Food Glass Tube Solar Cookers

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Does anyone have any experience with these? Comparisons with other types of solar cookers? I have part of a parabolic cooker (it needs a frame to hold it), but it takes up quite a bit of space, and is very vulnerable to high winds.

Kathleen

 

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I have two GoSun glass tube cookers. One is a small one useful for cooking some sausages or eggs or warming up a roll or two if you halve them so they fit into the tube which has about an inch and a half or so inside diameter. It's also good to boil a couple cups worth of hot water for coffee. The bigger one has more capacity so I boil my water for coffee in the smaller one and cook breakfast in the longer one. They cook things quickly in comparison to box cookers and are on par time-wise with my parabolic cooker. They are not so finicky regarding orientation to the sun because when there is a passing cloud or clouds, they retain the heat similar to a thermos and you really don't have to wear sunglasses when using them. They are more practical than my parabolic cooker but the parabolic is impressive when you place a wad of newspaper in the focal point of the parabolic and the paper bursts into flame in seconds--always wows friends who've never seen one before.

 

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Thanks. I think I'm going to get at least one of these.

Kathleen

 

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The Go Sun Sport is the bigger of the two I have. The smaller is the Go. There is another (expensive) hybrid with much greater capacity and alternate electric option for when there is not enough sun called the Fusion. I have had good results using the Sport. Baked cupcakes and brownies. Cooked veggies, taters, and some meat and poultry in it. Easy to carry and use. Link: Sport.

 

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I've never seen this. Very cool! Thanks for sharing.