Customer Reviews

Adobe Oven for Old World Breads: Bread Cook Book

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Just received the book today, and read through it. The book is quite easy to read. I've been looking at several clay and masonry books, and really like this one. It even gives directions on building an adobe oven, which I really would like to do (but, in the middle of winter, in Wisconsin, that isn't going to happen). I'm planning on making it a school project with my homeschooled daughters this next summer. I was hoping there would be a few more pictures on showing how to put the oven together, but, I think I can figure it out. The recipes really have got my attention and can't wait to try them out, too.

This is not a bad book. It provides a simple design for building an adobe oven. That said, I think a far better purchase is "Build Your Own Earth Oven". Much more detailed, and much more creative.

This book will enable a complete novice to construct an Horno and the instructions for baking various Old World Breads makes the purchase a wise one just based on that aspect alone. As soon as the sub-zero temperatures and the snow disappear here in the "Frozen White North", I will begin mine.

From Canada

I am so excited and happy with our new clay oven. My sweetheart used this book as a guide to build ours. He modified it a little due to our location and the fact that I wanted it longer and lower to the ground. We had a family reunion last week and fired it up to bake in it the for the first time. I made the focaccia bread topped with mixed herbs from my garden. It was eaten up in no time flat. We also baked 2 small pork loins in the oven. YUM! I also roasted garlic and onions in it. I am still getting use to using the oven. This book was a great launching point for us. I am going to try a loaf of the "normal bread" to encourage the kids to enjoy the oven with me. I hope this book will help you build an oven and help you create happy memories.

Well written in plain english, this very informative book gave me all the information I needed.