One of the key elements of the horno, the firepit oven in which we roast our maguey piñas for Eléctrico Mezcal is stones. Piled on top of the slow-burning oak, they must become white hot before Maestro Cirino will add the piñas, covering them with sacking, earth and then leaving them to cook for three days.
Stones are a key element of the horno, the firepit oven in which we roast our maguey piñas for Eléctrico Mezcal. Piled on top of the slow-burning oak, they must become white hot before Maestro Cirino adds the piñas. He covers them with sacking and earth and then leaves them to cook for three days.
Originally published in the Eléctrico archive
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