"De La Capra" oven build

[ncsmoker]

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That's pretty impressive. Best I've been able to get is 580 next morning, 420 that afternoon after making bread and ~340 following morning.

[mrchipster]

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Thanks Chip. Do you mind me asking what kind of temps you have the next morning? Did you build your own oven?

I will often be in the high 700 range the next morning, after a long fire. in the summer it drops off about 125F - 150F per day and +200F in winter. Yes my build is posted at ...

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/chips-42-minnesota-16394.html

[ncsmoker]

Re: "De La Capra" oven build

Thanks Chip. Do you mind me asking what kind of temps you have the next morning? Did you build your own oven?

[mrchipster]

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Made pizza last night, and this morning when I went to put bread in, dome temp was 582 degrees! Normally, morning temps range from 450-500 degrees. Not sure what I did differently except that I let it fire up about 3 hours when I normally do 2, and I threw an extra piece of wood, let it burn down and then closed it down. Was shooting for 500 to bake the bread, so will let it cool down a bit. Anyone else getting similar temps?

The longer you heat the oven the deeper the heat enters the bricks. (Heat Saturation) If I have a longer pizza party it may be 2 days before I get to Bread temps.

Tossing wood in as the end of a hot session will extend the heat in my oven as it just turns to charcoal and continues to add heat into the next day.

[ncsmoker]

Re: "De La Capra" oven build

Made pizza last night, and this morning when I went to put bread in, dome temp was 582 degrees! Normally, morning temps range from 450-500 degrees. Not sure what I did differently except that I let it fire up about 3 hours when I normally do 2, and I threw an extra piece of wood, let it burn down and then closed it down. Was shooting for 500 to bake the bread, so will let it cool down a bit. Anyone else getting similar temps?

[ncsmoker]

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Well, after much deliberation, I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Cowley Canyon cover for my black KJ. I've been looking for a half cover for a long time, but wasn't really happy with the quality of what was out there, and KJ doesn't offer one. Initial impressions: the cover appears very well made, is light and sturdy. Hopefully it will keep the water out of the cooker. Another bonus, the company offered black (as well as green), and there is no writing on it. I was worried there was going to be a BGE logo on it!

I tried to post pictures, but the upload keeps failing. Not sure if it is my computer or what, but this is new....

[ncsmoker]

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Our town has pretty strict ordinances about firepits, so it was kind of a no brainer. Also, I thought the fireplace would have better resale value at some point and time.

The concrete roof wasn't as bad as it looked. Getting that piece of stone on top of the fireplace with only two of us was a different story. Felt like the Egyptians building a pyramid.

[the_dr_masuess]

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Love the build. I've been debating a fire place instead of a firepit. Great work on everything though. the concrete roof is cool! I might have to do that myself. I'm sure it was fun pouring that high up. Good looking build and food!

[ncsmoker]

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Something new for us....neighbor wanted to make a seafood pizza. First one is shrimp and scallops, second one is oysters and lump crab over a pesto sauce. Both came out delicious.

[NCMan]

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Lookin' good! Lots of hard work went into that and now you get to kick back and enjoy.

[ncsmoker]

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Finally got around to lighting up the fireplace. Great time hanging out this past weekend with friends. Still have to work on the LV lighting.....for some reason, even though it won't take more than a few hours, there is a mental block here.

[ncsmoker]

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After cooking pizza last week, got the oven pretty well saturated. Temp the next morning was around 550-575, and we made some ciabatta. By that afternoon, we were still around 350-400 so my wife threw in a raisin loaf. It came out huge! And very tasty as well.

[cook4fun]

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It does...thanx very much !

[ncsmoker]

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Hello ncsmoker...greatly enjoy your writing...and the pics...in one of your pics...it shows the insulated block on top of what looks like styrofoam (about 3 inches thick (?)...what it that ...and did it come with the FB kit ?

Many thanks !

cook4fun

Hi cook4fun,
That may be the 2" thick rigid insulation foam that came with the FB kit. Below that, I had put a 2" deep mold into the concrete the same footprint as the WFO and filled it with a mixture of vermiculite and concrete to get more insulation.
Here is a link to the board

http://www.fornobravo.com/store/FB-Board-36242.html

Does that answer your question?

[cook4fun]

Re: "De La Capra" oven build

Hello ncsmoker...greatly enjoy your writing...and the pics...in one of your pics...it shows the insulated block on top of what looks like styrofoam (about 3 inches thick (?)...what it that ...and did it come with the FB kit ?

Many thanks !

cook4fun