This knowledge will give you some temperature control when cooking. Baking on this type of stove is a bit tricky, but easy enough once you ve had a little practice. You can steam bake, which involves having a larger, heavy pot or Dutch oven with 1 -2 inches of water in it. Into this pot goes your casserole or pan with the item you want to bake, covered. Then cover the outside pan and allow the cake, bread or whatever to steam bake.
Dutch ovens come in a variety of sizes.
They are round, deep containers usually made of cast iron, or heavy aluminum with tight-fitting, rimmed lids. Dutch ovens can be used for stews, frying or any other open top method of cooking, but what makes them most important in this situation is that they can be used for baking. Bake for slightly less time than a regular recipe calls for. You can do this in a backyard fire pan, or if you have a wood-burning fireplace with good ventilation you may want to try doing it inside. Some aren t difficult to build, or can be purchased and installed commercially, and even if you never need them for an emergency, they can be fun to cook with.