would be perfect for my husband and son to take on their camping trips. Thanks for a great giveaway!
It is a great family activity because the kids can help. The cube stove will be a great addition to the camping equipment because it is lightweight and portable and can use twigs and sticks for fuel.
I would love one of these… I love to be prepared!
A sun oven is a great way to be prepared for emergencies. It is a comfort to know that I can cook a decent meal for my family regardless of other conditions that may be out of my control.
I’m curious to see how well it does on a camping trip when it’s no burn,
A solar oven can be used on no burn days because it does not have any open flames. It just uses the sunlight to heat up the cooking chamber. However, the cloudy day cube stove does have an open flame, so it cannot be used on no burn days.
I am amazed to see this! What a great thing it would be to win this!
I’m really glad you stopped by and entered. Good Luck
It’s so comforting to know that in an emergency, we can still serve our kids a delicious, hot meal.
Yes, it is nice to know that you can feed your family even when the electricity is out. Great for emergencies like you mention.
I love how you can cook anywhere you want, whenever you want, as long as it’s sunny. Even on a cold day.
Yes, it is easy to carry around because it folds up and only weighs 22 lb.
It looks so easy to use!
It is easy. Just set it out and turn it towards the sun. Put your food in and let it cook. So easy.
I love being able to cook without using any fuel.
Cooking with fuel is a huge benefit to solar cooking. Keeps the cost down and saves the environment. Talk about going green, this is certainly it.
inexpensive and easy setup, great for camping or in my emergency . disaster pack
It is really easy to set up. Just open up the reflectors and lock them in place. And it does all of the work for you.
Wow! I’ve never heard of the cube stove before. That could really come in handy!
This little cube stove would be great as a little emergency stove in a backpack. Small and easy to carry.
I like that it is inexpensive .
Yes, it is really affordable. Not much more than any other kitchen appliance.
This would be great for camping.
It would be so awesome to take camping. Play all day and let dinner cook by itself. How great is that?!!
I like that it is inexpensive and is an effective oven.
Fantastic for camping! How awesome!
The Emergency Preparedness & recipes is what caught my attention. But I also love that’s it’s portable
The dehydrator add on would be great! I have always wanted to try dehydrating foods!
Yes, I haven’t had a chance to use the dehydrator yet, but am waiting for a chance. It seems awesome.
It looks like it would be easy to pack and take and easy to use.
It is very easy to fold up and take anywhere you go.
Love that is 20% larger!