How to Build an Earthen Oven 

Awesome imma build one after I finish my chicken shack

@Saruman the White what's it to you

Forgot that RU-vid used to be full of stuff like that lol

@@taylor5065 It still is in certain corners. Just they don't get promoted as much anymore

Interesting suggestion, I might have to give it a try sometime.

+Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc. Let me know how it works out for you! I've studied more from the smithing angle than from the baking angle, but I've done some research on wood fired brick ovens as well (yes, I have very eclectic interests). Good place to check out on those types of ovens is www.traditionaloven.com. Rado Hand from that site does more modern takes on what you are doing here, but still with the traditional methods of cooking. He'll fire up his ovens hot enough to cook pizzas in mere minutes, then as the temps drop will cook roasts and other meats, then bake bread as the temps drop more, all the way down to drying herbs and tomatoes and other things as the temps come down. You can get a lot of mileage out of one firing. It all comes down to the heat that is stored in the walls and floor of the oven, and how efficiently it has been built. Of course that's a little off topic from what you are doing here with this cob oven, but it is possible to do. Anyway, thanks for all the great videos, and fantastic ways of keeping the old spirit alive. We've come so far since then, but I have to wonder sometimes how much we've lost along the way. :)

Thank you man!!

it’s for less cracks. Traditional russian mortar for brick owens consist of ashes, salt and water. Any clay will crack eventually and let fire through while ash mortar won’t

Thanks for sharing.

Lol😁

Yeah why tf he wearing a white shirt

@@ericfricke4512 The white clothing is a testament to oven making mastery. The less dirty you get, the greater your skill level. :D

@@ericfricke4512 white is default color of cotton. Its work clothes. In the colonial days color was expensive and not easy to make unlike today. Having colored clothing was a sign of wealth.

Mr. Charming yeah but did you see his feet 🤓♥️

Same

more like, time to dutch oven my wife under the sheets

Me on adderall

I'll come ! Cob party at your hoyse

Are we all watching this in the middle of the night?? 😂

SIMON TESLA / Like “Tim the Toolman’s” neighbor?

@marthale7 lol

Yes he's very interesting to say the least

@@sharonkeith601 @

Great, thanks for the feedback!

where did you get the dried clay? I can't seem to find any online? Is there a brand name you can provide? Thanks

just start diggin down till you find some. you probably do not have to dig more than 4 ft. its everywhere under your feet. and its for free. Pure clay is not a good material for ovens or stoves. you better use 50/50 sand/'soggy clay rich soil'. it will be less likely to produce severe cracks while heating/cooling multiple times. try your local clay and mix with different percentages of sand. start with 50%. keep adding sand untill it doesnt crack anymore while drying. keep that ratio and scale it up. create your oven. have fun.

@@yasuni9391 Sorry, this is absolutely untrue for many; clay is not under everyone's feet. Or rather, not in a practical distance under everyone's feet - it depends on what is under your top soil. If I dug down in my back yard, I'd hit fairly solid limestone in about 4 inches/10 cm. If I want to dig for clay I'd have to travel several miles laterally, or vertically through about 100 meters or more of rock. So, not a reasonable option for everyone. There are areas with clay just under the surface, but many areas where there is not.

I'm the 420th like!

Absolutely fascinating! I love the idea of using the basket as the base to build upon. ❤

in Peru, where my wife is from, this is exceptionally common in the northern states and in the andes. Ahhhhh-mazing food they cook with this type of oven too.

@ If you mean Gordon, that dude has the antithesis of a clean mouth. If you mean Townsend, he's very family friendly.

Jack Fitzsimons No, he‘s never sworn in any video as far as I know

And he sounds a bit like Fred Willard, just less funny and more alive.

More helpful!

@ he is more of an educational channel and education doesnt swear majority of time

Stavros Gazis I made one of the for just a backyard pizza oven. It's actually rather fun. Children and a kiddie pool are perfect to make the cob

it's incredible... love your channel... original, fresh and educational... well done!!

Stavros Gazis ωχ ένας έλληνας

Stavros Gazis He's John.

me too!

Jordan he’s a bit like the Bob Ross of historical tutorials

Me too! I'm so addicted! :)

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They use the Cow dung for floors, not fuel? That's quite different from what I'm used to seeing.

That's why it's Golden? 1.618 is in Everything. Including golden, hot, fresh baked bread with that golden, . . melted . . butter. . .*GROWL*.. Dang! Hungry now!

www.britannica.com/science/golden-ratio Golden ratio, also known as the golden section, golden mean, or divine proportion, in mathematics, the irrational number (1 + Square root of√5)/2, often denoted by the Greek letter ϕ or τ, which is approximately equal to 1

Did someone mention pi 🤤

@@jonroland2702 now I am hungry.

@@cyiabsalon9720 its in fashion design too!

+Snuzzlekin It made me think that if our world was that of LOTR, this guy would have been a hobbit. lol

It may be fun to think about but the reality of it... No thanks

Reminds me of when I was a child.

@@ThePapabear2012 makes you more appreciative of what we have these days, though.

Midhun R, Who do I believe You? Or Gristle + 40 people who liked his comment?

