Barrell oven

[Paulod]

Hi newbie here, id like to make a pizza oven out of a barrell, love if you could help me with some info to get started. Cheers

[UtahBeehiver]

I am going to assume you mean barrel shape and not a steel barrel. There are two nicely done barrel ovens on the site. Search the threads by Karangi Dude (Australia) and Tscar (Austin). I also suggest you download the eplans from Forno Bravo retail site (cheap) and study them well. Although the plan focuses on Pompeii style ovens it is a good reference for design and construction.

[Paulod]

I was thinking of making them out of a stell barrell. Fire brick on the bottom. Anyone ever tryed

[UtahBeehiver]

It will not be effective due to the high heat transfer of the steel, no ability to store heat. There have been a few attempts of using steel propane tanks, etc. You can search the forum.

[Gulf]

There are lots of 55 gallon drum ovens on Pinterest, Facebook WFO groups, and other social media. They were sort of the "darling" before the exercize ball pandemonium .