{"id":15472,"date":"2025-06-11T05:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T05:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandmothers-recipes.top\/?p=15472"},"modified":"2025-06-11T05:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T05:47:20","slug":"how-to-make-a-clay-oven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandmothers-recipes.top\/?p=15472","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Clay Oven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/razafolklorica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/horno-de-barro.jpg\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/razafolklorica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/466356_649100015106070_1747528097_o-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/razafolklorica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/466356_649100015106070_1747528097_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a doubt,&nbsp;<em>the clay oven<\/em>&nbsp;is a different cooking option that allows you to enjoy and taste exquisite dishes for their special and unique flavor. The foods that can be cooked are many and varied, from homemade breads to pizzas, and many more. The interesting thing about this project that many of us long to have, is that we can manufacture it both in the city and in the countryside. A&nbsp;<em>clay oven<\/em>&nbsp;is very simple to make, you only need a few materials that are easy to obtain. It is just a matter of choosing a certain and comfortable space in our home, so that we can easily work on this fascinating project there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also has to be a place prepared to face the rains and that it is not flooded with water, as well as that it is in a pleasant point in the courtyard of our house to receive our visitors. A fact that is not minor to take into account is the smoke, obviously we will not be able to avoid it but it will bother the neighbors as little as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certainly the excellent results that a clay oven brings us in our home are worth it as well as following the instructions for it, below we are going to consider the materials that we are going to use in detail, in addition to learning the step by step of all its manufacture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Las_medidas,_los_ladrillos_y_el_barro.\"><strong>The measurements, the bricks and the mud.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Materials: (For a 1.40 m2 oven)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>120 bricks (for the base)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>160 medium-sized bricks (for the vault)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>c\/n de Agua<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wood (will serve as a support)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>c\/n of Tierra Negra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>c\/n of Horse Subscription<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glass wool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metal mesh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Door (preferably made of iron 30 cm. high by 40 cm. wide)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_55\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/razafolklorica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hornoforma350w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/razafolklorica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Hornoforma350w-350x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"\">First:<\/strong>\u00a0We proceed to chipping the wall and then place some concrete beams that will give the sides a great strength. Then a layer of bricks is assembled and on top of it some\u00a0<strong>chopped glass<\/strong>\u00a0and again more\u00a0<strong>bricks,\u00a0<\/strong>the idea is that it serves as a refractory. For the base you may need about 120 bricks, and for the vault you can spend 160 medium-sized bricks (approximately). This is if you are going to build your oven of approximately\u00a0<strong>1.40 m2<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This<strong>\u00a0configuration of measurements<\/strong>\u00a0will increase the heat. Don&#8217;t forget that the base should be at least 5 cm thick. Likewise, a standard measurement that can be used for a small family is that the clay oven is at least 1.10 m. in diameter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/razafolklorica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Horno-Sanchez-14Mw.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/razafolklorica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Horno-Sanchez-14Mw-350x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The next step is to demarcate on the floor, in the center, a space that will be free for smoke to circulate on its sides. Then we will place the bricks around it with wooden supports or another type of support to make the\u00a0<strong>surface curved<\/strong>. Without forgetting that from the third row of bricks we must give the\u00a0<strong>vault<\/strong>\u00a0an inclination. And when we reach 2\/3 built parts, we must leave a space for the\u00a0<strong>fireplace<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now we begin to prepare a paste based on\u00a0<strong>horse manure,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>black earth\u00a0<\/strong>and of course<strong>\u00a0with water,<\/strong>\u00a0in this way we will obtain a paste capable of giving firmness to the bricks and to avoid exterior cracks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the clay is dry, we proceed to put glass wool on it, we add a metal mesh that will serve to hold its structure firmly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finally, we place the\u00a0<strong>iron door<\/strong>, as its recommended measurements of 30 cm. high and 40 cm. wide. Let a week pass and we can add more mud to the oven, and if we observe some\u00a0<strong>cracks<\/strong>\u00a0you can add more horse fertilizer to the mixture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally we allow another week for its fuller drying and then yes, we make a fire that finishes the complete drying.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In this way it would be ready to be used and cook any exquisite dish that only the<em>\u00a0clay oven<\/em>\u00a0can give a unique flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chopped or ground glass is used during manufacturing in order to function as a refractory, therefore maintaining the heat of the floor and firing is even. In this sense, many use a layer of coarse salt on the chopped glass, so that it acts more fully at the desired temperature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An important reminder is not to overlook the use of manure in the pasta, because mixed with the black soil gives it an unmatched consistency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Its main benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a different option to enjoy the flavors of food leaving conventional methods behind, so it is an excellent way to save gas or electricity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The taste of the food remains intact thanks to the fact that the clay oven does not allow the mixture of gases inside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is suitable for use throughout the day, as its heat circulates continuously in the oven.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clearly the clay oven is not only to enjoy meals, but can also be used to burn disposable materials such as cardboard, newspaper and others, leaves and branches, the wood that we are no longer going to use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Something vital for our health is that when cooking in the clay oven the food is healthier, the reason is that it is cooked with less fat and is juicier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The interesting thing about cooking in this oven is its softer and more homogeneous temperature, so the food is not subjected to large temperature differences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Less cookware is also used, as breads and pizzas can be cooked directly on the oven floor without the need for trays or any other type of container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unquestionably,&nbsp;<strong><em>the clay oven<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is the oldest method that was the greatest advance for humanity because it was cooking food in different parts of the planet about ten thousand years ago. but the most wonderful thing is that it is still valid today being the great ally for international gastronomy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without a doubt,&nbsp;the clay oven&nbsp;is a different cooking option that allows you to enjoy and taste exquisite dishes for their special and unique flavor. 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