Super Solar Ovens Available in Bequia
Caribbean Compass September 2009
Leah Belmar reports: What on earth! Sun Oven? What is the mystery behind this black briefcase-looking object with shiny top and bright circles on the side? The answer lies inside the four folded reflectors that open up to direct the sun’s rays into the heating chamber, converting raw food into the most flavourful and healthy meals one could ever imagine. Sun Ovens International Inc. has developed the Global Sun Oven.
This 19-inch by 19-inch device, which weighs only 21 pounds and has an average depth of 11 inches, lets you harness the sun’s energy to cook without fuel. It can cook almost anything that can be done in a conventional electric or gas oven or on the stovetop—bread, cakes, muffins, pizza, vegetables, poultry, fish, meats, rice, and the list goes on. The only thing you cannot use it to cook is fried food.
The Global Sun Oven® simplifies life. You simply put in your food and go off to work, play, or church. Relax, and the oven does the rest. There is no need for stirring or constantly checking the pot.
Sun-baked foods stay moister and have less shrinkage than conventional ovencooked foods. What is really phenomenal about this oven is that there is never any burning or scorching to ruin a meal. The temperature inside this oven can reach 360 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. It varies depending on the brightness of the sun or how often the oven is refocused to follow the sun.
I have successfully cooked breadfruit (peeled), pigeon peas, local beef, coo-coo, and baked Irish potatoes in an attempt to see how well it would stand up to the test of everyday Caribbean meals. It bakes fish remarkably well. Cakes come out with a fantastic brown colour; the texture and taste are amazing. Sample cooking times are: rice, 40 minutes; bread, 45 minutes; coconut cake, 40 minutes; fish, 25 minutes. The Global Sun Oven is like your best friend — you get to know it by spending lots of time with it, and finding out what it does best and when.
Boaters who want to improve their menus without spending all their time in the galley, outdoor recreationists or those who want a backup daytime cooker and especially people who advocate environmentally sound practices would do well to own a Global Sun Oven. It is ruggedly built, is totally safe and makes food taste better. Totally portable (like a briefcase) it has been used successfully in 126 countries around the world for the past 13 years. Caribbean Neighbours, a sustainable small business on Bequia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines has recently introduced the Global Sun Oven to the Vincentian market and is vigorously pushing the concept of green cooking.
For more information contact carineighbours@yahoo.com visit http://caribbeanneighbours.com /faq.php.