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[Millard Grubb]

Glenn,

Your little surprise gift of hot dogs got me to thinking.

A solar oven seems like the perfect item for camping or survival. How may of the folks impacted by hurricane Ida would have appreciated a solar oven to boil/purify water or to cook meals without power?

Seems like a solar oven should be everywhere just for power outages. I read somewhere that they can even bake bread !

Seems like a special report would sell a lot of those.

Could a solar oven even sterilize silverware or other items?

Lot of possibilities. Hmmm ?

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Millard Grubb

Glenn,

Your little surprise gift of hot dogs got me to thinking.

A solar oven seems like the perfect item for camping or survival. How may of the folks impacted by hurricane Ida would have appreciated a solar oven to boil/purify water or to cook meals without power?

Seems like a solar oven should be everywhere just for power outages. I read somewhere that they can even bake bread !

Seems like a special report would sell a lot of those.

Could a solar oven even sterilize silverware or other items?

Lot of possibilities. Hmmm ?

This idea: "Seems like a special report would sell a lot of those."

See, that is prevention. And it means planning. I'm sure you know the marketplace seldom plans, it reacts.

Tons of solar ovens on the market, the Fresnel lens is a hot seller, a boy scout with a magnifying glass and a mirror could "cook".

These things routinely sell to "preppers" or DIY types, but a special report to a general audience would fall on deaf ears. It simply is not targeted. Even in S. FL and the gulf states where hurricanes happen every year, most people never think that far ahead and plan for the emergency. Sad, but true.

In 21 years, we've seen a lot of good ideas, and I am of the opinion that the best ones are those that match the market to a message and create an Intersection where a transaction will take place.

Millions of skateboards, yet still, band aids outsell knee pads.

Gordon

[Millard Grubb]

BIG head slap ... !


Thanks Gordon for letting me see reaction versus planning.

Millard

[Glenn]

Thanks Gordon,

My PLAN was to have something Ready to cook food in winter.
When snow knocks out my power.

Or the next time some nut straddles a telephone pole with his car. 3 Times in the past year. No electric for a week.

But.

After some Testing at my back door.

I am now cooking food while I split wood.

And just started taking the SOLAR OVEN to Restaurants.

You should SEE the waitress face when I Pull out the round tube and Explain I cooked some food in my NEW Solar oven to Go along with my meal.

Heh heh heh.

Raise my food Prices will you.

OK.

I start Bringing my food.

(EDITORS NOTE - as long as you lotto ticket tip the waiters and the cooks they don't care if you only order a cup of soup.)

Thanks,
Glenn

[Millard Grubb]

Hey Glenn...

This might start to sound like an infomercial, but when you mentioned your solar oven... Are you taking about the small cylinder unit that weighs about 2 pounds?

The only place I have seen it was on Dave Hodges' "The Common Sense Show."

Much bigger units can bake bread, cook big slabs of meat. I think the smaller unit is just big enough for noodles or rice.

I gotta hand it to you Glenn, you have more fun in restaurants than anyone I've ever seen !

[Glenn]

Thanks Millard,

Yeah I DO have fun In restaurants.

But it seems there is a PRICE to be paid.

As the following Story Illustrates.

Glenn

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[Millard Grubb]

Glenn,

Hoo Boy...

You have more excitement than an American Ninja Warriors competition !

Your stories and adventures make coming to SOWPub an extra special treat.

I appreciate you taking the time to share, comment, and advise within the context of your never boring life experiences. You make just sitting down for a meal at a restaurant a stimulating destination or a ride for that matter.

Thanks, Glenn !

[GordonJ]

Glenn, aka, the Muffin Man,

Have you cooked up any specialty muffins, even in the flat saucer state, a pancake? Not that you (or I) have the time, but a recipe and cookbook for your solar oven would be a fun project, whilst chopping wood, video the oven in action.

Some time action video, and PRESTO, another sweet project.

Just some food for thought.

Gordon

Originally Posted by Glenn

Thanks Gordon,

My PLAN was to have something Ready to cook food in winter.
When snow knocks out my power.

Or the next time some nut straddles a telephone pole with his car. 3 Times in the past year. No electric for a week.

But.

After some Testing at my back door.

I am now cooking food while I split wood.

And just started taking the SOLAR OVEN to Restaurants.

You should SEE the waitress face when I Pull out the round tube and Explain I cooked some food in my NEW Solar oven to Go along with my meal.

Heh heh heh.

Raise my food Prices will you.

OK.

I start Bringing my food.

(EDITORS NOTE - as long as you lotto ticket tip the waiters and the cooks they don't care if you only order a cup of soup.)

Thanks,
Glenn