Cob cob oven for bread .

[Mike Carter]

Kiko Denzer in Oregon has written a nice little booklet on the construction
of cob ovens.  He is an accomplished sculptor and one of the most broadly
educated people I've ever met.  Penny Livingston at PINC in California has
tested a special interior coating which prevents spalling (that nasty sand
in your food).  There are probably hundreds of these cob ovens of recent
vintage in the US thanks to Cob Cottage and friends.  Some have chimneys and
some don't.  The ones I've seen and worked on use a lot of other materials
besides pure cob in them.

Mike
>On 29 October 1998 12:35, John Hall [SMTP:hallsoi at netvigator.com] wrote:
>>
>> I do not know of a cob bread oven in cobland (Devon).  Even in cob
>> houses, the bread oven (lining at least) is made of brick, even if this
>> is the only brick in the whole building.  This may be because they were
>> added "later", but I strongly suspect that cob is not a practical oven
>> construction material.  It will crack to hell. I think the idea (for an
>> oven that is to last) is silly.
>> John.