I found it best to bake the pizza on the top rack in the oven, though some cooks use a pizza stone on the bottom rack with very good results. I’ve had good luck with a GSI anodized aluminum Dutch oven with the aluminized Backpackers Pantry Pot 12″ Parka over it.

The aren't collapseable like the Coleman oven but they are twin skinned so the temperature is more controllable.i always thought they were a fun item never ment for real cooking but now i see you can cook things like a pork roast so i may try that this summer.

That said, the most important thing I have learned about baking temperatures with my Coleman oven is to bake things at a lower temp than what is recommended on the recipe or package.I’ve read it before somewhere and although we don’t have too much of a problem with the problem you are describing, it might help other people that read your comment. When I purchased this oven for a camping trip, it never once crossed my mind that I would find myself thankful for its use during an extended power outage at my primary residence. One of our hosts in India gave us a cooking lesson and we subsequently baked fresh chapattis on a daily basis. Since there's nothing I hate more than washing dishes while camping, I picked up a few foil pans at Ocean State Job Lot for about 25 cents a piece and they were perfect - and more importantly, disposable.

Pork continues to be a very popular oven meal when camping (tho crispy crackling is a challenge) as well as (small) chicken, or any other roasting meats.My other half once made a stone oven to bake some pastries in and we were busy trying to get the grit out of the buns when one of the rocks exploded.

Christa pointed out while you can’t find whole-wheat flour, salvado de trigo is a common product, which is the husk of the wheat. I also use two thin fire bricks, like for a wood burning stove, on the floor of the oven and that really helps hold and regulate the heat.

We sought a cooking lesson from local friends and learned making the proper flour isn’t as evident as it looks.