How To Bake In An Earthen Oven - Chicken Pie With Cream - 18th Century Cooking 

ryans laugh at the leaf falling at THE perfect moment was super charming. y'all all seem to love what y'all are doing. look forward to the next wonderful video!

Ryan's laugh when the leaf landed is so wholesome lol

It's funny when you are stuck watching commercials of modern day luxuries just before you watch Townsends.

In El Salvador my relatives still use this type of oven for baked goods. It’s very cool to see

Anyone else wanna see the crew cook up an 18th-Century pizza in that oven?

I just love Ryan's laugh. First then leaf then the chicken. 🤣 Not only does he bring some unique recipes to the channel but he has a great sense of humor. One thing I would like to add about leaving the bones in is you are getting that extra nutrition. There are a lot of nutrients in the bones that come out in the juices. There is a reason bone broth is making a comeback. 😉

Jon said that Ivy was working on socializing the chickens… Good work Ivy! I loved that part. 🥰 🐓

You can tell Ryan is such a nice guy and I really like when he does video's. All the video's presenters are like your best friends.

Always enjoy these earthen oven videos - very interesting and the pie looks excellent

Milk Street had a recent episode that showed a communal bread baking oven in Morocco. Incredible to see that old fashioned technology still used in the modern era!

we need more videos with ryan, really enjoy the way he explains things

This was a fantastic video. I want one of those ovens outside my place. Thank you Ryan for alleviating my issues with making pie crust, you sounded like a friend. This was one of my favorite vids on the channel thank you again!

Ryan always does an amazing job. That chicken pie looked so good!

This was so relaxing. I like that Ryan is encouraging about us working with pie crusts. I also like that you kept the leaf laugh and the chicken outtake at the end. You rock!

He doesn't just play a role- he lives and practices it! Excellent vid.

Finally, a chef I can trust

A very satisfying looking dish for the autumn season. That pie does look good. I like how that oven turned out. This channel is awesome. Cheers!

I'm glad you left in the leaf and the Chicken. Delightful. :)

Oh my gosh, the leaf and the chicken had me rolling! All that aside, this looked delicious!! Love watching Ryan cook - you can see and hear the passion he has for it!!

Other's talking about communal ovens reminded me of something my grandfather told me. Back when he was a kid in the 20s (He was born 1917) the local baker would have his oven going almost all week long making breads and pies. Back in those days none of the shops were open on Sunday so Saturday night when the baker's oven was shut off and allowed to cool down, people all over the neighborhoods would bring their bean pots full of beans and give them to the baker to put in his oven. Early the next day people came to pick up their bean pots and they would have beans with their Sunday dinners. The beans had simmered all night long in the residual heat of the oven. That last amount of heat was not wasted and fed many people. This was in Woonsocket R.I. in the French area of town.

Ryan video? Instant watch

I usually hate cooking shows but your channel has always been enjoyable to view the cooking episodes of. A lot of them remind me of food the older people used to make in Nova Scotia, PEI, and New Brunswick; before McDonalds sort of thing took over. These older dishes have a lot more flavours to them. You've got me remembering those foods and wanting to try some of your recipes on here.

My favorite part of this was the leaf falling, and the chicken jumping up on the table. The chicken took me back about 20 years, to a little restaurant in Mexico, where I had the same thing happen. 😅

That falling leaf 🍁 on the chicken pie was indeed a good sign that it’s a great savory pie for the season 😄 And the little hen knew it too!

Great video!! Video bombed by a leaf AND a chicken. Couldn't get more 18th century!

Now I want chicken pot pie!

This looks delicious. And I really like how you used herbs that were dried on site! I'm wondering now what it might taste like if we were to use a bit of white wine when cooking our mushrooms instead of water?

The leaf falling on the pie was just perfection!

You've been visited by the lucky chicken. 😆 I love a good pot pie, and this looks great. I don't eat meat so lots of veggies and mushrooms would work; I think it would be just as yummy. Thank you for sharing!

I'm convinced that the origin of the word "umami" was someone tasting some food and saying, "Oooooh mommy, this tastes good!"

I wish I could like this twice. Great video

"It is delicious, but there is something missing.... something to give it a nice, oaky Earthy flavor..." *oak leaf falls into pie* "Thank you, Lord!" 🤣

watching this while im eating my dollar store chicken pot pie.

12:51 "Dude DUDE Don't try it! TRUST me! You'll never sleep again!!"

This was good with the leaves 🍃 plus the chicken was the star.

I like the 3-2-1 method of pie crust. Ratios are better than amounts when baking! Love the leaf!

When I was a kid, everyone was always telling me to shove it in my pie-hole. Now I finally understand they were giving me helpful recipe tips. Thanks, Townsends!

Great job Ryan. Bet that would be a great recipe with some curry seasoning too!

🎩Hi. Aargh you have made me sooo hungry . I wish RU-vid had smellovision. Or a teleport. 😋

Thank you for sharing another earthen oven video! 🤩

Hey Ryan, this chicken pie is so good; Lol; that the leaves are falling for it, & the sweet chicken wants a taste,, too. How about us may we share with you, too? Seriously, it looks so delicious, & thank you! Love to all of you ❤️ Jeanine Faith Marie Fitzpatrick-Lewakowski P.S. How pretty it is out by you!

Beautiful mouthwatering video! (But the outtake with the chicken was also hilarious)

EXCELLENT presentation and speaking. Clear, concise, confident.

Isn't it also a little strange that there are no vegetables in the pie like we have today? Wouldn't they also have added at least a few potatoes, onions, carrots or whatever they had on hand as well?

