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    Build Your Own Backyard Clay Oven
    Build Your Own Backyard Clay Oven
    Build Your Own Backyard Clay Oven
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    Build Your Own Backyard Clay Oven

    By Gavin Webber

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    It seems like just about everyone wants to cook outdoors these days, and what better way to do it than in your very own backyard clay oven.

    This book shows how easy it is to make a clay oven from scratch, and includes detailed instructions, with over 60 photographs and illustrations.

    It is time for the humble Barbecue or Grill to move over, and for the backyard oven to step into the role of the ‘must build’ outdoor cooking accessory for the 21st century.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGavin Webber
    Release dateJan 8, 2013
    ISBN9781301605927
    Build Your Own Backyard Clay Oven
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    Gavin Webber

    By day, Gavin Webber is a mild-mannered IT professional working in the heart of Melbourne and recently earned a Diploma of Carbon Management.However, at night and on weekends he becomes a committed and feverish blogger and writer, informing the world and giving practical tips on cheese making, fruit and vegetable growing, chickens, DIY backyard building and many other sustainability topics.Married to Kim, with four children scattered around the globe, he currently lives in Victoria, Australia, and continues to write about his journey at his blog, The Greening of Gavin. The blog has over 1400 posts and has received over 1.7 million page views.Gavin's sustainable living work was recently acknowledge when he received the 2013 Green Lifestyle Award for "Local Green Hero". He was also listed as Highly Commended in the On-line Eco Information site category.

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      Build Your Own Backyard Clay Oven - Gavin Webber

      Build Your Own Backyard Clay Oven

      By

      Gavin Webber

      Copyright 2013 Gavin Webber

      Illustrations and Photographs by Kim Webber

      All rights reserved.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Visit my website at www.greeningofgavin.com

      Liability Disclaimer: This book is intended to offer general guidance related to building your own backyard clay oven for the home DIY person. However, final design decisions and actions taken are the sole responsibility of individuals. This book is sold with the understanding that every effort was made to provide the most current and accurate information. However, errors and omissions are still possible. Any use or misuse of information contained herein is solely the responsibility of the user, and the author and publisher make no warrantees or claims as to the validity of the information. The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the information contained in this book. Furthermore, this book is not intended to give professional, legal, financial, or medical advice.

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to thank the crew from the Melton Sustainable Living Group who I taught during the workshop to build the first layer. Without your efforts, this layer would have taken ten times longer.

      In addition, I would like thank my wife Kim, with who I poured over a multitude of designs before deciding upon the one we have created. It would not have been the same outcome without her artistic insight and talent.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 - Introduction

      Chapter 2 – Design, Materials, and Placement.

      Chapter 3 - The Base

      Chapter 4 - Oven Floor

      Chapter 5 – Door Arch and Flue

      Chapter 6 – The First Layer

      Chapter 7 – Layers Two, Three and the First Firing

      Chapter 8 – Final Cob Layer

      Chapter 9 – The First Pizza

      Chapter 10 – Finishing Touches

      Chapter 11 – Cooking Methods

      Chapter 12 – What To Cook?

      Chapter 13 – Cost of Materials

      Chapter 14 – Oven References

      Chapter 15 – Wrap Up

      About The Author

      Connect with Me Online

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      Chapter 1 - Introduction

      During the many visits to our home on the yearly Sustainable House Day, someone always spots the clay outdoor oven from afar and states loudly, That is a beautiful oven. I want one of those in my backyard!

      Then the questions fly from left and right. How long did it take to build it? How much wood does it use? How long does it take to heat up? How hot does the oven get? Do you need to use firebricks? What can you cook in it? It takes a while to answer all of them, but well worth the effort just to see the excitement in their eyes.

      It seems like just about everyone wants to cook outdoors these days, and I believe that it is time for the humble Aussie BBQ to move over, and for the backyard oven to step into the role of the ‘must build’ outdoor cooking accessory for the 21st century. As the proud owner of a self-built clay cob oven, I am obviously biased.

      Not only does the food taste better when cooked in a wood-fired oven, it also cooks much faster as well. Best of all, because it take a few hours to heat up, you tend to relax more when using it, and can take the time to enjoy the experience.

      Once you own an outdoor oven, cooking for friends is obligatory. A wood

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