I am after a Wood Fired Pizza oven. A proper one made out of bricks and mortar, not those stainless steel ones.
Wood Fired Pizza Oven
adam149 on 11/03/2015 - 09:16
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I saw that episode too - it was almost enough to convince me to give it a try but I don't really have a spot for it in the yard.
Here is the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwqAhJOt9I4 (audio is nonexistant though lol uploader filmed off his TV)
I recommend making it yourself, as Scubacoles mentions.
If your not a handy man, then go to a local store, or online Aus based store.
I don't really recommend ordering from overseas.*note these can weight up to a 500kg
There are a number of places that you can buy them as a kit or fully built in Australia. A good starting place is Bunnings, they sell 2 different size. It all depends on the size you are after and your budget.
How many pizzas do you plan to cook at a time?
at least a few, so it doesn't have to be overly large
I don’t know where you are located in Australia, but for a completed oven check out
http://www.my-woodfiredoven.com.au/The PIZZAIOLI CK-100 priced at $1550.00 comes fully built. Internal: W80 x D90 x H39 cm, ALWAYS check the internal dimension when choosing your oven because that is the cooking area. Pizza capacity: Three 11” pizzas. They sell a bigger one with internal dimension of 95/97cm as well.
Free pickup from their Melbourne, Sydney and Sunshine Coast depots. They are the best price I have come across for a completed one. All you need is to build a suitable size base.If you would like a DIY kit, plus they sell completed oven as well then check out this store
http://stores.ebay.com.au/murexshields?_trksid=p2047675.l256…. There is a DIY kit up for sale for $700 or best offer. Not sure about the internal size, so you will need to ask. They are located in NSW.Hope this helps you out. Let me know if you find a better deal.
look up cob pizza ovens. made from a clay and straw mix. much much easier and cheaper than brick.
something like this:
http://www.theyearofmud.com/2009/09/12/outdoor-cob-pizza-ove…you would need to cover it somehow to make it last a long time.
My husband and I built a large one in our yard 18 months ago. We used these plans available free (there is a whole community)…
http://www.fornobravo.com/pompeii_oven/pompeii_oven.htmlThe oven itself cost about $1500+ in materials, the special cement and fire bricks were a large part of the cost. We have had no significant cracks.
Ours is about 1200mmm interior and we do only 2-3 pizzas at a time, but that is because they only take a few minutes to cook and it's too much to shuffle them around. We use our heaps for slow roasted meats.
I could post photos but there are lots on the foreo bravo site.
Yeah I would love to see some photos of it as each DIY oven is unique. So post some photos if you don't mind.
Here's the ebook http://outdoorpizzaovens.ca/pdf/Pompeii_eBook.pdf
Plenty of information that helps understand how an oven works etc…
What type of fire bricks did you use? What percentage of alumina?
would love to add some pics but the forum doesnt allow attachments and i cant think of where to upload them to.
the internal bricks of the oven were made from firebricks bought locally - dont know the percent of alumina, just went tot he brickworks and they had them in stock (which surprised me - small place in qld - wouldnt have thought the demand was there). the refactory cement we were also able to buy locally.
for the base we built it out of besser bricks then tiled, and the top enclosure out of fancy house bricks. its quite a feature in our yard!
Oh, just uploaded them onto the forno bravo site. put a few of the construction phase on there as well, but you can also see the finished product. i'll post a link when the moderator approves the post.
forgot to mention the fire blanket, bought it and had it delivered, cost $170.
I was going to say, you can't tell us "its quite a feature in our yard" and not provide photos ;).
Where did you buy the insulation Blanket? If you don't mind me asking, how much did the whole project cost in total?
@Pizzaoli: Moderator still hasn't approved the post. here is one pic though - http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/photoplog/images/20183/1_fin… the doors below do line up perfectly - just forgot to shut them properly before i took the shot.
the blanket was ordered online and delivered from brisbane. i just googled to find someone who sold it - it came in a roll. we also filled the entire cavity with vemiculite (its about $20 a huge bag - think we used about 5-6 bags, most of it in the slab under the pizza oven as it provides additional insulation when mixed with the cement). you can see how thick the slab was in one of the pics.
total cost was well over $1500 but that included the slab on the ground, the besser bricks to make the frame and the fancy bricks around the outside of the oven.
you could do it for less without those items. i know we spent somewhere around $500 on the fire bricks that lined the inside of the oven, and then there was refactory cement (couple of bags - dont remember the cost), the fire blanket ($170 - cant find the supplier but they sell it on ebay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fire-brick-ceramic-fibre-insulati…) and vermiculite (local garden centre), and the rest is pretty much just cosmetic.
@MaxTravels: Your oven look great! Well Done! Good value to your property if one day you decide to sell the house.
Since, the internal dimension of your oven is 1200mm. What's the dimension of the concrete slab and oven exterior?
I think something fishy is going on here, the OP is called Undertaker and he wants to build a pizza oven…what exactly are you cooking/disposing of?
I'd steer clear of the sausage, wood fired or not!
Try http://melbournefirebricks.com.au/. They have some beautiful designs. The gallery is impressive and the pizzas that come out of them is insanely good.
The River Cottage TV Show showed how to make one.. looked surprisingly easy!
1) make a brick stand
2) make a dome out of sand on top of the brick stand
3) brick and mortar around the dome with a hole at the front
4) allow the mortar to set
5) shovel out the sand
*need appropriate fire-safe bricks