The Badger Build

[dmun]

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I found Caputo Type 00 flour for $2.29 for 1000kg

I really shouldn't make fun of people's typos...

[thebadger]

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Gang,

Still trying to "finish" the oven with the stone veneer and misc items. It's hard making time now that I'm using it. I'd say we cook in it at least once a week. I also became the Den Leader for my son's Tiger Cub Den which has cut into project time. So far my biggest party was 30 - 10" pizzas!

Main reason to post tonight is I found Caputo Type 00 flour for $2.29 for 1000kg. The place where I found another brand now carries it - hopefully it will be a regular item. I bought 12 bags!

Thanks
Dick

[David Manchester]

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Wild turkey huh..sounds like you got the better end of the barter

[thebadger]

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My idea for the door was to keep as much heat in as possible.

I think the whole door is slowing heating up (despite the 2" of FB board inside) . My hope was the door would keep all the heat in and not transfer to the outside.

David - Not really sure how hot the outside gets but I can't touch with my bare hand - sorry.

Mfiore - I thought I could put Fire brick on the inside to help hold the heat...

Not really sure what the "optimum" door design is? I guess something like an oven door in your house???

DBHansen - I was very lucky. My shooting buddy of 20 years built it for a bottle of Wild Turkey.

Thanks
Dick

[dbhansen]

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Thanks Dick. I showed some pictures of your door to a local welder and he quoted me $385 plus $75 for a powder coat. So needless to say I started building my own door. I'll have to find a friend who can weld!

[mfiore]

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Dick,

I also love the look of your door. What purpose would it serve to adhere firebrick to the inside surface? Firebrick does not provide any insulation, but rather conducts heat.

[David Manchester]

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I really like your door also, your whole build came out really nice! How hot does your door get, I have an uncle who has a machine shop and was hoping to incorporate his talents in fabricating one.... I mean I have been using oven mitts anyway during cooking, so I'm alright with the hot issue.
Thanks in advance
Dave

[thebadger]

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Daren,

I just used the black High Heat paint from Lowes - I think it's rated to 900-1000 degrees.

Very happy with the door - still need to put on the gasket around the edge.

Only issue is the door does get hot even with the insulation. It's just heat transfer. Not sure if it was a bad design or just an integral issue. It's almost like you need two types of metal - one that won't conduct heat AND a way to seal the two pieces to avoid fumes of the insulation getting out. I might try to adhere some thin pieces of firebrick to the inside portion.

Dick

[dbhansen]

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Dick, sorry if I missed this somwhere along the way, but did you powder-coat your door? Or is that some type of hi-temp paint?

Daren

[thebadger]

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Mfiore,

Yes it does wrap around. The stone veneer will go right underneath the overhang.

Thanks
Dick

[Frances]

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I love the play of sun and shade on those pictures, it looks very peaceful and idyllic.

When we have a lot of people over, I've taken to getting everyone to make thier own pizzas while I cook. It works out well and everyone gets to laugh at the others' dough streaching efforts

[mfiore]

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I really like the wrap around landing. I'm going to put that into my "idea" file. Does it go all the way around the back side too?

[Les]

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Congrats Dick! The labor of love is paying off. Lookin good...

Les..

[thebadger]

The Badger Build (forms off of the landing)

Gang,

Took the forms off around the landing. Still have some clean up and then to the stone veneer around the base.

We had a Labor Day pizza party with about 15 adults and 6 kids. We cooked 12 pizzas and two dessert pizzas.

Still getting the hang of hosting. What we?ve been doing is we make the dough and then we ask everyone to bring sauce, toppings and cheese. We then make a variety of pizzas for everyone to share.

One thing I?ve discovered is you have to have two people on pizza detail ? one to ?man? the oven and one to make the pizzas? it?s definitely a two person job when you host a large number of people. As I mentioned before I teach my neighbors how to work the peel which helps me out a lot?

Thanks
Dick
thebadger

[egalecki]

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Looks really good. I like the colors together. I'm still putting vermiculite concrete on my dome! Slow work with all the other things going on around here at the moment..