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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
More about the history rather than how to build Having read several books about the art of building wood fired ovens, I bought this one having read several reviews that gave it a real positive view. However, I was quickly disappointed by a book that is full of history and detail about ovens used in large houses of bygone ages and the detail behind the history through the ages. There is very little real detail that anyone looking to build an oven could really utilise. It makes for interesting background reading but the detail for building is... more info
A Disappointment Having read reviews, searched the web for blogs, fora and sites about building a wood fired oven, I thought this book would be the keystone to hold everything together. The reviews on this book were good so I ordered it. I found the writing style incredibly disjointed and difficult to understand. There are `plans' but again these are quite confusing. The lack of diagrams, illustrations or photographs of the finished oven make you feel pages have been missed out. It's not even a case of the book being... more info
Good, but slightly narrow focus on one design I really liked this book. It has a lot of material which isn't available elsewhere. I found, however, that it was very good in terms of how to build a particular design of oven, but didn't give much detail on other designs. That's fair enough I guess, because the book does 'what it says on the box' but users will probably want to buy another book or two.
An excellent step by stephistory and guide for non-builders. For those who have the dough between their fingures, and an ambition to create something special rather than a loaf in a tin from the fan oven, this must be the simplest "how to" book available. Easy to read, with very clear diagrams, equipment lists, and materials, I cannot wait for the spring to come, and the weather to clear so that I can get going and build! The book is precise but encouraging rather than school-teacherish, and is the right size to fit in the pocket of your over-alls as you pour... more info
