Sunny weather this weekend certainly brought the whiff of BBQs and outdoor cooked food in the air. For us this means firing up our wood fired oven in the garden and inviting friends and family round for a relaxing evening. Whilst we often make wood fired pizzas, and enjoy a glass of wine in the garden, we’ve been know to prepare a slow cooked roast too, plus sweet treats as the heat of the oven cools down, and even leave a meringue cooking overnight, ready for the next day.
If the idea of cooking in your own garden takes your fancy, our next weekend Earth Oven Building course is coming up on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16th June in Stirchley at the home of our baker Dom.
As well as choosing suitable materials, you’ll learn how to build the oven floor, and construct and shape the thick oven walls using cob, cut a door and decorate the outside. You’ll also learn how to cook in and maintain your oven. Top notch grub will be provided for lunch and snacks on both days as well as drinks throughout the day.
For more information visit the Loaf Cookery School pages on our website.
Does it cook clay objects too.?
Would be interested to learn about the making of this rustic oven all the same.
VBW
Sue
Hi Sue,
You would be very welcome on the earth oven building course. We have not used our ovens to fire clay objects, but they can go up to 500 degrees centigrade if this is of help. For more information about the course visit http://www.loafonline.co.uk/shop/earth-oven-building-2/
All the best, Jane