Can the Sun Oven be used indoors, during the winter?
1286375
No, It needs direct sunlight. Unless, you have a large window that gets 7-8 hrs of direct sun. You can always try it.
1286376
It's a SOLAR oven, the sun has to beat down on the glass, use it OUTdoors even in the winter, works when temp is below zero outside. SUNLIGHT on the glass is the requirement. Works in lightly cloudy or intermittently cloudy but takes longer to cook. Think crockpot. But, cooking without purchased power supply is loads of fun.
1286377
No, since the food is cooked by the heat of the sun. The sun reflects off the silver panels onto the glass top.
1286378
The Sun oven bakes using direct sunlight. It would be a rare house indeed that has enough direct sunlight inside to heat up the oven to bake anything.
535355
Yes. The lid is not for oven use, but can be used in the microwave vented. The base can be used both in the microwave and oven. Works great for freezing food too.
1169513
Never tried that. Probably could but why would you. This is an oven with many many capabilities.
174333
I haven't tried, but the description says you can: "Oven safe to 500F, Glass lid is not suitable for oven use"
271539
No. The inside unit is not built for the outside weather. You need he outside module for that.
708377
No, it can be used indoors too as long as your using it to cook with not for heating a room. Hope this helps
2182885
It can be (mine is a gas stove), but only if there are no "active" pilot lights, and remember it can only be used if the stove top and oven are cold. Jo
752040
I haven't tried mine in there ....but if it's the same conditions as the stove oven, I can't see why not ..u could probably try one and observe... Sorry if this doesn't help
1336567
You could use a small amount of sand, but of course the water wheel won't work. Another idea for winter indoor use is dried macaroni to play around in. Kids love it. Keep in mind wet sand may be heavier than water. It may not take the weight if you use too much.
392939
You cannot, it may melt and ruin the floor of your oven. Directly on the metal floor gets too hot
604422
I have not used my oven very much. We have yet to move into our cabin. I would not ordinarily bake a lasagna or cake in this oven. I prefer using my regular stove oven. I would try muffins and I do cook fish toaster ovens. We did try toasting four sliced of bread and English muffins and it did a good job. I think we will be happy with our purchase.
47648
You really need bright sunlight for this oven to work. However, on a clear day this thing works great. It easily maintains 300 deg. F, and can often reach 350. We have cooked all sorts of things in it. The kids favorite is to bake cookies. Personally, I enjoy cooking a pot roasts by putting the ceramic from a crockpot into the solar oven. The solar oven temperature is roughly the same as a crockpot set on low.
1095115
I don't see why you couldn't. The exterior does get hot, which is relative to how high the temp is inside the oven.
2095437
Yes, you can. The tray that comes with the oven is slightly larger than 9 x 11 inches and the interior of the oven is pretty spacious. I've only had it for about 2 weeks and have used it several times already. I do find that I have to cook/bake things longer than in a normal oven. I like it a lot. Hope this helps!
1818826
Yes, you can use it in a real oven..........My granddaughter did recently use it in their oven........She loves it, but I just thought that the baking pans would be a bit larger....
1744688
I would not recommend it, better yet, you should not do it!!! In your oven, the heat from the element under the bottom has to radiate freely upward. The lining would "insulate" it and would probably be destroyed, being heated too much.
47650
Sun Ovens® work best on a sunny day if you are cooking at 350º or higher. It works well at lower temperatures, achieved on cloudy days, if making a slow cooking recipe. Preheat the oven to see the temperature you can achieve. Remember safe food handling temperatures.