BlackOven - Wood Fired Hearth Ovens (original) (raw)

Welcome to the BlackOven web site. This site is run by Dirk & Tina Howard (that's us!) to share our experiences and enthusiasm about wood fired hearth ovens and the wonderful bread that can result.

Tina is the major baker in the family, but since I was introduced to artisan breads, I fancy myself an advanced baker. (Tina says that I'm a legend in my own mind.) Anyway, the easiest way for Tina to get an oven is for me to think of myself as the chief fire watcher. I am looking forward to building and managing the oven for her. I even like the workout that I get in kneading the dough by hand.

We are looking into building our oven on a trailer very much like the oven that Dan Wing has for his own use. Our first hands on exposure to hearth ovens was Dan's masonry masterpiece. I hope to use the web site to log our journey to hearth oven ownership.

Like much in life, this web site is a work in progress. Please take a look around and if you see something that you like, please let us know. If you know of something that you think that should be here, let us know as well.

May your bread always spring up to feed you!

Dirk & Tina