The saga of the mud oven. The idea and plans were taken from Kiko Denzer’s book “Build Your Own Earth Oven“. A LOT more work than I had anticipated but well worth the effort so far.
July 14, 2009 – Beginnings
July 26, 2009 – Making Adobe Bricks, Firebricks a plenty
Aug 1, 2009 – Dig, dig, dig
Aug 3, 2009 – Bricks n Gravel
Aug 9, 2009 – Cement Pad
Aug 15, 2009 – How not to lay bricks
Aug 22, 2009 – Brickwork
Sept 7, 2009 – More brickwork
Sept 13, 2009 – Even more brickwork
Oct 19, 2009 – Lower Insulation
Nov 1, 2009 – Lower Insulation Finished
Nov 15, 2009 – No post but this was when the lower oven floor was completed. On this will go the sand and firebrick.
June 16, 2011 – After a long break – The Inner Sanctum
July 20, 2011 – The insulation layer and the first meal
July 31, 2011 – Finished