wrote on Dec 18^th, 2008 at 5:28am:

So how does one check his baked goods if there's no rear access to check?

Since I made my own reflector oven, I re crafted the rear panel to add an access hatch after my first trip.  I was fortunate, in this respect, since the design I used is more rectangular, so it does have a rear panel.  Many of the commercially available ovens are more triangular shaped, so this would not be possible.

If I use a smaller pan, I can insert/remove the entire contents.  With a larger pan, I can at least inspect and turn the item as it is baking without being "over" the fire.  

Like ST, I added a small lightweight aluminum thermometer to one of the rack rails to be able to better judge the temperature.  On my first field attempt, I got the fire too hot.  The top of the brownies were cooked to perfection before the bottom was done.  So, I backed down on the heat from then on and all the items turned out nearly perfect.

dd