When homesteading, or even establishing a camp in a survival situation, one of the things that fall by the wayside is the simple art of fine cuisine. We will often learn from various survival or self-sufficiency experts that one of the most important keys to survival is to maintain a positive mental attitude. This is easier said than done, but we will find it much easier to keep a positive frame of mind when we have a delicious hot meal in our stomachs.

While cooking over an open flame can be tedious and will result in a great expenditure of fuel and singed food, cooking in an oven is easy. All you have to do is load the oven up with hot coals, place the fish or meat or dough in the oven, and wait for the contained heat to do its thing.

It requires far less fuel, as the heat does not easily escape, and is a far more reliable method of ensuring even and thorough cooking. How can you make your own earthen oven? Read on to learn this invaluable skill.

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