gosun Sport Portable Efficient Solar Electric Hybrid Oven User Manual
- June 14, 2024
- gosun
Table of Contents
- Part List & Specs
- Included Accessories
- Danger
- General Safety
- Open Stove
- Orient to Sun
- Insert Food
- Cook Food – Solar
- Cook Food – Electric
- Cook Times – Solar
- Cooking Tips
- Cleanup
- Maintenance
- Turn Vertical
- Tube Removal
- How it Works
- Liability Release
- Warranty
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
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Part List & Specs
Dry Weight: 7 lbs (3.18kg) / Oven Volume: Up to 3 lbs (1.4 kg) of food / Max Temp: 700°F (371°C) / Working Temp: 200°F (93°C) – 550°F (288°C) / Cooking Time: As fast as 10 minutes
Included Accessories
Electric Cooking Tray:
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Provides the flexibility to cook with solar or electric power source Silicone Baking Trays:
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Removable silicone trays make clean-up a breeze.
Carrying Case: -
Ultra portable with handles and shoulder strap
Danger
Avoid thermal shock
Don’t preheat stove
Don’t place cold food inside hot tube
Don’t place liquids directly inside tube
Avoid burning the electric heater
Don’t electrically heat the cooking tray while empty
Contents are hot
Handle stove contents with extreme care.
General Safety
Don’t put plastic, paper, or non-edible items inside the GoSun Sport.
This device is not intended for use near or by young children or cognitively
impaired persons without supervision.
Don’t attempt to seal or pressurize the tube.
Keep tube free of food debris, grit and sand.
Don’t remove warning labels unless specifically for temporary use.
Don’t transport tray inside of tube.
When removing a broken evacuated tube, the resulting fragments are very sharp.
Use caution and only handle shards wearing the appropriate protective gloves
to avoid cuts.
Fragile: don’t drop the tube and be sure to protect it from impacts, scratches
and other sources of stress.
Be sure legs are securely locked in place before loading tube with cooking
tray.
Don’t leave device deployed in the sun unattended.
Keep surfaces of tube and reflectors clean with glass cleaner or mild soap.
Device not intended for commercial use.
Clean the cooking tray after every use. Clean the tube when needed and only
after it has cooled down.
Use GoSun implements only with your sport.
Open Stove
- Remove from packaging and peel off protective plastic film on reflectors.
- Remove cleaning attachment from the end of the tray.
- Firmly screw the handle onto the cooking tray.
- Hold the unit in one hand by grasping the central bracket and open legs (rotate about 120°) until they are positioned as shown in the picture.
- Lock legs in place on both sides with leg clips.
- Open reflectors until they stop.
- Place GoSun Sport on flat surface or securely fasten if mounting.
Orient to Sun
- Please note: when cooking with electric, do not orient to sun. Skip to section 03.
- Rotate the GoSun Sport until the reflectors are facing perpendicular to the sun.
- Stand in front of the device with your head’s shadow aligned on the tube.
- Tilt device until the reflectors show only the blue of the tube. This indicates that the sun’s rays will all be directed onto the tube.
The GoSun Sport only has to be readjusted every hour or so as the sun moves through the sky.
Insert Food
- Fill up the cooking tray with food.
- To avoid thermal shock, don’t allow the cooker to preheat in the sun for more than 10 minutes before placing food.
- Ensure the steam vent is unblocked and faced upwards.
- Insert cooking tray until handle seal interfaces with the mouth of the tube.
Warning
Do not insert cold food into hot tube
It can cause excess stress on the tube, known as thermal shock, which may
weaken it or cause it to break.
Do not overload the cooking tray
Many foods expand when heated and can get stuck inside the tube.
Do not force the cooking tray in tube
It may break the tube or be difficult to remove.
Cook Food – Solar
- Let the sun do its magic (see “Cook Times”).
- To reduce the temperature or slow cooking times, simply pull the device out of the sun’s direct path or close the reflectors
- Enjoy solar cooked food!
Warning – Contents Hot
Any item placed inside cooking tube can be extremely hot and cause severe
burns.
