DentonDoc wrote on Mar 9^th, 2007 at 4:12pm:

I'd say that the only downside (other than bulk) you'll experience with most reflector designs is some difficulty in checking the progress of your effort.  Most designs only give you access to what's cooking by reaching in front of the oven (which means over the fire).  I've adapted the design I made to permit a "rear port" access hatch. dd

The free plans I mentioned in an earlier posting at:   (You need to Login or Register
allow you to access your oven from behind.