Cob Oven - Costa Rica 2005
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This was my first Cob project, which I learned from books, web, talking with others and from just doing it!
The clay is from the surrounding area and is generally pure enough without needing to be filtered.
The sand is from a local river bed. Normally I would use sharp sand, but there was enough 'bite' to make it usable.
The fibre is Vettiver. This was added to the mix as short-chopped pieces (5 to 10 cm) and also as full-length fibres (up to 1 metre long) added during the building process.
'Dry' mix proportions for the cob:
Sand 80%
Clay 10%
Fibre 10%
These proportions varied with the different layers, but always mainly sand.
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Once the fire has burned itself down, rake out the embers and ash, put the food in and pop the door on.
I wrapped the video before the final touches were added. So yeah, it's not quite as instructional as it could be, but hey...
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How did you puncture a door for the cob? hasn't it hardened yet? With what will you cover it?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.
The oven was left to dry out for a couple of weeks, during which time I refined the shape by occasionally patting it.
The cob was still fairly soft and moist when I came to cut the door out. You'll notice that I added the cob from the doorway to the outside around the top. I also saved some cob to smooth the inside of the oven after removing the sand.
It took several weeks to dry out completely.
A door made from wood was added later.
Lol! Awesome video, except from being entertaining, it's also very educational.
Thanks for this.
The actual time taken to build the cob oven itself would have be about 2 weeks. This COULD be done in less time: 1 day to collect and process materials, 1 day to make the sand dome & make the first layer, and the outer layers in less than 2 days.
I preferred to let each layer dry out slightly prior ro adding the next, but I've seen ovens put together in one go no probs.
Next time I will spend less time on construction and put some time into decorating it.
Costa Rica is the perfect weather to do this in.
will you post recipes, or demo them in another video?
I make pizza and slow roast meats in the oven i use in AZ.
The possibilities are endless, but i always look for more inspirations!
Thanks for this video.
BTW, my oven often drops sand , still. how about yours?
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