New Here

[Ken524]

Re: New Here

Hi Ken
the bit i cannot understand is where does the pizza cook

The pizza cooks right on the fire brick floor of the oven; no pizza pan if that's what you are asking.

As Acoma said, start browsing the photo gallery and reading threads on the various boards here. Lots of answers to basic questions are waiting for you.

[Acoma]

Re: New Here

Lee, go to the photo gallery and check out some of the work done by these great oven builders. You will find photos showing cooking of pizzas and foods with the logs bunings and flames flying high, allowing high levels of BTU's for heat. As said by many, you want constant heat for the pizzas, with lower temps for breads. You will start to know the threads that will help you clarify your own needs, and the members always willing to help.

[JP19]

Re: New Here

Hi Ken
thanks
can you tell me what the pizza stands on to cook i cannot seem to find pitchures whith the site. i understand building of the base and to insulate the slab. found pitchures of the fire bricks and chimney the bit i cannot understand is where does the pizza cook

cheers to all

lee

[Ken524]

Re: New Here

Hi
for the fire can any explain will the fire be in the same part as the pizzsa

Lee,

Welcome!

Yes, the fire will be inside the oven with the pizza. In order to use this type of oven for pizza, bread, roasts (or anything else) the bricks on the cooking surface, walls and dome must be completely saturated with heat.

The fastest, easiest method for saturating the bricks with heat is to build the fire inside the cooking chamber. The ovens are designed to "breathe" so the fire receives oxygen and can exhaust waste gasses through the vent/chimney.

[JP19]

Re: New Here

Hi
to all
as i am new to this forum just a couple questions if any one can help

i can understand that you require storage for the wood. and then you build a
concreat base. for the fire can any explain will the fire be in the same part as the pizzsa

thanks Lee

[Ken524]

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Ken,
I will admit I stole the idea from your Kentucky Dome. By the way it is awesome. I have been absolutely blown away and motivated beyond belief after looking at your project. FANTASTIC work. Thanks for the comments on the Kaowool.

Awww shucks... Thanks for the compliments! I'm a complete beginner at this stuff. I have just been taking my time, looking at a LOT of pictures and having fun with it.

If I can do it, anyone can!

[Brauma]

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Yes I am a home brewer, I have a little microbrewery at my house. Been doing it about a year and a half. I just recently won a Silver Medal for my Kirkwood's Scottish Ale and a Bronze Medal on my Honey Amber Ale at the California Mid-State Fair.

Thats awesome. Congrats on the awards.

I used to homebrew quite a bit. Then kids came along and I just havent gotten back into it. But I still have all of my equipment so its ready to go when I am.

[Two Dog's Brewing]

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Ken,

I will admit I stole the idea from your Kentucky Dome. By the way it is awesome. I have been absolutely blown away and motivated beyond belief after looking at your project. FANTASTIC work. Thanks for the comments on the Kaowool.

Ok guys here is my first attempt at a picasa album, let me know if it works,

Picasa Web Albums - Tony - Tony's Pizza...

any and all comments good and bad are solely needed.

Brauma,

Yes I am a home brewer, I have a little microbrewery at my house. Been doing it about a year and a half. I just recently won a Silver Medal for my Kirkwood's Scottish Ale and a Bronze Medal on my Honey Amber Ale at the California Mid-State Fair.

[Brauma]

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Tony, do you homebrew? Im interested in the name "Two Dog's Brewing".

[Ken524]

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James, Thanks for the reply. I am planning on using that KAOwool hard board stuff. I work in an oil field so insulating materials are pretty easy to come by.
Tony

Tony,

I'm also using Kaowool Board for my insulation. I started a thread about it:

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f6/kaowool-refractory-ceramic-fiber-insulating-board-2588.html

You need to be very careful about getting it wet (tricky when laying the first two courses), but it is holding up just fine. I'm on my 6th course, the Kaowool is dry as a bone and very firm. It's supporting the weight just fine.

[Two Dog's Brewing]

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James, Thanks for the reply. I am planning on using that KAOwool hard board stuff. I work in an oil field so insulating materials are pretty easy to come by.

Any suggestions are welcome though. I am very open minded and really in the early phases of planning

Thanks again

Tony

[james]

Re: New Here

Don't forget to insulate your hearth!
James

[Two Dog's Brewing]

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Les, Uno, Acoma

WOW thanks for all the great replies. Nice to meet you all. I will get some pictures tomorrow and post them. The corner in my back yard I think is perfect. I should be able to build a really nice sized oven. I like the idea of the tube footing. We used to call the cardboard tube forms SonaTubes. I will definatly do the 5 tube piers. I assume this slab is just regular concrete right. Anyway I have so many ideas and questions.

Uno, I work for a company in the oil patch out there in BAko. I get there pretty often.

Thanks again everyone I cant wait to get building.

[Acoma]

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Uno, if there is no freeze issue, then he could likely get away with concrete filled tubes about 6" diameter x 5 (four corner and one middle). As for area behind oven, against wall....cut into hill with proper gap for oven? This is what I picture for Two Dogs Tony. Tony, it is great to get onto your thread. Now we look forward to a photo of the area you are looking to build at.

[Unofornaio]

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Hi Les what I am getting at is I dont need to build the BASE for the oven. From what I have seen everyone uses the base as their wood storage. I have a perfect sloping area in the backyard I can cut into vertically and place my oven right at level on the graded ground. So my oven will be on the grade and I will be able to stand in the cut out dirt area.

Did that make any sence

Hey Tony-
Welcome to the group. I'm just across the ridge from you in Bakersfield.

I think this would look pretty awesome however without some type of footing its life may be reduced. Keep in mind you are going to be disturbing the natural soil, adding some tonnage to it and with any hill you are going to have the water run off slowly but surely taking dirt with it. I suppose you could add a layer of geo-textile fabric and landscape the sides for the runoff issue but you would still have the dirt underneath wanting to move forward on you sooner or later.
There is certainly no reason why you could not do a pier and grade beam footing that you would never see. Drilling 4 or 6 holes, 1 on each corner and 1 in the middle of each side. Then pour a footing to connect these and this is what the hearth slab would sit on. You would never see it.. then again having the wood right there is very convenient this sound like a really neat idea tell us more..