Kiko Denzer and Hannah Field, maker and baker, invite you into the artisan tradition. First, build a masonry oven out of mud. Then mix flour and water for real bread A--better than anything you can buy.i Total cost? Hardly more than a baking stone n and it can cook everything else, from 2-minute pizza to holiday fowl, or a weekis meals. Clear, abundant drawings and photos clarify every step of the process, from making A--oven mud,i to fire, and to bread. Informative text puts it all into context with artisan traditions of many ages & cultures. Beautifully sculpted ovens (by the author and readers) will inspire the artist in anyone. And the simple, 4 step recipe (based on professional and homestead experience) promises authentic hearth loaves for anyone, on any schedule. From weekend gardeners to "simple living," back-to-the-landers; Peace Corps volunteers to neighborhood community-builders; third-graders to earth-artists of all ages, this book feeds many hungers! i updated, expanded, re-written, & revised. i foreword by Alan Scott, the grandfather of wood-fired ovens and artisan bread. i super-insulated design holds heat longer with less wood burned. i 8 pages of color photos. i Plus: mobile ovens, rocket mass heaters for the home, hay-box cookers, and more.

About the Author

Kiko Denzer is a sculptor, author, and teacher. His latest book is Dig Your Hands in the Dirt: A Manual for Making Art out of Earth.

Reviews

... the essential book - worth many times its price in avoided labour and frustration. Dan Wing, author, The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves & Masonry Ovens. [It] will awaken in you...the artisan vision, where earth meets hand meets spirit o Peter Reinhart, author, Crust and Crumb Creative. Innovative. Brilliant. ...the definitive book on how to build an adobe oven... o William Rubel, author, The Magic of Fire