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Comment on Old red clay solids as firebrick alternative by Darina

Darina — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:59:25 +0000

I got these same old red clay solid bricks from our neighbor for nothing but there were that many I can build the whole oven structure out of them. The outer color of the walls and chimney will have real character. These house bricks certainly are very easy to clean from the old mortar just as you describe, it just simply pops off from the brick when touched. Still for the firing and cooking part on the oven I am ordering new firebricks from a supplier.

Comment on Old red clay solids as firebrick alternative by pays to live green

pays to live green — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:23:08 +0000

This is a great idea. Not only are you using quality bricks, but you are able to used recycled materials.

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Comment on Dangerous Food Additives to avoid by Convert

Convert — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:09:57 +0000

The list of all the dangerous food additives, preservatives and artificial food colors is great, as is the printing version!

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Comment on Dangerous Food Additives to avoid by Best Lists of Food Additives and Preservatives :: hippie dippie bébé

Best Lists of Food Additives and Preservatives :: hippie dippie bébé — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:27:52 +0000

[...] TraditionalOven.com - Dangerous Food Additives to Avoid. No references but a well laid out table indicating whether each substance has links to hyperactivity (ADD), asthma (allergies) and cancer. [...]

Comment on What is fire clay and where to get it by Edwina

Edwina — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:20:34 +0000

Wicked awesome website! You answered my questions about using fireclay, the proportions, etc. We are building a barbecue area and could not find anything on the fire clay based heat resistant mortar recipes and mix ratios. Now I’m thinking we could do a pizza oven, maybe combine it with a smoker….

Comment on Firebricks - heavy dense fire clay bricks by pays to live green

pays to live green — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:18:11 +0000

Thanks for the great information Charlie. I live in Maryland and was looking into getting a brick oven. I will have to check out Potomac Valley Brick.

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Comment on Vegetable relish spread rediscovery by KimdaCook

KimdaCook — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:55:45 +0000

That bread looks amazing and making me feel extremely hungry, I think that when I do buy my own house and no longer renting I am going to put in a brick oven.

Comment on Old red clay solids as firebrick alternative by KimdaCook

KimdaCook — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:50:49 +0000

There is nothing better than a pizza made in a wood oven, nice tips. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on Papaya Sweet Answer to our Well Being and Health by Boaz

Boaz — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:54:02 +0000

Papaya is an important fruit tree for diet and health improvement in Uganda. I am currently undertaking a protocal to research on it. Will be greatful if I get more literature about it.
Thank you

Comment on Dangerous Food Additives to avoid by Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:55:27 +0000

Thanks for an interesting website. I’ve been doing a lot of research on the internet trying to decipher all the ‘numbers’ and yours is most informative. The chemical companies risk losing millions (if not billions) of dollars if anyone really proves how dangerous these food ‘numbers’ are. Hence there is a lot of misdirection and false information mainly influenced by these clongomerates protecting their $. That’s why they don’t use the same name for the chemical additive or number all over the world to make our life more difficult in trying to work out what we should and should not eat.