Use Caution
When handling the device and implements. The GoSun stove can reach
temperatures of up to 700°F, and will begin heating up as soon as it is
exposed to sunlight. Because of the vacuum insulator, you cannot be burned by
touching any exterior part of the GoSun Stove. However, inner components can
be extremely hot and must be handled with care.
Cook Food – Electric
- Locate the Power Cord.
- Plug the Power Plug into the port on the Cooking Tray.
- Plug the opposite end into any 12V (15AMP) power source, such as the Power144 or Power266.
Note:
Cooking with both the sun and electricity simultaneously is not recommended.
Please close Reflectors before using Electrical Heating Element. When using a
car as a source of power, be careful not to drain your car battery. GoSun
recommends checking your car battery level before cooking each meal.
GoSun recommends a maximum of 90 min continuous cook times with electric
heating element before checking battery levels and allowing 15min for all
electrical components to cool before reuse.
Warning
Integrated Electric Heater will immediately get hot once plugged in. Handle
with protective materials.
Intended for use with 12V, 15 AMP power sources. Check compatibility before
plugging in.
Do not leave cooking unattended.
Do not turn on heat when the cooking tray is empty.
Device must be stationary when cooking.
Use only the DC Power Cord provided by GoSun.
Cook Times – Solar
| Full Sun| Med.Sun| Low Sun
---|---|---|---
Pre-Cooked Meals| 15 min| 30 min| 1 hour
Steamed Veggies| 20 min| 35 min| 1 hour
Seafood| 20 min| 50 min| 1.5 hours
Baked Goods| 25 min| 1 hour| 1.5 hours
Casseroles| 35 min| 1.2 hours| 1.5 hours
Grains| 45 min| 1.3 hours| 2 hours
Root Veggies| 50 min| 1.4 hours| 2 hours
Meats| 55 min| 1.5 hours| 2.5 hours
Soups, Hot Water| 1 hour| 1.5 hours| 2.7 hours
The GoSun Sport’s performance is unaffected by ambient temperatures and wind, cooking meals in frigid temperatures just as well as in hot weather. High humidity, pollution, and diffused light (general overcast or “thick” air) can significantly impact cooking times due to light scattering. In humid climates, the GoSun Sport will be most efficient in the spring and fall. It will not work in full shade using solar. If cooking in shaded conditions, please use the electrical cooking capability of the cooking tray.
Cooking Tips
Applying aluminum foil, oil and butter to the cooking trays before adding food
helps to prevent it from sticking to the steel surface as it cooks
Heat is generally distributed evenly to food in the tube but foods at the end
of the tray (away from handle) tend to cook faster than foods near the tubes
opening.
Baked foods typically expand considerably (more than twice the uncooked
volume), so start with small quantities and work up to the full tube size.
The GoSun Sport tends to trap large amount of moisture from cooking food, and
can be used to easily steam vegetables. For a crispier meal, allow the steam
to escape by keeping an opening near the hang and drain the fluids
periodically.
Sausages that curl when heated should be cut in half to prevent them from
getting stuck.
Other Resources
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Log on and join other GoSun enthusiasts to learn and share recipes and cooking
tips.
Cleanup
- Allow the device to completely cool down out of the sun – this can take over an hour.
- Screw the cleaning scrubby tool to the far end of cooking tray (leave handle in place).
- Fill tube with about 0.5 liters or 8oz of water and a squirt of dish soap.
- Insert cooking tray in cool tube and twist in a clockwise direction while plunging up and down.
- Rinse tray and tube as needed with water (tube must be cool).
Warning
Do not use harsh abrasives, caustic cleaners or oven cleaners on this device.
It can cause scratching and structural damage to the tray.
Maintenance
- Hand wash only. The stainless steel cooking tray can easily be cleaned by hand. Due to electronics inside the handle and on the tray, the tray should never be cleaned in the dishwasher.
- It is recommended that you clean the inside of the glass tube after every three uses to prevent build-up of grease or food matter, which can affect the flavor of food.
- Clean the cooking tray after every use, clean the tube when needed and only after it has cooled down.
- If the reflectors become deformed due to an impact or other accident, they may be returned to their original shape by bending by hand. A printable reflector is available at (http://gosunstove.com/reflectorprofile) and can be cut to check the shape.
