Posted by Michael Blaha, August 29th , 2009.
Have you ever heard the expression “I’m a builder not a baker”? It’s funny, until recently, I’ve made more cob ovens than loaves of bread.
My friends Kevin and Kristy ( KK ) came for a visit and we reconstructed the Oasis cob oven. The size was a little too small and it had seen a years-worth of weather, so I destroyed the dome. That’s what I love about cob… you can start over, with ease, creating a whole new form. This time made it a little taller inside and added a chimney stack just for fun. If you have any questions about this there are loads of guides about how to make one online or you can ask a service like 118.com (http://www.118.com/). So, it took a while to get all the elements in place… remodeling the oven, gathering ingredients, and researching recipes. But then one day, it was all together, and it was time to bake. Continue Reading…
Posted by Michael Blaha, March 8th , 2009.
I’ve been spending some time at my brother Matt’s place in San Diego. My sister-in-law, Armida – the Diva, has been known to cook ( ArmidaCooks.com ) so I built a cob oven for them in the back yard.
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Oh, I’ve also added a few pictures to the Cob Oven Group on Flickr »
Posted by Michael Blaha, December 8th , 2007.
I ran across this wonderfully produced video documenting a skillfully crafted cob oven on YouTube. It’s titled The Making of a Cob Oven. The video was produced at Finca Ipe and posted by Zebede67. Very nice!
Posted by Michael Blaha, December 4th , 2007.
I wanted to make an oven, somewhere to bake some pizza. So I started to work…
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Posted by Michael Blaha, November 25th , 2006.
I found an earthen oven near the Taos Food Center and Community Garden. You see a lot of this style oven ( horno – pronounced ‘orre-no’ ) around here. I especially like the relief artwork around the ‘smoke hole’.
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