foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

[dmun]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

With all due respect to quick and cheap solutions, there is a real reason to insulate your oven, all around. The reason: keeping the heat where you need it, as you have observed.

[jdcigar]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

Do you have any suggestions on how to accomplish?

[bjg]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

I used to move the coals back into the center of the floor once it started cooling. Leave them there for at least five minutes and the floor will come back up in temp. Push them aside again and keep firing pizzas. Not optimal but certainly worked.

[okn]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

How many bricks do you think you used?

[jdcigar]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

I probably used about 175, 100 standard and 75 firebrick

[sassage]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

Just wanted to say thanks for the info and pointers...I like this concept as I'm not necessarily going to be at my current house long enough to justify a permanent build.

[hmc3142]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

Hi,

Great job! I was wondering how many clay bricks did you use? I would also like to know if you had any spattering from the clay bricks? It's 2013 and I am curious if you made any modifications on it. Thanks

[TimmyNY]

Re: foundation to first pizza in 4 1/2 hours

The oven is still going strong. The concrete foundation really helped out. I no longer have to restack the bricks every spring.

Tim