Enders VAMO Camping-Backofen

An oven with no flame of its own

The VAMO is a round attachment that you place on a heat source you already have. It has no burner, no cartridge and no power cable. Enders lists it as a portable oven under article number 6866, and the same model number appears in the Amazon catalogue under ASIN B0D7356NXX. On the Amazon page it cost €37.97 on 21 October 2026, so approx. €38; the manufacturer’s recommended retail price is €49.95.

Enders describes it as an oven for baking and cooking with top and bottom heat, and names fresh bread, bakes and cakes while camping as examples. According to the product page, it is intended as an attachment for a grill, stove or hotplate.

We list it in the Gas grills category, because gas stoves and gas grills are among the heat sources that Enders names for it. It cannot grill anything itself. It is an accessory, and whether it suits you depends almost entirely on what you put underneath it.

The brand belongs to Enders Colsman AG, based in Werdohl. The company states that it has existed since 1883 and, by its own account, develops its grills at the Werdohl site.

Base, baking tin, lid, baking rack

The instructions show four parts that are stacked on top of each other. At the very bottom is the stainless steel base, which sits directly on the flame or the hotplate. On top of that goes the aluminium baking tin, with a ceramic layer inside to prevent sticking. According to the product page, this coating is LFGB certified; the abbreviation stands for the German Food, Consumer Goods and Feed Code, which regulates what may come into contact with food. On top sits an aluminium lid with a special coating and ventilation holes. The fourth part is a baking rack, which Enders calls a Aufbackgitter (bake-off rack) on the product page.

In the product photo the body is round, with a black lid over a bare metal body. On top of the lid handle sits the thermometer dial, and two small holes can be seen on the lid rim.

For dimensions and weight there is only the Amazon catalogue: converted, approx. 25 × 25 × 16.5 cm and approx. 1.48 kg. Whether this refers to the appliance or the box, the listing leaves open; the square footprint at least fits a round body of about 25 cm in diameter, measured overall. The capacity also appears only on Amazon, with approx. 2.3 litres; Enders itself gives no litre figure on the product page or in the instructions. For that reason we have not calculated one from the outer dimensions either.

In detail: how heat from below becomes top heat

A gas stove heats only from below. If you place a tin directly on it, the base browns while the top stays pale, because there is nothing hot above it. The VAMO gets around this with a hole: the baking tin has an opening in the middle through which, according to the instructions, the heat rises and acts as top heat under the lid.

Physically, this works like a small chimney. Hot air is lighter than cold air, rises through the open centre, collects under the lid and gives off heat there to the top of the food. At the same time, the heat reaches the base of the tin via the base unit. What role the ventilation holes play for the airflow, Enders does not describe in more detail; by our reading they mainly let steam out so that baked goods do not go soft on top.

Three things follow from this that matter before buying.

First, it only works as a whole. The instructions stress that top and bottom heat only arise when all the components are used together. Without the lid there is no top heat; without the base, the aluminium tin would stand directly in the flame.

Second, position counts. The central hole belongs directly above the flame or in the middle of the hotplate. A camping stove with a round burner head fits this principle best. On a gas grill with bar burners, by contrast, the flames lie in rows; there we would place the VAMO centrally over one burner and not in the gap between two.

Third, the hole determines the shape of what you bake. Because the centre has to stay free, the batter lies in a ring around the opening, similar to a Bundt or ring tin. A round loaf in one piece is not provided for in this design, whereas a ring-shaped bread is.

On the thermometer, Enders writes of precise temperature control on the product page. The instructions are more restrained: the temperature is measured in the lid, and it can be hotter at the bottom of the pot. For an appliance with heat from below, that is logical, because the hottest spot is where the flame meets the base, that is, furthest from the probe. So read the display as a guide to the air under the lid, not as the temperature at the bottom of your cake.

Which stoves and hobs does the VAMO work on?

Enders names stoves, grills and hobs. Only the Amazon listing rules out induction; the product page and the instructions say nothing about it. We would not use the VAMO on induction, because its principle relies on rising heat from a flame or a hot plate.

The reason lies in the technology of the induction field. It does not generate heat at the cooking zone itself, but a magnetic field that produces heat only in a magnetisable pan base. Whether the stainless steel base is magnetic, Enders does not say, and stainless steel is magnetic or not depending on the grade. That the chimney principle works with an induction field as it does over a flame, nobody has shown.

For Enders’ own camping stoves, the instructions give a starting value: you begin with a setting just above the lowest flame. After that it is a matter of trial and error, because the heat required depends on the heat source, according to Enders, and you have to find the exact cooking times and the right temperature yourself. As a first attempt the instructions recommend a ready-made sponge cake batter. That is sensible advice, because a baking mix removes the recipe variable and leaves you only the flame and the time to learn.

If you do not yet have a stove at all, that is the first purchase, not the VAMO. What matters with camping stoves and cartridge grills is covered in our camping grill buying guide.

