How to Build a Cob Oven - Part One

Part One shows how to prepare the base and dome mold for building a cob oven. This oven is 36“ interior diameter, so the height of the interior is 75% of that, or 27“ tall. The thermal mass layer is 4“ thick, plus a 6“ thick insulating layer over that, so the whole oven is 10“ bigger than the fire cavity all the way around. The base is made with stones gathered from the site and held together with a clay sand (cob) mortar. Also note, the primary reason to use firebrick is that they do not crack under