[Sca-cooks] A (relatively) cheap oven idea...

[K C Francis]

A similar idea was demonstrated at a recent event but I missed the class due to teaching a class elsewhere.  This version had a huge tin can under the inverted clay pot/saucer where I assume there would be coals.  Looked like a good idea to me.  I plan to check to see if there was a handout.  Something to experiment with on the patio.
 
Katira> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:42:45 -0700> To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org; cal_dutch at yahoogroups.com> From: dragon at crimson-dragon.com> Subject: [Sca-cooks] A (relatively) cheap oven idea...> > So all this oven discussion here on sca-cooks got me thinking... > which is sometimes a dangerous thing...> > Here's an idea for an easy, and relatively cheap terracota camp oven.> > Get a large, heavy-walled terracotta (unglazed!) flower pot, make > sure it is not too large to handle easily. Get a large, thick > (unglazed!) terracotta tile (or tiles if necessary or fire bricks) > big enough to support the pot while it is inverted.> > Have your bread dough proofing and nearly ready to bake.> > Place the tile(s) or brick base in a fire safe place. Do the same for the pot.> > Build a fire atop the tile(s), build another inside the pot. Let them > heat for about an hour. Brush the embers and ashes off the tile or > brick base, dump the embers and ashes from the pot, place your ready > to bake loaf in the center of the tile, place the pot (inverted) over > the loaf. Let bake until the bread is done, it should not take too > long (though I will have to experiment to get the right timing) and > the terracotta ought to retain enough heat to bake the bread fully.> > I'm going to look for a suitable pot and tiles and give this a try. A > lot easier and lighter than a brick oven and it ought to work well.> > Dragon> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Venimus, Saltavimus, Bibimus (et naribus canium capti sumus)> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > > _______________________________________________> Sca-cooks mailing list> Sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/sca-cooks-ansteorra.org
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