Here's a link to the Sunday Magazine of the NY Times. It's an article by Michael Pollan about cooking several meals in 36 hours, mainly in a cob oven. It's a brief mention but there is a photo of the oven and a description of cob. Enjoy: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/magazine/10dinner-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine Rob Lewis