No propane, no electricity — just direct Alaskan sunlight. We recently ran a batch of russet potatoes through the Sun Oven, and the results were worth sharing with fellow growers.
It might sound like a stretch this far north, but on a clear day the Sun Oven gets plenty hot enough to slow-roast a full batch of potatoes to fluffy, salt-crusted perfection. Zero energy cost, zero fuss — just crisp skins and tender insides.
For anyone growing their own potatoes, it’s worth trying once harvest rolls around: an easy, off-grid way to turn what came out of the garden into a finished meal. Small experiments like this are part of what growing your own food is about — a little ingenuity (and the sun) to close the loop from soil to table.