Bread, bake, rolls: what the instructions say about baking

The instructions are generous here: in the VAMO you can heat and bake almost any food that you would also prepare in a conventional oven. Because of the ceramic coating, greasing is not strictly necessary.

You position the tin centrally over the flame or on the hotplate, as described above under the chimney principle. When filling, you leave a few centimetres of space. Enders justifies this with heat distribution: an overfilled baking tin can cause the lower part of the food to burn before the upper part is done. With yeast dough, there is the added point that it still rises during baking and needs the space under the lid through which the top heat flows.

For rolls, the baking rack is in the set. At the end of the preparation time you lift the oven off the base and take off the lid. By our reading, this is the step with which you actually end the cooking: as long as the tin stands on the hot stainless steel, the base keeps cooking, even if the flame is already off.

What you do not get is a table of cooking times. For a bake, a ring-shaped bread or a sponge cake, the instructions give no times in minutes, and no target temperature for the thermometer either.

Cleaning, care and safety according to the instructions

Before first use and after every use, you clean all parts of the oven thoroughly with clean water and a mild washing-up liquid. According to the instructions, the oven is not suitable for the dishwasher. On the road, that means washing by hand, so usually in the washing-up room at the campsite.

We reproduce the safety notes from the instructions in full, because they concern burns:

1. All parts become very hot during operation, especially the handle on the lid, which can reach temperatures above 100 °C. You always use oven gloves or heat-resistant gloves when you touch parts of the product.
2. No children may be near the hot oven, and the oven is never left unattended.
3. When you lift the lid, hot steam can escape from the opening of the tin; you turn your face away and lift the lid carefully.
4. You only put the hot oven down on heat-resistant surfaces.

There is also the intended use: use the product only as described in the instructions, so that injuries or damage do not occur by accident. At the end of its life, according to Enders, the VAMO does not belong in household waste, and the packaging is recyclable.

What the instructions do not cover are minimum distances to flammable material and the question of whether the VAMO may be used indoors or outdoors. That is because it does not burn anything itself. In principle, the rules of the heat source underneath therefore apply: a gas stove that its manufacturer approves only for outdoor use does not become an indoor appliance with an attachment. What to bear in mind when changing and storing the bottle is explained in our guide gas bottle for the grill.

What Enders does not state

For an attachment whose result depends so much on the heat source, Enders leaves quite a lot open: volume, dimensions and weight appear in no manufacturer source, nor do the inner diameter and usable height of the baking tin. There is no information on the maximum permitted temperature or on the highest output of the heat source, no minimum stove size, no measuring range and no accuracy for the thermometer, and no heat-up time. Ceramic hobs, household gas cookers, charcoal and open fire are not covered individually; beyond Enders’ own camping stoves, the instructions name no specific appliance. Also open are the material of the baking rack, the country of manufacture, the year of market launch and whether the thermometer, ceramic disc or lid are available individually as spare parts; Enders does run a spare parts shop, but we did not find a VAMO part documented there.

What else is worth considering?

The prices are guide values from our price boxes, with the Broil King according to the price box at Santos Grills. The rating is our editorial assessment based on the manufacturer’s data and says nothing about how well a cake turns out in the VAMO.

The table compares appliances that can only partly replace one another. The CADAC appears in our price boxes at approx. €79, the VAMO at approx. €38: both together are the realistic sum if you are starting from zero. The Evergrill (approx. €59.99) is the choice for sausages rather than bread. We list the Broil King because it is in our category; the VAMO could be used as an attachment on its side burner, but there is no approval from Enders for this appliance, any more than for any other individual model.

When the VAMO fits and when it does not

The first question is about the heat source. If there is a gas stove with a round flame in the motorhome or the boot of the car, the VAMO fits it directly. If at home you only have an induction hob and want to use the oven there too, we would advise against it, for the reasons given above.

The second question is the portion. For a family that wants a bake for five in the evening, an attachment with a ring shape and an Amazon figure of approx. 2.3 litres is tight, particularly as a few centimetres at the top have to stay free. For two people who want to bake rolls for breakfast or a small cake, we see no limitation in it.

The third is patience. The instructions openly say that you have to find out the flame and the time yourself. If you are used to a baking mix with package instructions, you may burn a base on the first attempt. At 1.48 kg according to Amazon, and with no cartridge, the VAMO weighs little in your luggage.

If you would rather bake over embers than over a gas flame, you are better served by a Dutch oven. In principle, with a Dutch oven you put charcoal under the pot and on the lid, so top and bottom heat arise without the chimney principle. The BBQ-Toro Dutch Oven DO45P appears in our price boxes at approx. €44.95 (VAMO: approx. €38), and how to bake with it is shown in our Dutch oven guide.

The VAMO is the wrong choice for anyone who actually wants to grill, for households that only have induction, and for anyone who is starting without an existing stove and wants to spend only approx. €38: then the money covers the oven, but not what it has to stand on. We would buy it if the stove is already there and the first attempt may be a sponge cake from a packet.