Community ovens are a centuries-old tradition worldwide. There are actually records going back to the 12th century when home ovens were not 1 . The community ovens were places where people chatted together while their food was 2 .
Fast forward to today, Brickyard Bakery has3 the unique approach. It4 to bake cakes for customers and provides them with a warm place to stay while their cakes, which5 take four or more hours to bake, are in the oven. It's reported that due to the increasing cost of fuel, many individuals cannot6 to leave their ovens on that long.
Owner Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt told the BBC, "We've7 the idea of a community oven from ancient times. People can8 their cake base (胚) at home. But9 being baked in their own ovens, it can be10 to our bakery for a large amount of baking."
"It struck me that if one was11 about the energy costs of baking the Christmas cake, there would be lots more out there12 the same situation," he added. "In the big picture, it costs me so little but makes a massive13 . "
The response to this attempt has been so14 that Hamilton-Trewhitt has provided the15 until right before Christmas. After all, that's what being a good neighbor is all about.