I don't have an earthen oven, nor place to build one. I live in a tiny apartment, and no yard to speak of. I am so glad you include modern ways to cook the recipes! I would like to suggest you watch a few videos of "Learn Your Land", as he had lots of videos about wild foods you might enjoy. I am not allowed to drive due to seizures, so don't have access to wild lands (aka state parks, friends wild lands, etc). I am sure some of the wild foods he talks about are as historic as you could want. The one wild food I have access to is dandelions, and I am looking forward to including them into my diet when they next grow in the lawn of the apartment complex.

Looks wonderful! I haven't made chicken pot pie in ages. I think I would miss the vegetables in that one, though, along with some sage, thyme, and garlic. Maybe one day I'll build on oven but that's a lot of clay to come up with in a suburban backyard.

OMG the chicken and leaf were just perfect ❣️ Great episode as always 👏🏻

I love John Townsend, but my friend, you are an extraordinary teacher. I can’t pick a favorite.

You know what I've been meaning to ask if you can do a vid on baking a cake in your oven.

That chicken at the end wants to know what you did with her people. 😂 The laughter was infectious! I moved south because winters made my depression worse, but I *really* miss autumn!

Great, genuine video. Love the bloopers.

As I am writing this, I am feeling a bit under the weather. This video is so wholesome it actually made me perk up, just watching you cook. Thank you so much!

Best pizza i ever ate was cooked in a wood fired brick oven, with the fire still going on in the oven! They just scraped the fire (mainly coals at this point) off to one side, pizza went in right on the brick on the other side. Of course they were cooking sans door, and the door was fairly large, so i imagine that's why they needed to keep the fire going, so that they could keep the heat levels up. This was in Italy, where i simultaneously (well, same visit) had the best and worst Italian cooking i have ever eaten.

I'd love to build an earthen oven. If I ever manage to buy a house with a decent yard that will definitely be one of the first projects.

Looking forward to more autumn themed videos

I can't wait to see the smokehouse build! Cold and/or hot smokehouse?

This stove reminds me of my the oven at my grandparents house.....I can smell the chicken through the video!

If some lunatic is selling pink gravy Townsend should be able to sell mushroom ketchup!

Did the folks in 18th century America know the word “umami”? 😉 😊

Chicken saying, "I'm gonna get me some o' dat there pie... wait a minute... George?!!!"

I like watching videos with you Ryan. You do a lot better than I did when I tell people how to cook XD

Thank you for explaining the steps. I rewatched all the earthen oven episodes just a few days ago, and right about the time i wondered why you didn't mop out the ash residue, you explained. :)

I helped my grandparents build an oven like this when I was a kid. My task was to stomp on the wet clay until it was mixed in well with sand. Why no chimney though? Grandma's design had a chimney by the door

I know you guys have talked about it a bunch of times but would love to watch an episode on maximizing the use of an earth oven

The chicken came in for revenge for her kin! Great video. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Wonder if I could convince my grandma that we need an earthen oven. It would be great in summer so we don't have to heat up the house.

The leaf falling right on his precious pie at the perfect time of reviewing and enjoying it is priceless xDD I love your laugh and your cooking, please keep it up! much love

Love these Ryan cooking episodes

raking out the coals and ash. in dutch there is a saying : "iets in de doofpot stoppen" the doofpot is a large the large container in front of the oven (into witch you put the coals and ash) with a tight fitting lid to smother it. the saying means to not mansion wrong doings and smother any rumors about it. sometimes this was accompanied by putting a small object (a token or something stolen) in the pot to bury it in hot ash.

I'd trust that man with me life

Ryan, I really like when you do videos. I appreciate the nuance and explanations for little details. Thank you both for this channel. I've learned a TON.

Woohoo! New townsends upload, my day just got way better

How do you know how hot it is? Btw cooking with the bone-in adds a lot more nutrition as well.

Great video Ryan. Thx for the extra humor! Nice of you to explain why you left the bones in. That puzzled me when you were assembling the pie. Always a fun video when you and Jon are cooking or baking. Thx for all you guys do to preserve and remember our past. I expect these will be part of a documentary or history class at some point in the future.

Anyone know the name of the tune which starts playing at 6:41?

A tip for those new to making pastry: Don't sweat about overworking the dough. The worst possible out come is the mouth feel when you eat it. That is all. The pastry won't fall apart, it won't burn, it won't explode.

I bet you that chicken stole a beakfull of that pie and ran off after the video ended.

I love Ryan's videos he has such a wonderful camera presence

This guy lives and breathes old school cook.

Ryannnnnnn!!!!!! Maybe I've been too spoiled on John but I think Ryan is my new favorite. 😂 Even mother nature agreed!!!

love that Ryan's starting to find his style, great video

Looks delicious! Wonderful video! Cooking with the bones in also means you get all the meat off. Thank you!

THANK YOU RYAN for a fine presentation, filled with plenty of tips about using thermal mass ovens.

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your live history videos

Great video! Love the presentation and the pacing. More of these, please!!!!! Bravo, Ryan.

You can never go wrong with chicken and mushrooms. This sounds amazing.

Chicken in the bread pan picking out dough.

Just what I needed after a trying day. Thanks!!

Always appreciate coming home and watching one of y'all's videos after work!

Great video, the food looks great and wish I was there. Keep up the good work and God bless

That pie was so good that the chicken at the end didn't mind eating his own frend . Great video always find you videos very cosy and happy

Oh dear. Nobody tell that chicken.

Thank you for another great video Ryan!

Such a great job, Ryan. I love meats cooked with the bones in it! God Bless and stay safe.

CANNIBAL CHICKEN!

Lovely show, Ryan is awesome as always! Big thanks from a swedish fan

The chicken wants to try the chicken :P

Greetings from Col. City!

Looks Yum.😋 Leaves & Chickens, I was waiting for a Goat to get up on the Table next. TFS, & take care everyone. ❤🙂🐶

Blessed by leaf. It must be good.