[Sca-cooks] Pictures of smallish bread oven construction

[Martin G. Diehl]

Sharon Gordon wrote:
> 
> I am searching for pictures of construction of an oven that 
> that could be used to bake several things for a family or a 
> small group of camp-mates.  

Do you want the oven to look like a period oven?  

I found some pictures ... see below.  

> And I also recall hearing about one that people made on 
> some sort of platform so it could be moved from camping 
> event to camping event.  I'd love to know more about that 
> if anyone on the list helped build it or has gotten to use 
> it.  

I even found pictures that indicate this was done in period.  

Masonry is quite brittle.  The cement joints and even the 
bricks might not travel well.  I suggest that you plan on 
building it in place.  

I generally use a portable hearth for dutch oven cooking.  

> I've found some info on use of the ovens in the 
> florilegium in the bread, ovens, and camp-ovens files.

You might even have seen this note, 
"Subject: Re: SC - Building ovens"; Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 
BTW, with maturity (and advice), my name has a 'better' 
spelling now.  <g>  

After writing that message, I have learned more about arch 
and dome structures.  I now feel that building a temporary 
or portable oven with an arch would be too unstable.  
A corbelled structure might be a better choice.  

For excellent illustrations and comparisons, please see, 
"Masonry Arches"
http://www.brantacan.co.uk/masonryarches.htm 

The last link, "Electric Brick Oven", while seemingly not 
to our purpose, is a good indication of the layout and 
construction of a rectangular oven.  

> Sharon
> gordonse at one.net

The 'net graciously yielded up some images on this topic ... 

"The Bread Always Rises in the West" 
http://www.whirlwind-design.com/madbaker/demisun.html 
This was the last image I found ... and possibly with 
the information you need.  

A portable oven. From "Medieval Life Illustrations" 
http://www.godecookery.com/afeast/kitchens/kit031.html 

"Pre 17th Century Potworks" 
http://www2002.stoke.gov.uk/museums/pmag/Nof_website1/local_history_static_exhibitions/potworks/pages/pre_17th_century.htm

"Cardiff & the Vale of Glamorgan - Cosmeston" 
http://www.red4.co.uk/gallery/cardiff/cosmeston/breadoven.htm 
... Not very portable

"The ancient art of making bricks" 
http://www.gomanzanillo.com/features/bricks/

"Electric Brick Oven" Hah!
http://mha-net.org/msb/html/bakeov10.htm 
http://mha-net.org/msb/html/bakeov11.htm 

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