[Cob] Any cob oven bakers?

[Ron Becker]

I'm getting ready to start baking in my cob oven and would value  
anyone's input on the use of steam in these ovens. How much water, how  
long that sort of thing. Maybe this is too complicated but I was  
thinking of a reservoir on the outside and small diameter pipe to drip  
water onto the hearth during the baking process. Anyone done anything  
like this. Or does the can with a hole in it do the job well enough?

Ron
Those who question global warming have a financial or emotional  
interest in the status quo.


On Feb 10, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Shody Ryon wrote:

> According to Dr. Maynard Murray, one way of looking at
> the process of composting is that carbon molecules are
> being removed making the elements inorganic (but good
> for organic gardens) and bioavailabe to plants. Plants
> attach carbon molecules to elements making them
> organic, chelated and bioavailable to humans and
> animals.
> Acording to Udo Erasmus Ph.D., who is involved in
> marketing flax, AKA linseed oil, states that flax has
> omega fat which is used by the brain (brain food) and
> goes rancid (or spoils) very easily.
> (I have been told that gloden flax is a better choice
> for nutrition and than brown flax which was developed
> for other products.)
> A acupuncturist I know who's subspecialties are herbs
> and biodynamic gardening postulates that plants and
> weeds that volunterily grow near a person's house (I
> think she meant place where a person spends enough
> time for plants to react in this way) often are trying
> to give us things that we need. An example might be
> parslane, a very unusual weed in that has many helful
> qualities, including omega fat (if my memory serves).
> The theory of either or both Macrobiotics or the
> 5-elements from China states that foods that resemble
> human organs are often good for that organ. Walnuts
> resemble brains and are considered brain food in one
> of these systems. Walnuts have omega fat and go rancid
> very easily as well. Walnut trees grow well in Ojai,
> California, and in Portland, Oregon.
> Normally I would assume that petroleum would be
> missing  the carbon molecule but petroleum releases
> carbon monoxide when burned, so I don't understand
> this process in relation to composting.
> Summarising
> Both flax and walnut oil spoil easily, are omega fat
> brain food and can be used to oil earth floors in a
> raw but heated (I think the cut off between raw and
> cooked is from 104F to 118F) state with out
> turpintine.
> Shody
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