Hello from Texas

[Lburou]

Re: Hello from Texas

Glad you asked. We cooked Saturday, 2 weeks and one day after we broke ground. The oven is not done, but we cooked in it as the final curing before we put on the insulation dome. Because the adobe shrinks so drastically as it dries, it has to be 100% dry before you put on the next layer to ensure a good joint.

Even without insulation, though, it made great two minute pizzas, and a single bake of breads before it got too cold to bake. (It was down to about 350f after five hours).
...snip...

Enjoyed your old thread!

Did you ever post residual temperatures after 5 hours with your insulation?

[Archena]

Re: Hello from Texas

Um, yeah....
but I was making the mistake of trying to search without logging in first. SO the only search available was the SEARCH FORNO BRAVO...up there at the top right. Even when I found the specific forum search after logging in, the sessions will time out while reading which then sends me back to not having search capability within the forum. Sessions time out much too quickly, rendering searches into the aforementioned difficulty factor .

Ah, that explains it. Try clicking 'keep me logged in' - it should solve the time out problem.

What does the link you provided have to do with this useful thread? This information ain't in the "Other Oven Types" Forum which I've already posted in, BTW.

Actually, there are several threads on cob ovens there - a couple better, in my opinion (although I certainly agree this is a good one- which is why I long since bookmarked it). Depends on what you're looking for.

[texmex]

Re: Hello from Texas

Google can also be a help.

Type site:fornobravo.com/forum then a space then the thing you want to search for. I find it pulls better info than the forum search, particularly for short or general words.

Google
is exactly how I found this thread!
I believe one of the time-out sessions I had yesterday was while reading part 1 of your build! Awe inspiring.

[dmun]

Re: Hello from Texas

Searching the forums can be so difficult on this site!

Google can also be a help.

Type site:fornobravo.com/forum then a space then the thing you want to search for. I find it pulls better info than the forum search, particularly for short or general words.

[texmex]

Re: Hello from Texas

Um, did you try the Search feature?


Here, this is the alternative oven section: Other Oven Types - Forno Bravo Forum: The Wood-Fired Oven Community

Um, yeah....
but I was making the mistake of trying to search without logging in first. SO the only search available was the SEARCH FORNO BRAVO...up there at the top right. Even when I found the specific forum search after logging in, the sessions will time out while reading which then sends me back to not having search capability within the forum. Sessions time out much too quickly, rendering searches into the aforementioned difficulty factor .

What does the link you provided have to do with this useful thread? This information ain't in the "Other Oven Types" Forum which I've already posted in, BTW.

[Archena]

Re: Hello from Texas

Um, did you try the Search feature?


Here, this is the alternative oven section: Other Oven Types - Forno Bravo Forum: The Wood-Fired Oven Community

[texmex]

Re: Hello from Texas

Sorry to resurrect this fantastic old thread, but it has a ton of great info for clay oven and other builds, which I really need to reference.

Searching the forums can be so difficult on this site!

[Papa Laz]

Re: Hello from Texas

Hi all,

As promised here is my near as damn it finished oven with roof. I just have to put a smooth finish mud on there now and maybe some decoration sculpture and thats it.
sorry about picture quality my camera phone seems to be buggered.

[Papa Laz]

Re: Hello from Texas

Thanks Pablo,

Have used my oven quite a few times without insulation and I have to say results have been great so far. I am in the process of having a roof built over it at the moment. I have not had time yet to get insulation back on yet though. I may extend the mud to the end of the brick arch first as you suggested.

I made the verticle chicken recipe found on this forum at the weekend, it worked a treat. And pizzas are delicious.
I can't believe the heat in these ovens, it's amazing. Unfortunately I have burned my hair and eyebrows a couple of times after getting too close to the top of the arch where the real hot stuff comes out

I will post more pics as I progress.

Papa

[Didjman Pablo]

Re: Hello from Texas

Hey guys/gals,

John started this thread about my oven. Many thanks to him for his help in making it happen. He and I also used the Kiko book as inspriration; with around four or five other beer drinkin' and Jameson Irish swiggin' friends. We all shared with the input which helped to work through any issues that were unclear in the book.

I have had a few things go wrong myself. The bricks in the arch were very old and none of us are masons so that has already been re-built. The cracks are a constant problem.

I found that if we had brought the first layer to the front of the arch, there would have been a better result. The book was unclear about that and the diagram shows it exactly as myself and Papa built ours. All I can say is keep applying more mud and it will help. We still have not applied the final plaster finish layer for that reason.

Don't get me wrong; we absolutely love our oven and all the great Pizza parties, bread we have enjoyed so far.

Papa, if I can help with any pointers let me know.

Pablo

[Archena]

Re: Hello from Texas

Coolness! Looking forward to it!

[Papa Laz]

Re: Hello from Texas

Having some teething problems with insulating layer , some cracks appearing in it and some smoke. I have stripped it off and will be re applying it this weekend. Have cooked some wonderful pizzas and other dishes so the oven works fine but obviously I need to sort insulation out. Also I have to build a roof over the oven for protection against our awful English weather
I will post pics as soon as done. Thanks for your interest.

Papa

[Archena]

Re: Hello from Texas



So, where's the all done now pic?

[CajunKnight]

Re: Hello from Texas

Now that a beautiful site to see.

[Papa Laz]

Re: Hello from Texas

Weather has been kind for last couple of days of building, managed to get 1st layer of building soil on to sand form. Being very impatient I also removed the sand form on the same day. Dome shape is really nice and my drying fires have been a success. Unfortunately it poured down with rain all night last night so the oven was covered up as I don't have a roof over it yet.
Latest pics below. Insulation layer next, when the weather allows me to get on with it.

Papa