Coleman 5010D700T Camp Oven Review

I have seen these ovens on store shelves most of my life.I was certain that a little aluminum box could not function as an oven. But recently, we were embarking on a 10-day camping trip, and I was going to need to bake while we were there.I am pretty adept at baking with coals from a campfire or a charcoal fire, but on the trip in question, there was a burn ban in effect.What to do?I got on Amazon and read reviews about the Coleman Camp Oven, and decided that if my original opinion was correct, Coleman wouldn't still be making this little gem.

I purchased the oven and it arrived when promised.We took it to the campground, and were totally amazed at how beautifully it worked.We baked brownies, biscuits, potatoes, cornbread and even gluten-free hamburger buns and rolls.Everything was wonderful. The oven was easy to set up and use.But it is not like baking at home in your regular oven.

Tips you should know:
> Only use the oven on a camp stove.Try to get your stove as level as possible.
> Start warming it up with a low flame, and increase the stove flame as the oven begins to pre-heat.
> Plan to use small bakeware.Coleman suggests 8x8 pans. Here are some products that we found worked well:
* Nordic Ware Toaster Oven Baking Sheet
*Ekco mini muffin pan for 12 muffins
*Fox Run Set of Four English Muffin Rings (for the burger buns) on the baking sheet
*MSR Blacklite Fry Pan
*8x8 foil pan
> After your food is in the oven, you really need to watch the temperature gauge from time to time.The longer it bakes, the more likely you will need to adjust the stove flame to regulate the temperature inside the oven.This is NOT set-it-and-forget-it baking.
> We found that timing was pretty close to baking at home, as long as the temperature was constant.
> Try not to peek too often.Peeking lowers the internal temperature.Look when you need to