Reflector Oven Handmade in Sweden

I just purchased two of these for a upcoming 10 day backwoods canoe trip. Normally we cook most meals with dutch ovens while camping but were looking for a much lighter option and we didnt want to do all backpacking meals. the construction on these is first class, and very simple and quick to setup, made 4 batches of cinnamon rolls and dinner biscuits as a test, worked awesome. now i want try other recipise but so far i am really impressed

Short days but warm biscuits from an Alaskan campfire! Pay attention, turn-on time and spread on fireweed jelly. Great product.

I ordered this Oven as a Birthday Gift for my partner and he loved it. We have yet to try it out. It is very well made - hand made in Sweden.

Used it over a camping trip end of last year. Was not sure so played it safe with low cost corn muffin mix. Was excellent and we did another batch the next morning. 9" echo pan is just right. Did not know the one piece was to hold the back up so front of oven is parallel. I actually drilled 2 holes and used it to hold the pan so it's level with oven sitting on ground. It works well if you don't need a lot of heat in there and are not in a big hurry. Very versatile and it will go on all trips from now on

I love to cook in reflector ovens. I’ve taught classes on reflector oven cooking. I own at least a dozen different reflector ovens. The Svante Freden oven is, without a doubt, the best reflector oven I own and have ever used. I just bought a new one, the 2.0 version with the rear support leg, because it was the only way this design of this RO could have been improved upon.

Quality workmanship and it works great too. I was considering trying to build one but after using this one my never would have come out as good even if I had the time.

I can't believe it is so we'll built. Have used it already and the grandsons love it. Would recommend this product to everyone.

We really enjoy this simple efficient oven. 4 year old enjoyed backyard fire pizza rolls today. The Smile on his face from the experience of making the fire to eating outside is priceless. Thank you

I am very pleased not only that I purchased this particular item but, that I purchased it from Ben's Backwoods! Great service along with fast yet reasonable shipping cost. This reflector oven works perfectly, please note with all reflector ovens you will need to use some thin kindling (small dia hardwood sticks or split kindling pieces) to have some "flame" for the thermal radiation transfer efficiency. It may not work as well without some flames. This past weekends camping trip the reflector oven was a hit when I baked Pizza Strombolis for the entire group. Equipment needed: Reflector Oven Paderno Lightweight Carbon Steel Skillet 9" Olicamp Hard Anodized Pot Gripper / Holder Opinel NO 12 w/lock high carbon Knife Ingredients needed: Frozen Bread Dough (loaf size) Jar of Mixed Italian peppers in sauce Sausage (loose bulk type) Pepperoni Mozzarella Cheese Cooking Spray (Note: Any ingredients can be substituted or added based on personal preference) Bread dough prepping prior to camping trip: Place each loaf sized piece of bread dough into a gallon sized storage bag that has been lightly sprayed with cooking spray and place in cooler. I like to take the bag of bread dough out of the cooler late morning before the evening/night I plan to bake it and place it in the shade where it will thaw and rise (temperature dependent). Cook loose sausage in skillet over fire. Drain and place to side. Clean skillet and spray with cooking spray. Place one loaf size portion of bread dough into 9" coated skillet. Flatten out in the center and layer your sausage (cooked) pepperoni, cheese, peppers and sauce. Pull sides of dough up and around layers of ingredients and overlap the edges one over the other. Gently flip the Stromboli placing the overlapped dough on bottom. Assuming your fire is already prepared and you have an area to test fit the reflector oven which is next to but not touching hot coals. You do not want to place reflector oven on bed of coals. This may/will damage the oven. Place pan with Stromboli into reflector oven and place next to fire. Relax and watch for exterior surface to turn lightly golden. Tap gently with stick to check for firmness and uniformity of baking. Rotate as needed to achieve uniform golden brown layer. If too much "flame" is browning the top faster than it is firming up, you can lightly brush the top with butter and/or cooking spray. If feeding several people, cut like a pie and place #2 in the oven to repeat the process. This is a great way to show new campers you don't have to "ruff" it in the outdoors and possibly inspire one to be a little more open minded about being outdoors. There are so many other recipes you can use but, based on crowd favor the Stromboli recipe will not disappoint! Happy Camping, Andy Holcomb West Virginia

After considering options to build my own, I opted to purchase this oven for not that much more than the cost of materials. Why this one: because it folds down so easily, there are no loose pieces, and it is eminently usable for most backwoods forays. Plus, its a neat little piece of kit. Buy it.

I bought one of these from Ben many moons ago. I tried it out here and there. Then it ended up in storage. Recently I dug it out to try it again. With patience and a proper fire you can do wonders with these ovens! Knowing each one is individually made by one man in his shop makes it that much more special. I started out with the usual easy recipes (pizza and biscuits). Since then I've done potatoes, bacon, salmon and even reheated casseroles in it. Buy one and learn how to use it properly and you'll love it. Since it folds so flat and is quite light it is very portable. Thanks Ben.

This is one of the most awesome pieces of kit you will ever have a piece of history as well as a super way to cook in the field this thing is incredible! I bought a second one to make sure I'm never without a way to cook in the field this oven cooks everything from sausage to biscuits to pizza it's incredible I have made brownies bannock cornbread it's unreal everyone should try this piece of living history!