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| - | # Earth ovens | + | This topic is part of [[gt: |
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| - | ## What are earth ovens? | + | ===== What are earth ovens? |
| Earth (or clay or cob) ovens are traditional retained-heat ovens that have been used in many different cultures for millennia. Earth ovens use non-fossil fuels – sticks, wood, grasses or brash faggots (bundles of small-dimension twigs). The heat generated by burning the fuel is absorbed into the thermal mass of the oven, and the food is then cooked by radiation (heat radiated through the air), conduction (heat transferred directly from the body of the oven) and convection (the circulation of hot air), all of which comes from the heat of the fuel stored in the thermal mass of the clay. Gas or electric ovens don't have the thermal mass, and cook mostly by convection. | Earth (or clay or cob) ovens are traditional retained-heat ovens that have been used in many different cultures for millennia. Earth ovens use non-fossil fuels – sticks, wood, grasses or brash faggots (bundles of small-dimension twigs). The heat generated by burning the fuel is absorbed into the thermal mass of the oven, and the food is then cooked by radiation (heat radiated through the air), conduction (heat transferred directly from the body of the oven) and convection (the circulation of hot air), all of which comes from the heat of the fuel stored in the thermal mass of the clay. Gas or electric ovens don't have the thermal mass, and cook mostly by convection. | ||
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| - | ## What are the benefits of earth ovens? | + | ===== What are the benefits of earth ovens? |
| - It's a way of building an oven and cooking in it that has a low impact on nature. | - It's a way of building an oven and cooking in it that has a low impact on nature. | ||
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| - | ## What can I do? | + | ===== What can I do? ===== |
| Building an earth oven can be a great community event, and so can cooking in it. It's a good idea to invite some people round for both. | Building an earth oven can be a great community event, and so can cooking in it. It's a good idea to invite some people round for both. | ||
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| - | If building a one-chamber oven, there is a precise relationship between the size of chamber and the size of door. More details can be found in Kiko Denzer' | + | If building a one-chamber oven, there is a precise relationship between the size of chamber and the size of door. More details can be found in Kiko Denzer' |
| NB: earth ovens don't like rain, and so you will need some sort of basic roof, or it needs to be covered when not in use. | NB: earth ovens don't like rain, and so you will need some sort of basic roof, or it needs to be covered when not in use. | ||
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| - | ## Further resources | + | ===== Forum ===== |
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| + | ===== Further resources | ||
| - [Appropedia](https:// | - [Appropedia](https:// | ||
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| - | ## Specialists | + | |
| + | ===== Related topics ===== | ||
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| + | - [Breadmaking](bred: | ||
| + | - [Cob building](cobb: | ||
| + | - [Firecraft](fire: | ||
| + | - [Low-impact cooking](lico: | ||
| + | - [Low-impact food & drink](lifo: | ||
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| + | ===== Specialist curators of this topic ===== | ||