Best value on the market as the Haines Solar Cooker includes an ideal pot with the purchase. The stand to raise the pot and the enclosing domed cover make this thing efficient and easy to use.
Ordered multiple Solar Cookers for family members (a great Christmas gift?). One small piece was missing, and it was courteously and expeditiously handled. PLUS, it's a terrific product.
I love Haines Solar cooker. It saves time and money. Easy to use and follow instructions. I use it to bake goodies, make stew, rice etc. Thanks to my husband for introducing me to this product. I really like it. I do not need to use the gas stove all the time. As long as the sun is shining, Haines Solar Cooker can cook the meal I want.
Works great! Tried it out at home before putting it in the camper. It easily brought things to a boil to cook out batch of test potatoes. Really looking forward to not having to fire up the oven in the camper during the middle of summer anymore!
It was OK as a freebie, but didn’t have enough recipes in it to be really useful.
Solar cooker works great. I have to admit I was skeptical. Pot handle could be a little more durable though…dented the first time I dropped it but is still functional. Overall…great way to cook outdoors to keep the kitchen/camper temperatures down in the summer!
I bought my cooker based on the recommendation of my brother. The main reason I bought it is I’m in earthquake country and will need a cooking source and water boiling source in the event of the big one! It’s well made, well packaged and very light and portable.
I enjoy using one frequently in Upstate NY and I introduced. 3 to Sierra Leone in 2023. I appreciate the new side flaps that can be weighted down with rocks to stabilize cooker in windy conditions. I also like the idea that it can become a “heat retention oven” to keep food warm for hours. I would like to send more to Sierra Leone. The need and demand is strong and it literally can save and improve lives there.
I appreciate the inventor, owner Roger Haines, who has donated, helped expand this life - saving technology in Africa and elsewhere!!
Kent Winchester [****]
I brought three solar cookers to Mamaka Village and Central University, Sierra Leone, in 2023. The people were impressed and we are planning training dates and sending more cookers. Central University is interested in using Haines 2.0 solar cooker with class, in their Renewable Energy Degree Program due to success of this product in other parts of Africa. I am pleased to discuss this more.
Kent Winchester Former Peace Corps Volunteer, Sierra Leone
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I would be pleased to share more others. Kentwinchest@ yahoo.com
Easy to assemble, lightweight, heated up amazingly fast.
I bought one of these about four years ago to provide an easy to transport and set up oven. I have an American Sun Oven that I use at home, but is too big to take to my cottage. The Haines 2.0 solar cooker with cooking pot fits the bill, and is a very efficient cooker. The polycarbonate insulating cooking stand and cover keep the solar heat in the pot. Other panel cookers loose a lot of heat if there is any kind of wind. Because it is so light, you will need to have bricks or good-sized stones to hold it steady in gusty winds.
Great purchase for camping or traveling at a reasonable price!
love these solar cookers. I cook beans, rice, veggies, boiled eggs(no water), cakes, chicken, ribs, you name it! No more hot kitchens in the summer! Great value. I have bought and gifted to friends as well. Terrific product.
I became curious about solar cookers after reading about (and making) the Copenhagen. I had a very positive experience. Once exposed to the idea, and after more research, I discovered the Haines. I am very pleased. I’ve owned this product for over 3 years. To date I have cooked whole chickens, pork and beef roasts, an entire slab of rib (cut individually to fit in the pot), several casserole dishes, green beans with ham (a personal favorite), and today I am cooking apples for jelly. If it can be made in a slow cooker, or needs to be braised, it can be prepared in this handy cooking device. The reflective weighs almost nothing. If you can imagine it, it can be done. You cannot burn your food! It’s a good backup emergency cooking tool. It would be great for camping. I plan to take it to the beach to cook a pot full of hot dogs…imagine cooking literally at the waters edge!
Thank you Roger :)
LOVE this solar oven! It was my 1st one ever and I have used it often, it cooks great! On a sunny day I can put frozen meat in it in the morning and it's fully cooked and falling apart for dinner. And it totally boils water, bubbles rolling!
I own 5 Solar ovens and this by far is my favorite! Two reasons: it’s the easiest to use and cooks the best.
We’re so happy with our Hanes Cooker! It’s light weight, easy to assemble and take down, cooks one pot meals or sides so well and folds down back to its original box. We love it. We use it on a weekly basis to cook our dinner meal. It’s great for camping too!
Its not fast but it is fun. We chose this one for cost, amazingly durable and ridiculously easy. Its not fancy, but its near perfect.
All in all, I find the Haines 2 Solar Cooker a great addition to my cooking appliances and a very good value for the price. Now I wonder what Ill cook next?
Even in the middle of winter, in central California, we are still able to cook chicken, beans, rice, etc. without spending a dime on fuel.
Worked well. it took about 2 hours to cook rice in the morning sun with some occasional clouds at 65F or so. Great design - simple and effective.