SC - Illuminated cookbook (was St. Cuthbert)

[Huette von Ahrens]

"James F. Johnson" wrote:
> 
> 'Lainie used her Coleman oven this weekend past to bake a White Torta
> and A Crust of Tame Creatures. The only problem she seems to incur was
> uneven heating on the horizontal plane (one side/edge of the Torta was
> well browned while the other was just cooked). We were discussing how to
> even the heat out, like augmenting the diffuser in the base, or adding
> stone/brick to absorb the heat and radiate it evenly.
> 
> She could probably elaborate on how well it works better than I can.
> I've never used one of those.

I was really pretty happy with the baked goods this weekend. Yes, I was
having trouble with uneven browning, but I don't think it was the oven
per se- it was quite windy and nothing was cooking evenly. Also, I had
the back and baffles up on the stove, and if there's no wind, I leave
them down so the the oven can sit squarely over the burner. 

My oven is not a Coleman brand- it's something else and I can't tell you
because it is in Eugene and I am not- but it is a box (not collapsible)
with racks that hang on the underside of the lid. The center rack can be
removed. An 8x8 foil pan will fit (well, if you crimp the edges of the
pan up a little). There is a thermometer set into the front panel and it
is pretty accurate. But if it is windy or really cold you have to keep
an eye out because it fluctuates alot. Don't lay your hotpad on top- it
will catch fire.

The uneven baking was annoying but not really a problem- there was an
almost-14-year-old boy to eat the dark bits...

'Lainie