BajaNomad - Outdoor Wood Burning Oven

Outdoor Wood Burning Oven

Roasty - 6-3-2008 at 03:33 PM

Anybody had any luck building a brick or clay outdoor woodburning oven in Baja?
I'm really into building one (36" dia x 24" high ??) the next time I am at our casa and would like to hear about any success/horror stories.
Obvious uses are breads/pizzas etc. but i really like the idea of cooking fresh caught fish etc.
Is Firebrick available in baja, or would adobe clay be the best way?

Cheers,
Roasty !

Iflyfish - 6-3-2008 at 09:22 PM

I recall in the 70's eating fresh corn tortillas cooked on a metal plate in an oven made of rock and sand! It was run by a family on the beach of Conception Bay...what a wonderful memory.

Iflyfish

Iflyfish - 6-3-2008 at 09:25 PM

Check this out. I found a model of what the oven looked like and you can find here some plans for one.

http://www.caneloproject.com/dawn/dawn%20pages/workshops/bre...

Iflyfish

Mexitron - 6-4-2008 at 04:34 AM

This was a smoker we built with locally available materials, but we could use it for baking too...but to basic a model for the high temps required for a bread oven.

Reeljob - 6-4-2008 at 07:42 AM

Try this website. I'm in the process of using Rado's plans and bulding my own in CO

http://www.traditionaloven.com/

BajaNuts - 6-4-2008 at 08:51 PM

here's a link for an oven I saw in Sunset magazine several years ago. It's still on their website, so it must be pretty popular. Haven't done it myself, but it looks like a good idea that can be modified to accomodate locally available products. If it works, are we invited over for dinner :lol:

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http://www.sunset.com/sunset/garden/article/0,20633,690891,0...

BajaNuts - 6-4-2008 at 08:55 PM

aw..MMMAAAANNNNN! I just tried to click on the link from the forum and it didn't work SOOOO>>>>>>

go to Sunset Magazine
search for "adobe oven"

You'll see the link to the detailed article. It also has a couple other outdoor kitchen ideas....as if ideas for an noutdoor kitchen in Baja are in short supply. :spingrin:

BajaNuts - 6-4-2008 at 08:56 PM

pssssst...are we still invited for dinner???? yukyukyuk

Roasty - 6-6-2008 at 05:52 PM

Thanks everybody for the replies, it looks like the "Sunset" oven is almost "Idiot Proof" so that would probably work for me ! And once I get this thing fired up and producing the mouth watering offerings that I know it can/will do, of course theres an Invite ! Now I have to find me some good adobe soil !