Forno Bravo Forum: The Wood-Fired Oven Community - Good Background Information https://community.fornobravo.com/ en Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:56:29 GMT vBulletin 60 images/misc/rss.png Forno Bravo Forum: The Wood-Fired Oven Community - Good Background Information https://community.fornobravo.com/ Shapes of ovens https://community.fornobravo.com/forum/good-background-information/newbie-forum/471734-shapes-of-ovens Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:40:18 GMT Hi all. Due to position and size of my slab, im thinking of doing an elliptical shape oven. 2 possible strategies are a semi ellipse with a front buttress wall and external flue or an ellipse with a vertical slice making up the flat front wall, also with an external flue. pros and cons a d which... Due to position and size of my slab, im thinking of doing an elliptical shape oven. 2 possible strategies are a semi ellipse with a front buttress wall and external flue or an ellipse with a vertical slice making up the flat front wall, also with an external flue.
pros and cons a d which would be the better choice for air flow and cooking?
cheers.]]> Newbie Forum Geezer https://community.fornobravo.com/forum/good-background-information/newbie-forum/471734-shapes-of-ovens design question: fire underneath https://community.fornobravo.com/forum/good-background-information/introductions/471726-design-question-fire-underneath Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:14:15 GMT i am a retired carpebter/stone mason/farmer in SW WI and am including a sap cooker, grill, pizza oven in a retaining wall. The picture is a similar wall holding stairs. i want a rectangular firebox, under a metal farme holding a grill or sap cooker (18 inches by 36 inches) that also has a steel... i want a rectangular firebox, under a metal farme holding a grill or sap cooker (18 inches by 36 inches) that also has a steel plate grill cover, leading to a chmney that includes the pizza oven.
i would like the fire to be under the cookibg hearth. I envision a hexagonal metal frame, holding firebrick, suspendeed over the shared flame hearth below, with several slots around the outside of the pizza hearth, under a hexagonal dome, leading tothe shared chimmney. i also wonder how folks keep ash off the crust with fire in the dome. whaddya think?]]> Introductions TOM CROFTON https://community.fornobravo.com/forum/good-background-information/introductions/471726-design-question-fire-underneath