I just came across this. Been wondering about curing flue cure tobacco in the oven. I have used the oven to sweat cigar wrapper but one must constantly mist it when heat is on, or put pans of boiling water underneath constantly. I worked hard on it with mediocre results.
But for flue curing, maybe it's worth a try. I hope to grow some flue cure next summer and maybe this is how I can cure it. After all, it is the same basic thing as the flue curing chambers that people are making. Probably would be good idea to put a sheet of aluminum foil on the bottom rack, or some other non heat conducting kind of thing so the tobacco doesn't burn from being so close to the heat source. Don't want to cook it, just want the heat.
Real flue curing means having the heat source outside the curing chamber and drawing the heat into it. None of the home made curing chambers I've seen here actually do that, so why NOT use the kitchen oven? Small batches, of course, and also the leaves need to be protected from hot sides and oven racks. Sounds doable to me, at no expense but electricity. Probably a gas oven wouldn't work so well, maybe.
That tobacco looks like it came out fine. Anybody think this is insane?