I tried my first reflector oven baking....and I'd give myself a D+.

I mixed up some banana nut muffin mix.  Problem was...it never really raised.  I ended up with a pretty condensed, but cooked, dough.  

I wonder if I interfered with the raising of the batter when I rotated the pan about midway through the cooking process.  In hindsight, I wasn't particularly careful when I rotated the pan, as my arm was burning up.  I think I should have picked up the entire oven, moved it carefully away from the fire, then gently turned the pan, and then replaced the entire oven next to the stove???

I'll keep trying.  The reflector over seems way more aesthetic than the BakePacker.  I just need practice.  

prouboy