Clay Brick

When we took over the Clay Brick Trust site I was at a bit of a loss, as I could not imagine that clay, and or bricks and or trust had anything going for it. To cut a long story short, Terry started working on the site last night, and then it dawned on me: The ultimate yuppie, and not-a-yuppie toy: A backyard feature constructed of, yes, clay and bricks.

Traditional does not go back too far, as our not too long ago ancestors used to use hollowed out termite or ant hill thingies in which to bake. These were simply easier to use than building a new oven every 100 miles. These anthill ovens also worked very well. When aforementioned trek ancestors found a place in which to settle, they built a house thing, and then Mama would get her outdoor oven. A serious history student would know exactly how these outdoor ovens were built, but I can assure you that lots of clay was hauled in from the surrounding area to build the clay oven.

I’m not too clued up on how they work, but I do believe that a pizza base takes about a minute to do, and that an outdoor clay oven pizza base is the absolute best.

I’m not just going to tell you that you absolutely have to have a traditional outdoor clay and brick oven, I’m going to let you know how to build one, and, you will find out how to prepare scrumptious meals in it.

Also go have a look at:

The basics of building a clay oven

and

Traditional Oven is very detailed and concise, and deserves to be the benchmark reference source for anything to do with building and using an outdoor oven made of clay and bricks.

© article copyright Tony Flanigan 2009