Any Home Bakers Here?

[Sally PB]

We have a couple of chilly days coming up. Sounds like bread baking time to me! A loaf of Betsy bread for DH, and some GF for me. I need to give sourdough another try. Especially before it gets too hot to have the oven at 450 degrees.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

We have a couple of chilly days coming up. Sounds like bread baking time to me! A loaf of Betsy bread for DH, and some GF for me. I need to give sourdough another try. Especially before it gets too hot to have the oven at 450 degrees.

I made my GF SD bread yesterday in the bread machine. At 85 degrees outside and the AC going inside, I was not going fire up the oven. It will be cooler later this week so I'll be making buns in the oven, but I'm like you... not inclined to do as much oven baking during the hotter months.

 

[cavemanrich]

not inclined to do as much oven baking during the hotter months.

During summer, I use my grill to do my baking. Keeps house cool without the AC working overtime.

Breads

and cookies

In the inside of my grill, I have a refractory brick layer. Mine is made from 9 bricks. I made the frame to hold the bricks together myself. (welded angle iron) They can also just be placed together without a frame.
The main reason for the bricks,,,, is to absorb the heat during grill warm-up. I usually let them warm up for about 15+ minutes. Then when I open lid, and place contents inside, the oven does not loose very much heat.

These are the bricks I am using. These are from Home Depot.

Tractor Supply sells them also.

I'm quite familiar with Fire Bricks. My dad worked a good portion of his bricklaying profession , redoing fire chambers in Coal Fired Electric Power plants.
Regular home building bricks do not store/hold as much heat energy, compared to fire bricks.

 

[Sally PB]

I'm quite familiar with Fire Bricks.

Totally off topic, but I need help.

We need to get the lining of our chimney redone. Terra cotta, some has broken and is falling in. Is this possible? I'm at a loss as to where to start looking for someone to do this.

 

[Sally PB]

Back on topic... I think I'll make a frittata today. I have 20 eggs on the counter right now!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

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During summer, I use my grill to do my baking. Keeps house cool without the AC working overtime.
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In the inside of my grill, I have a refractory brick layer. Mine is made from 9 bricks. I made the frame to hold the bricks together myself. (welded angle iron) They can also just be placed together without a frame.
The main reason for the bricks,,,, is to absorb the heat during grill warm-up. I usually let them warm up for about 15+ minutes. Then when I open lid, and place contents inside, the oven does not loose very much heat.

These are the bricks I am using. These are from Home Depot.
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Tractor Supply sells them also.
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I'm quite familiar with Fire Bricks. My dad worked a good portion of his bricklaying profession , redoing fire chambers in Coal Fired Electric Power plants.
Regular home building bricks do not store/hold as much heat energy, compared to fire bricks.

Brilliant! Those bricks are like using barrels of water painted black inside the sunny side of a greenhouse in the winter. Hmmm....I have a grill....

Thank you! Another terrific idea.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Totally off topic, but I need help.

We need to get the lining of our chimney redone. Terra cotta, some has broken and is falling in. Is this possible? I'm at a loss as to where to start looking for someone to do this.

Maybe call a reputable house inspector and see if they know of anyone? Or a chimney sweep? They might be able to point you in a direction.

I mention the inspector because when I needed an inspector I found a local person who had lived here a long time and knew a lot of different people for all the various things homes need by virtue of his years of dealing with them.

 

[Blooie]

Brilliant! Those bricks are like using barrels of water painted black inside the sunny side of a greenhouse in the winter. Hmmm....I have a grill....

Thank you! Another terrific idea.

This is fantastic!

 

[cavemanrich]

Totally off topic, but I need help.

We need to get the lining of our chimney redone. Terra cotta, some has broken and is falling in. Is this possible? I'm at a loss as to where to start looking for someone to do this.

All depends on size of chimney, and access to it. Easiest solution is a stainless steel chimney liner. I have installed those like wayyyyyy in the past. PM me for more ideas.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

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