Uneven baking

[Glassalley52]

Does an unlevel camper have anything to do with uneven baking in the oven? I find if I put - say biscuits - in the center of the oven; those at the back burn on the bottom. If I put them as close to the door as possible they are fine, but whether back or front I have to turn them over half way through.

[stepside454]

No, it sounds like an issue of a small oven & some of your " muffins" are closer to the heat source than the others. Trial & error is all you can do

[doc]

Not a cook, but why don't you go to a home improvement store and buy a single (12x12 or 10x10) unglazed ceramic tile and place on one of the lower racks. Will even the heat out, but might take a little longer to heat.

[Glassalley52]

Thanks doc - don't need to buy as I have some already for that purpose. Just wanted to make sure the oven didn't need to fairly level like the fridge. The landscaper is coming in as soon as the weather cooperates to make our site level.

[ctcamper]

Do as doc suggested. The unglazed red tiles work great. I bought the smaller ones and put them placed on some aluminum foil. Allows me to bake my brownies or cake mixes without problem

edit: I have had problems with the level before with a shallow pan and brownies. If it was off one side would be too thin. I use 8x8 square pans now and just make them thicker. Nobody has complained yet

[Mekanic]

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Originally Posted by doc Not a cook, but why don't you go to a home improvement store and buy a single (12x12 or 10x10) unglazed ceramic tile and place on one of the lower racks. Will even the heat out, but might take a little longer to heat.

That is a good idea but, I'd use a steel plate as a unglazed tile might have some lead in the mix.

[stepside454]

I'm a fan of Pampered Chef baking stones

[lllkrob]

I can"t remember where we got it, maybe Pampered Chef, but they had a 13in X 13in pizza baking stone that fit the oven just perfect. It works like a charm evening out the hot spots.

[oldnotdead]

I got a pizza baking stone at Bed,Bath, and Beyond store. It came with a metal tray that I removed. OND

[Senior Chief]

I use a 12x12 granite tile from Lowe's to even out the heat. It also helps if you rotate the baking pan half-way through your baking times.

[WOODYDEL]

Buy yourself a dutch oven which will fit in the oven. Preheat it. Place items to be baked in the preheated dutch oven. Keep the cover on. Bake same amount of time as recipe calls for. Remove baked food and eat. You can use bakeware in the dutch oven if they fit.

[faye]

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Originally Posted by Glassalley52 Does an unlevel camper have anything to do with uneven baking in the oven? I find if I put - say biscuits - in the center of the oven; those at the back burn on the bottom. If I put them as close to the door as possible they are fine, but whether back or front I have to turn them over half way through.

i just went to an rv rally and attended two cooking classes. are you cooking these in convection /microwave or gas... the lady doing the class said uneven baking was caused by not turning the baking dish about mid-way through the baking.

[Glassalley52]

Gas oven. I turned the biscuit sheet the second time, but whatever was in the back still baked faster than the front. I can't raise the rack any higher as no room for food. Haven't tried cake yet. The best apple pie I ever baked was in the Dutch oven over charcoal.

[WOODYDEL]

The dutch oven will even out the heat. You can use a round pan inside the dutch oven for your biscuits. Campfire cooking is fun and with the flat top oven piling the coals on top gets a good high temperature going. My bread recipe here on this forum is reliant upon the dutch oven. It holds in the water vapor and you get a great crust just like a bakery gets using steam injection.