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There was a lot of interest in my Croissants in the Solar Oven post so here is some information about the oven itself. Some photos are at the end of this post. Model: GoSun Sport As of July 2023 the plain Sport model appears to be sold out, but you can still find them on eBay. I paid about $US 150 with shipping in 2023. At the time of writing GoSun still has the newer Sport-E in stock which is…

Here's my first shot at cooking bread in my GoSun Sport solar oven. A can of store-bought crescent rolls. 8 to a can, I could comfortably fit 4 in the cooking tray, so I stashed the rest in the fridge for another day. I greased the tray with a bit of butter to make removal and cleanup easier. Cook time was about 50 minutes. This was too long; they were overcooked. Fresh bread requiring no fuel or electricity though! Miraculous!…

Maiden voyage (for me) of our old Grumman 17' aluminum canoe. What a nice way to spend time on the water. Also I'm told the day's wordle was "canoe" so that's fitting. This is the Rocky River near Cleveland Ohio, just upstream of the Emerald Necklace marina. It's a really nice area and very accessible from our home. Miles and miles of connected river valley and multipurpose trail right through the city. It's surrounded by inner-ring suburb neighborhoods but it's…