tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769112746500940342.post4961517712904674150..comments2023-08-05T18:33:07.159+02:00Comments on The (d)evolutionary: How to make our clay oventhe devolutionaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05114659013262777864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769112746500940342.post-90189903558426888302012-07-19T13:54:13.181+02:002012-07-19T13:54:13.181+02:00Hi Sarah,
We ended up making this twice actually. ...Hi Sarah,<br />We ended up making this twice actually. We never got around to firing it the first time and only had a garden gazebo over it. One night we had some heavy snowfall and the gazebo collapsed into the unfired oven. <br />So I scraped up all the clay and started again rebuilding the top half. <br />So, I have to say a good rain proof roof over it, is the most important thing. We still only have a plastic tarp over it but rain and moisture does somehow still get in.<br />We fired it gradually but still had a lot of cracking once it got up to the high temps. And it does get hot! But the cracks don't seem to affect it's performance at all.<br />We are still getting used to cooking with it. I always tend to burn the first pizza that goes in. But we've had a few good sessions of bread or pizza, followed by muffins, followed by a stew/curry in a sturdy clay cook pot that sits in the cooling oven all day. Delicious!!!<br />Happy experimenting.<br />Clare (Her Outdoors)the devolutionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114659013262777864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769112746500940342.post-1207096612272952512012-07-19T11:03:23.133+02:002012-07-19T11:03:23.133+02:00I'm planning to build a clay oven next month. ...I'm planning to build a clay oven next month. I've looked up loads on the web and will be building something using the same method as you. I just wondered whether you have any useful learnings to pass on before I start? You know the kind of thing...if we built it again we'd make sure that we..... or tips on cooking in it?<br /><br />Thanks in advance, Sarah.Sarahhttp://www.lapichotiere.originalwalls.co.uknoreply@blogger.com