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A newbies survey of the Forno Bravo treasures hiding in the archives
Being new to the Forno Bravo web site, we quickly realized that we wanted to build a pizza oven and access the best information available, but did not know where to look. Getting smart about building a Wood Fired Oven (WFO) would have been easier with a little tutoring. So, listed in bold below, you find a few shortcuts to finding Forno Bravo?s WFO Nirvana here.
Our focus is now directed almost entirely here on Forno Bravo for information, instruction and comradery. After checking your local building codes, your first decision is whether or not to build your own oven. You will find the Fornobravo Store here. Whether you build your own oven or buy an oven or an oven kit, you will find the following links helpful in your planning.
To start, download and read the Pompeii oven plans, (Add to cart and checkout for free or low cost at the Fornobravo store). Then, read through the well documented and well built oven Links below. The oven construction threads below are remarkable for their presentation and discussion of making a 'typical' pompeii dome oven while sticking to the plans -people have problems with their ovens when they do not follow the plans. The links below have been included primarily for their sketch-ups and/or their pictorial record showing their process -they will aid you in conceptualizing your oven making process. Your oven does not have to be as neat or petty as most of these ovens (mine sure isn't), just put the bricks together so they won't fall apart.
Pompeii Ovens
Keith Wiley's build here and here.
Mitch's oven
Aidan's Stargate build here.
Apagio's build here.
Ken524's build
banhexo76's build here.
GianniFococcia's build
dbhansen's oven here
Bandrasco build
Mark's oven aka exceloven here
pizza_bob's 42" build
Boylanta'd build here.
Dino_Pizza's build here and his sketch-ups Here
UtahBeehiver's build
SableSpring's Dragonfly Den build
JR Pizza's 39" build
rsandler's 36" oven
Xene's oven
Gene's small oven
Texman's outdoor kitchen
oasiscdm's build
Greenman's build here and here
Mr Chipster's 42" build here"
videts 38's oven thread here.
Karangi Dude's 48" Pompeii oven
Daiden's Low Dome Pompeii oven
Gulf's 44" Mississippi Queen oven
Cast Ovens
Nick's UK Cast
Study the links above and you will have the benefit of a host of builders who have made themselves smart about the pompeii oven plans and then gone off to make their oven dreams a reality. You will want to make reference to the Materials List and the Brick Oven Glossary from time to time. There are other exceptional oven builds documented on fornobravo.com, but I could not name them all for fear of leaving some splendid people off the list, but you can sift through them here. BTW, don't believe everything you see on YouTube.....
Later, you?ll want to reread the Pompeii oven plans, and then read them again. That activity alone will answer most of your questions. The Brick Oven glossary will soon become part of your vocabulary.
As you wade through these data links and downloads, a plan will develop in your mind?s eye and you?ll be on your way. By then you will be more familiar with the Forno Bravo Web Site and find yourself involved in many threads about the details of design and construction of your own pizza oven.
Finally, you'll venture to other parts of the web site and learn to manage your oven fire, make dough, cook pizza and bread. Then, you can launch out to cook most any dish in the open oven environment. When you become a WFO expert, maybe you'll hang around and help new members ferret out their dreams.
HTH, My best to you. One more thing, please take a moment to rate this thread using the "Rate Thread" (found at the top of this box) or, the 'Like" button (at the bottom of this box).
Post Scripts:
I don't know of a better pictorial overview for building a wood fired brick oven
than Ken524's build.
Our focus is now directed almost entirely here on Forno Bravo for information, instruction and comradery. After checking your local building codes, your first decision is whether or not to build your own oven. You will find the Fornobravo Store here. Whether you build your own oven or buy an oven or an oven kit, you will find the following links helpful in your planning.
To start, download and read the Pompeii oven plans, (Add to cart and checkout for free or low cost at the Fornobravo store). Then, read through the well documented and well built oven Links below. The oven construction threads below are remarkable for their presentation and discussion of making a 'typical' pompeii dome oven while sticking to the plans -people have problems with their ovens when they do not follow the plans. The links below have been included primarily for their sketch-ups and/or their pictorial record showing their process -they will aid you in conceptualizing your oven making process. Your oven does not have to be as neat or petty as most of these ovens (mine sure isn't), just put the bricks together so they won't fall apart.
Pompeii Ovens
Keith Wiley's build here and here.
Mitch's oven
Aidan's Stargate build here.
Apagio's build here.
Ken524's build
banhexo76's build here.
GianniFococcia's build
dbhansen's oven here
Bandrasco build
Mark's oven aka exceloven here
pizza_bob's 42" build
Boylanta'd build here.
Dino_Pizza's build here and his sketch-ups Here
UtahBeehiver's build
SableSpring's Dragonfly Den build
JR Pizza's 39" build
rsandler's 36" oven
Xene's oven
Gene's small oven
Texman's outdoor kitchen
oasiscdm's build
Greenman's build here and here
Mr Chipster's 42" build here"
videts 38's oven thread here.
Karangi Dude's 48" Pompeii oven
Daiden's Low Dome Pompeii oven
Gulf's 44" Mississippi Queen oven
Cast Ovens
Nick's UK Cast
Study the links above and you will have the benefit of a host of builders who have made themselves smart about the pompeii oven plans and then gone off to make their oven dreams a reality. You will want to make reference to the Materials List and the Brick Oven Glossary from time to time. There are other exceptional oven builds documented on fornobravo.com, but I could not name them all for fear of leaving some splendid people off the list, but you can sift through them here. BTW, don't believe everything you see on YouTube.....
Later, you?ll want to reread the Pompeii oven plans, and then read them again. That activity alone will answer most of your questions. The Brick Oven glossary will soon become part of your vocabulary.
As you wade through these data links and downloads, a plan will develop in your mind?s eye and you?ll be on your way. By then you will be more familiar with the Forno Bravo Web Site and find yourself involved in many threads about the details of design and construction of your own pizza oven.
Finally, you'll venture to other parts of the web site and learn to manage your oven fire, make dough, cook pizza and bread. Then, you can launch out to cook most any dish in the open oven environment. When you become a WFO expert, maybe you'll hang around and help new members ferret out their dreams.
HTH, My best to you. One more thing, please take a moment to rate this thread using the "Rate Thread" (found at the top of this box) or, the 'Like" button (at the bottom of this box).
Post Scripts:
- If you have a favorite feature or thread on the WWW or FornoBravo.com, please, add it by posting a 'reply' to this thread
- The Photo Gallery is a great resource to peruse while gathering information, or if you're stuck about a particular construction question. The gallery is here
- Thinking 'outside-the-box' for your oven design using concrete surfaces around your WFO: look here.
- You will find deejayoh's dome design spreadsheet here.
I don't know of a better pictorial overview for building a wood fired brick oven
than Ken524's build.
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