- If the GoSun cooking tray becomes deformed after extensive use and becomes noticeably harder to insert into the tube, it can be remedied by squeezing the tray by hand.
- If the evacuated tube breaks, it can be removed and replaced by following the “Tube Removal” section on Page 16. The GoSun Sport uses the best evacuated tubes available on the market, however if they are damaged, a barium layer will oxidize and a white film will appear on the inside of the outer tube, indicating that the tube should be replaced.
Turn Vertical
- Start with locked legs and open reflectors (See “Open Stove” directions.
- Grip the center of the tube firmly in one hand, and the bottom bracket in the other.
- Pull them away from each other until the top and bottom bracket separate enough to rotate (may require more force than expected).
- Twist the tube 90°, then gently release the tube as it locks in its new place on the bottom bracket.
- Orient the sport in the vertical position by pointing reflector tips toward the Sun.
Warning
Do not boil water or cook food directly in the tube: always use either the
GoSun cooking trough, the boiling insert, or another product specifically
designed for use in the GoSun Sport.
Tube Removal
For cleaning and repairing purposes, the tube can be removed from the rest of the device with the following procedures:
- Orient Sport into Vertical Position (see “Turn Vertical”).
- Locate tube release set screws on the under side of the top bracket.
- Using a screwdriver, loosen set screws no more than three rotations counterclockwise.
- Firmly grasping tube in one hand and bracket in the other, slide tube out of the bracket by pushing the tube toward the closed end. Be careful not to force the tube or knock it on hard surfaces.
- Repeat these steps in reverse order to put tube back in place.
Don’t forget to tighten the set screws.
To mount onto a tripod:
- Only use a tripod capable of handling the weight and torque of the GoSun Sport loaded with food.
- Locate the tripod mount on the underside of the top bracket by rotating bracket to the vertical mode (see “Turn Vertical”).
- Connect tripod into the 1/4 20 female threaded slot.
- Be sure to tighten securely.
- Use the tripod’s head to adjust the tilt angle.
How it Works
Outer Space in a Tube
At the heart of the GoSun oven is the evacuated glass tube.
It’s not only a superior absorber of light, but also a fantastic
insulator.
Liability Release
By using the GoSun Sport, the purchaser and user acknowledges that cooking is
an activity that puts you at some amount of risk. The Purchaser and User also
acknowledge that it is critical to have read and understood the entire
contents of the User’s Manual. GoSun Inc. is not liable for damage or injury
caused by misuse, abuse, or results from failure to implement the proper
safety precautions.
The purchaser and user will thus release of the rights to sue for injuries or
death resulting from the purchased, donated, loaned, rented, modified, or
repaired equipment received from GoSun.
Purchaser and users also understands that GoSun Inc., and its employees,
owners, officers, or agents (hereinafter “Released Parties”), shall not be
held liable or responsible in any way for injury, death, or other damages to
the User or his/her family, heirs, or assigns which may occur as a result of
the sold, donated, loaned, repaired, or modified equipment, or as a result of
product defect, wear and tear, or the negligence of any party, including the
released parties, whether passive or active.
Warranty
Warranty Activation
To activate your warranty, register at
www.gosun.co/register
The GoSun Sport evacuated tube is made of glass — It uses the same tough
borosilicate glass as Pyrex, but it can break. All purchases are backed with a
Two-Year Limited Tube Warranty on the evacuated tube.
We’re ensuring your satisfaction with a No-Questions-Asked-Policy; if you
break the tube for any reason, we will cover the one-time cost of a new tube.
You will have to cover a nominal shipping and handling fee. You will be
required to provide some information, but you will not have to return the
damaged tube.
To claim your warranty, read the Warranty Policy below and send an email to
warranty@gosun.co and follow instructions provided.
Please direct your warranty inquiries either to your local retailer or to
internationalwarranty@gosun.co.
The rest of the package is guaranteed from manufacturing defects by a One-Year
Limited Warranty. This does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear,
accident, improper care or cleaning, nonstandard usage or negligence. Any
replacements or exchanges will be at the discretion of GoSun, based on the
type of product sent in and the availability of replacement parts. Typically,
most issues can be resolved with a little guidance or a replacement part.
