Pizza Oven

[calisdad]

I've been working on a pizza oven. Got to finally have a curing fire tonight. With supervision, of course. :-D

 

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[packerbacker]

Very nice....I want one! My son and I were looking at instructions on how to build one...got pretty involved.

 

[calisdad]

Very nice....I want one! My son and I were looking at instructions on how to build one...got pretty involved.

Thanks packerbacker. It is a bit involved. If I had realized how long this was going to take I may not have started. ;-)

 

[vpnavy]

Nice photograph but you do realize your "supervisor's were discussing who get the first piece that falls out" calisdad

- thanks for sharing...

 

[calisdad]

Thanks vpnavy. I've been informed that they are standing in line.

 

[packerbacker]

we were going to use ours for bread. Just something about homemade bread out of a stone oven.

 

[mamabear]

I too have wanted to make one for awhile. There are lots of instructions online, & some very ornate ones also. Good job! Whens dinner?

 

[packerbacker]

do you have plans that you could share on this site? You've resurrected my desire to build one

 

[calisdad]

Stonework, insulation and stucco to go. Oh, and find some good pizza dough recipes. :-)
Thanks

 

[calisdad]

Packerbacker, Sorry I didn't see your post sooner. I gleaned most of my info from Forno Bravo. They have free plan and a very useful forum here: Brick Oven Plans | Build an Italian Brick Oven scroll down just a little and hit the free download button.

I just got my color stucco coat on after 2 lengthy delays. Let me know if it works for you as I have a copy on DVD I could copy and send too.

 

[cactusrat]

I see two fellows who can’t wait until some pizza comes out of that oven. They are hoping for a bacon, ham, sausage, hamburger pizza.

Nice looking oven.

I do a lot of fire cooking, but don’t have a pizza oven. Last Thanksgiving, I did the whole turkey dinner in Dutch Ovens, well the ice tea was made inside.

 

[cactusrat]

do you have plans that you could share on this site? You've resurrected my desire to build one

I eat home made pizza four times (one batch of dough) a week.

I found recipes on You Tube on “No Knead” bread and pizza dough. You have to plan ahead, but it’s easy and taste good.

Here is one video that I like;

 

[packerbacker]

I cheat with my bread. I put all the ingredients in a bread machine and put it on the "dough" setting. When done I take the dough out, put it on a floured surface and knead it just a few times to get the air out. Then shape it and put it in a bread pan. Let it rise again for about 45 minutes and then throw it in the oven at 375 or so for about 30-35 minutes and walla, homemade bread! Good stuff!

 

[BIGSCOTT]

Great thread, thanks for starting it calisdad, I also cook outside with wood alot, and have come up with lots of different cookstoves,
always wanted a wood oven just never built one, I have accumualated quit a bit of fire brick guess i need to get started, there are also
some video's on youtube on how to make your own fire resistant mortar, thanx again and keep this thread going.

p.s. I think I would have to cure a pizza at the same time I cured the oven

 

[calisdad]

High Temp Mortar is easy=

1 part Portland cement
1 part lime
1 part fire clay
3 parts fine sand

enjoy-

The boys brought 2 pheasant to the bag today. I think they want 1 broasted.

 

[tamrock]

Very nice. Good Job!