Mother Natures Son

The lid rests lightly on the pot and the steam is able to escape around the edges quite easily. Before long all the water has boiled into steam and escaped out from under the lid.

A friend of mine once tried to make lemon bars in a dutch oven on the fire. He burnt them quite badly, but between the black carbon on the bottom and the vaguely recognizable lemon top was a thick layer of caramel! A very happy accident.Less happy was cleaning out that oven...

Depending on just how stripped-down your gear is already, you may not have to carry anything extra. If you carry a mug and pot, for example, the mug can serve as the bake dish within the pot--assuming the pot is tall enough. If you only carry a mug...yeah, you'll need to get a pot.

That quiche is the crown jewel of my outdoor culinary achievement. Absolutely the best thing I've ever made on the trail.

Yep. His series on Dutch ovens was what inspired me to start experimenting with baking in a pot.