I don't have a cement/concrete wall and I'm not about to go and vandalize someone elses. Gristle did say add cement to your CLAY. He did not say make a pure cement oven. As I think you mistook him. That would obviously be a stuuuupid thing to do. He also said to drive off all the moisture and mix it with clay and gravel. Could that be where youve been going wrong all this time. So far no one has liked your comment. Soo I think I'll side with Gristle and the 40 likes...for now. When you have 41 likes or more than Gristle, THEN I'll believe you. But until that time you have to prove him wrong, to gain my belief. And just to show you that I'm on Gristle's side, I'm going to like his comment and not yours. Perhaps you should make a vid to prove your point, if you think you can do any better. I doubt it. He also has a funny hat and hair and looks like he knows what hes talking about. You on the other hand dont even have a proper picture. Just the anonymous generic people symbol that everyone starts out with on you tube. Honestly mate, you need to get a grip of reality.

I did and he told me to send you in. And that doesn't prove that Gristle is wrong. You have nothing to base your claim on whatsoever. Go back to sleep.

NOoo! YOU'RE the one that made a claim, so it's up to YOU to prove it.Otherwise when I and the 40 likers of Gristle's comment make our clay ovens, we're going to put cement in it and there's nuttin u can do about it. And if they explode, it will be your fault for not proving yourself.

@@andyscobie5381 and that's where you are wrong.

New shirt every 2 minutes!

That sounds adorable

I wanna see your take on colonial era north American cooking. I'd be interested to see any regional 18th and 19th century Canadian dishes

Where did you get that .. Could you share that or perhaps contact for the same.

My Tribe used to make ovens, similar to this, using slate, granite, and a cement like mixture of clay, sand, and ash from cooking fires. Dig a pit, put a bottom layer on, coat with the mixture of clay sand and ash, let it dry for a few days, then start building walls, once the walls were about mid shin high, we would fill it with wet sand, and then keep building to make the dome top out of granite. Once that dried, slate pieces were inserted after the sand was removed, to act as a cooking surface. My tribe learned this from the mythical beings known as the 'Pale Spirits' who had fur on their faces, and rode giant wooden beasts across the ocean and skies.

@@dreamwolf7302 That's a super interesting piece of lore. What tribe is that?

@@ColonelSandersLite the Akali, technically considered a subset of the Abenaki, but with less than 80 members left, condemned to extinction. We were always a smaller tribe, but we numbered over 900 when the Mayflower landed in Plymouth. Historically the Akali ranged from Quebec to Maryland, semi nomadic, my ancestors spent their winters in a valley in New Hampshire, and their summers and falls were spent traveling the coast, trading with other tribes, and fishing or foraging on the seashore. My tribe is one of only 2 that displays the blue eye gene, and had it before the pilgrims arrived. The 'pale spirits' are largely thought to be Viking sailors, given their descriptions of being covered in 'fur like a bear' and being 'pale of flesh and hair'. It sucks to think about, but im one of only 2 tribe members in my generation to have kids, the rest are either incapable, or unwilling. And with the deaths of our elders, over the last decade, there isnt anyone left who really knows the full history, and culture of our tribe.

+Utah Sustainable Gardening LLC Thanks for the vote!

+Utah Sustainable Gardening LLC same, most traditional too which is something I like

What are you? An animal? Just don't get it on your clothes.

+xchn moore lmfao 😂😂😂😂😂

+xchn moore damn straight savage lol

Because he have4 wives to wash them round the clock

he does have it on his feet and pants, i assume from stomping the mud/straw together.

+Peter Kiraly the musique yeaaaah , i like it too :D

+Peter Kiraly I believe they are re-enactors. I mean, they live modernly. But I'm positive they use this stuff often to eat, who wouldn't! :D

BlackSeranna Yeah. I've watched a lot more of their videos since I asked that and I think you're right. :)

Doc Work Why? Concrete and steel are sturdier. :-3

Briseur De Lance Na man. Cob Skyscrapers are best.

BRAVO!!!👏

Ok great job on the oven.how dose it work for moon shine.

Katie Ratsch ... Our Norse village has regular work parties throughout the year and our latest cob oven making was a hoot. We incorporated buckets of horse dung into the clay for the fibre part. Works great but what a funny experience to have 4-5 folks around a big tub elbow deep in clay and horseshit!

XD

What is lime plaster made of? Is not linseed oil flammable?

@@jessicag630 lime plaster is made from either limestone or shells from rivers or the ocean. It is baked for a certain amount of time at a certain heat. Water is added to the shells or stone after it's cooked and it breaks down into a plaster. This process is called "slaking." You can buy slaked lime by the 50lb bag. There's some good videos that show the process here on youtube. Its pretty cool really.

@@jessicag630 also I wouldn't think that a linseed finish would flame up.

@@jakewheat6552 I saw a video of how to make Roman concrete a few years ago, burning sea shells for the lime was part of the process.

@@jessicag630 you can buy a big (50 lbs) bag of hydrated or masonry lime at a hardware store.

I hear the clay lends a special flavor. I'm building an adobe house in New Mexico and after I plan on adding one

Mordecai Alexander Well I guess there is one advantage to blistering heat.

Did you use or beloved red clay?

@@townsends Try Central America in the summer. Gotta love the 38 Celsius. :)

Good Idea. The Pueblo Indians did that....several stories tall.

Come on. Stick to basics. An "Old Refrigerator" Smoker first.

First I saw his face, but when I saw his feet I confirmed it. lol

I just realized he is a hobbit yesterday while perusing the catalog. He even dresses the part And he can cook, so there's really no point denying it.

Methodoc this guy could totally build a hobbit hole.

Methodoc They're not furry though!

Neelix

cool

can i come?

Got beer to go with it? ;)

I'll bring some mead, let's party like it's 1799!

I saw this as he was saying it 😂 😂