The project of building a cob wood-fired oven for a community of folk brings an amazing amount of benefits, both practical and social. Cob wood-fired ovens give your community the ability to make its own fresh bread, pizza, and other baked goods for the community. The food made in a wood-fired oven isn’t like other foods; […]
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Running a cob oven workshop for adults can be a challenge with all the logistics and many demonstrations that are required. So running a cob oven workshop for children presents even more challenges, but more challenges also mean more potential benefits. Don’t let the challenge deter you, it is well worth it! I suggest running
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Welcome to this easy to follow guide on how to repair pizza oven cracks. Clay ovens are renowned for cracking. For the most part, cracking is not a structural issue and is simply esthetic. If there are structural issues, it is most likely do to a bad cob mix, or frost heaving. This is why
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Traveling the world on a shoe-string budget can be a challenge. If your lodging and food were free, it would make that budget go a lot further! Many places around the world are happy to host you in exchange for building ovens, baking sourdough bread, or teaching either of these skills. This is exactly what
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The magic part of how an outdoor clay oven is built, is how the hollow form is made. We call this “forming the void”, or jokingly “the step of build nothing”. There are two basic ways you can form the void, the sand form method, or the basket method. Each method has its benefits and
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In my opinion, there is no better way to bake bread than in a wood-fired oven. Getting to know your oven will take time and patience. Once you have made several small drying fires and your oven is cured, you are ready for your first bake! Learn more about the materials needed to make a
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In this post, we will be looking at the all the natural materials and mixes you need to build an outdoor pizza oven. We will not be covering building methods in this post. In order to build natural clay outdoor ovens, it is essential to get to know your materials. There are four basic mixes
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How do I cook pizza in my wood-fired pizza oven? As someone who has taught pizza oven-build courses for over seven years, I have heard this question many times. There is nothing better than hot fire kissed pizza, and I am here to help answer this question! The ideal setup for baking pizza in a
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