Here is my latest "cooking gadget"-- An American Sun Oven -- solar oven. It is some swanky item and it has been on my mind for a long time. So I ordered it. And then my husband and I were ill with a virus for about a month during which there were many beautiful sunny days, but we didn't have the energy. Hahah... energy. The one thing that the solar oven brings to mind is energy-- from the sun! Solar energy. Yesterday I opened the box and took it and all its accouterments out and laid them on the kitchen table. I re-read the manual and watched the video online. We took it into the backyard and learned how to adjust the leg so that I could follow the sun at the right angle. I learned how to "focus" the incoming sun as well as position the oven properly. I learned how to shut the various 'clasps' so that the heat would not further escape. I made up a delicious baked bean dish so we could use the beans this weekend for burritos or perhaps...
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