Warranty Policy
GoSun Inc. extends this Limited Warranty to the original end-use purchaser of
GoSun products* (including GoSun Mini, GoSun mighty, each a “Product”) or the
person receiving a product as a gift, provided that the GoSun product was
purchased from an Authorized Dealer as defined below. The Limited Warranty
does not extend to any other person or transferee. Statutory or common law may
provide additional rights or remedies that vary from state to state, and
country to country, which are not affected by this Limited Warranty.
Definitions
“Authorized Dealer” means any distributor, reseller or retailer that was duly
authorized by GoSun at the time of the sale to sell authentic GoSun products
in the jurisdiction where it sold the product, and that sold the product in
new, unused condition in its original packaging.
“Fraud or Misrepresentation” means misrepresenting any fact related to a
warranty claim to GoSun, including the nature of defect, whether the Product
was purchased from an authorized dealer, and the authenticity of the product.
“Intended Use” means use of the product (a) for food preparation, (b) for
private (as opposed to commercial) purposes, (c) in conformity with all
applicable local, state or federal law, code or regulations, (d) in accordance
with GoSun recommendations and/or instructions in the materials and
documentation that accompany the product.
Scope of Two-Year Limited Tube Warranty
Evacuated tube failures claimed, submitted, reviewed and approved by GoSun,
within two years of original purchase, will convert into a One-Time Tube
Credit to the purchaser. The One-Time Tube Credit is then applied to a
replacement tube to be sent direclty to the purchaser’s address of choice.
This credit may not be used toward any other GoSun products such as GoSun
apparel and accesories.
Note that GoSun regularly changes the models, and styles of its products and
cannot guarantee the availability of an exact replacement for any product. The
purchaser will be responsible for the cost of shipping and handling fees to
receive their replacement tube.
The exact cost for shipping and handling will be covered during the warranty
claim process.
Scope of One-Year Limited Tube Warranty
GoSun provides a One-Year Limited Warranty against Manufacturing defects for
all authentic GoSun products. If a product contained a manufacturing defect
when it was purchased from an authorized dealer, GoSun, at its sole
discretion, will (i) repair, (ii) replace, or (iii) provide a Warranty Credit
for the Product on the GoSun online store.
The amount of the Warranty Credit shall be equal to the purchase price of the
product paid to the authorized dealer. GoSun reserves the right to inspect any
product subject to a warranty claim to determine, at its sole discretion,
whether the claimed defect is a manufacturing defect or otherwise.
Warning
GoSun does not assume any liability for any incidental, consequential or
indirect damages under this limited warranty.
Terms and Conditions
By submitting this warranty request, you agree to the Following terms and
conditions:
In the case of Fraud or Misrepresentation, GoSun reserves the right to deny
all warranty coverages or claims.
Risk of Loss- GoSun is not responsible for any Product that is lost in
shipping and not actually received by GoSun. To avoid unnecessary delays and
minimize the possibility of a lost Product, we strongly suggest that you use
the return label provided to you by GoSun’s online warranty system to send
your Product to GoSun. No warranty will be provided for any Product not
actually received by GoSun.
GoSun reserves the right to determine, at its sole discretion, whether a
defect is a manufacturing defect and what type of credit or replacement shall
be issued, if any.
All warranty Products sent to GoSun will not be returned to you for any
reason. Defective Products may be subject to engineering analysis and
recycling, as part of our continued commitment to improving the quality of our
products and the environment.
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction
This limited warranty and any disputes arising out of or in connection with
this limited warranty (“disputes”) shall be governed by the laws of the state
of Ohio, USA, excluding conflicts of law principles and excluding the
Convention for the International Sale of Goods. The courts located in the
state of Ohio, USA shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes.
Other Rights
This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have
other rights, which vary from state to state and jurisdiction to jurisdiction,
and which shall not be affected by this limited warranty.
This warranty extends only to you and cannot be transferred or assigned. If
any provision of this limited warranty is unlawful, void or unenforceable,
remaining provisions. In case of any inconsistency between the English and
other versions of this limited warranty, the English version shall prevail.
Refunds and Exchanges
All refunds and exchanges are handled through your retailer or distributor.
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