This is the current project, underway since early August and nearing completion. This image shows the completed bake oven core for a double hearth 4' x 6' (internal hearth dimension) bake oven. The oven is designed so that each hearth may be fired independently- meaning either one at a time or both of them together. The gases from one oven do not channel through the other oven, but instead vent independently through a double channel system in the back of the oven and then into a central channel where all gases join and vent into a 10" round chimney pipe. This design minimizes floor space while still allowing 48 sq ft of hearth area. Since the hearths can be worked independently, it will be possible to create differing baking environments in each hearth, allowing the baking of several products at the same time. For instance, pastries in the lower hearth and live pizza in the upper hearth to serve customers during lunch.
This oven is located in the old Vergennes Laundry. This was once a real laundromat, now turned bakery/cafe/expresso spot by Julianne Jones and Didier Murat. It will be a very nice spot! Be sure to drop by while cruising through.
