My 3-Legged Dome

[WoodchuckDad]

Re: My 3-Legged Dome

That steak looks great. So is it gritty? what do you do to it after you pull it out of the fire?

[Tscarborough]

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Ash isn't gritty, and it is sterile. It actually has no flavor generally, it is just an appearance thing. Dredge it through a lemon pepper butter sauce and it disappears.

[fxpose]

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Yeah, the steaks come out surprising clean and any ash or embers stuck on the meat brush right off. I did a couple of more dirty steaks over the weekend, including a chunk of tri-tip and they all came out good. They were fun and somewhat entertaining for family and guests who've never seen this done before.
But I do miss my grill marks so I'll probably use a cast iron grate elevated over a couple of bricks next time.

George

[Tscarborough]

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Dirty deer steak is a staple around here on the lease. I usually put some horseradish in the LPB dredge too.

[WoodchuckDad]

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As I was reading this,, I was thinking that I should thaw out some venison and cook it on the coals....You read my mind. I'm thinking I will do that very soon.

[fxpose]

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I added an accent trim of brick ends to spice up the oven as it looked a little too bland.
I'm also thinking of doing a decorative arch over the gentle contour of the lip using the same brickends or thinner brickends from splits which I have plenty of.
The oven still needs final shaping before finishing it with stucco.

Tonight I did some dino bones, corn, and potatoes.

George

[Fish Wheels]

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You get my vote for "Best Project Using Available Space"
The ribs are making me hungry...
Rod

[turkey]

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You get my vote for "Best Project Using Available Space"
The ribs are making me hungry...
Rod

I think the detail and level of finnish also is worthy of consideration, the bricks in the dome specifically are very neat, and i think with a smaller dome thats even more impressive as there is less room for error.

I do like the smaller build tho, perhaps as the plans for mine are revolving round a smaller oven.

nice to see it pumping out tasty treats as its supposed to

[fxpose]

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Hi,

Since the curing fires a couple of weeks ago I haven't done much of anything to the oven except add decorative trims with bricks in an attempt to spice up the look of the oven. When I'm satisfied with the look I will begin final stuccoing.
Meanwhile, I just had to take a little break from the oven (aside from actually using it to cook) and get back to the honey-do-this list which I have been neglecting the past few weekends....
My wife is otherwise satisfied with my oven project as she's been happy with the end result: FOOD

George

[Millstone Man]

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Very nice. I really like your brickwork. Congrats.

[Tscarborough]

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Grade A, it is beautiful, and we know it cooks. Salute!

[countryboy]

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I, too, like the brickwork! Nice. Glad to see it cooking, too!

Personally, I'm about a week away and getting excited!!

CB

[fxpose]

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Thanks guys!

I think I'm just about ready to apply final layers of stucco at this point. I think I will use white SBC with acrylic.

I finally got a beautiful hairline crack in the dome and a nice stain on my landing. I've joined the club! ..

[Tscarborough]

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Looking good! Are you going to match stucco texture on the walls?

[fxpose]

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Looking good! Are you going to match stucco texture on the walls?

Thanks Tom, I thought of matching the stucco on the wall as our family room fireplace pictured here was also finished with that matching texture (but against a smooth interior wall for contrast).
Therefore, to contrast against the textured wall, I'm thinking perhaps the oven should be finished smooth. I guess I can pretty much go either way...

George