How To Build An Outdoor Mud Oven

Rocket stoves and outdoor grills are great for cooking in a pot or skillet when the power is down or non-existent following a disaster or a worst case situation where fuel is either flat-out unavailable or intolerably expensive.

There are some things, though, that cook best in an oven.

One solution, of course, is to use a cast iron Dutch oven or camp stove. These are great options, sure, but what about something made from the ground we stand on?

I am referring to what is commonly caused a “Mud Oven”.

Until my recent visit to the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup, Washington, I did not know such a thing existed…

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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