Paul's Earth Oven

The construction of my earth oven, from beginning to end! This was a great project, very challenging and rewarding. I used several sources of information, Kiko Denzer's book 'Build Your Own Earth Oven', and 'The Bread Builders' by Daniel Wing and Alan Scott, and a lot of different websites. If you have questions or need advice, please feel free! Thanks for watching!!

All music is composed by me.

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[MrRavenwood1]

I was inspired by your video. I just finished building my first cider press. I got ideas from you tube. We pressed our first juice last night in order to make sure it works when the kids and grandkids come this weekend. The next project is an oven similar to yours. Thanks for a beautful video!

[poobens]

@MrRavenwood1 Thank you so much! Cider press... I'm interested! I'll have to look in to that. Good luck with your oven, it's a wonderful project.

[rdnasser]

Question: When you built your base, did you mortar the blocks or just pile them up?

[poobens]

@rdnasser I just piled them up. The bricks on top were mortared though. After a couple years, it's still in good shape! Thanks for watching.

[windhorse123]

a beautiful, inspiring video! thanks for this, one question: why didnt you put in a chimney?

[poobens]

@windhorse123 Thanks so much! I didn't put a chimney on it for a few reasons. First, I decided it really wasn't necessary and for the sake of simplicity, I left it off. Secondly , the base wasn't big enough to accommodate it. I suppose I also figured I'd primarily use it as a pizza oven, and the chimney would have made scooting the pizza about a little more difficult. Thanks again... love talking about ovens!!

[docsimonson]

What an incredible video! It did a pretty good job of showing the whole process. Would you ever consider a video on baking bread? I'm thinking about doing an outdoor kitchen, and this earth oven certainly would have a place in that scheme!

[bowow0807]

well i know what im doing this summer, 6 months of hot humid weather here we come!

[poobens]

@oceantrolls73 Thank you so much, that is one of the nicest complements I've ever received. As far as the base goes, I might have gone a little overboard - but I live in Ohio where the ground shifts a lot from weather changes. I would imagine in a climate with more consistent weather, you could go a little lighter. At about a dollar a piece, cinder blocks aren't too expensive though. Thanks again and thanks for watching!

[oceantrolls73]

super. thank you for posting. somebody commented "divine". I totally agree. The "divinity" comes from wisdom and humility.  it shows in everything. Almost glows.

Is it really necessary to build the base so strong? I want to start work on an oven soon but cant invest much. God Bless always.