Work of Love and Passion... Miami FL

[DavidApp]

Re: Work of Love and Passion... Miami FL

Hello

You have a great looking cooking area there.

One suggestion is to make sure you have room behind the dome to get the blanket and covering layer on. I thought I had plenty of room but have resorted to stuccoing the back section of my oven by hand. Stucco mix applied hand full at a time because there is not enough room for a trowel.

Someone in the group mentioned it before I started. I checked and thought there was plenty of room.

Spend time reading the various build threads. There is a wealth of knowledge to mine.

Insulate. Insulate. Insulate.
My oven is still over 150 degrees having fired 4 days ago.

David

[almondsurf]

Re: Work of Love and Passion... Miami FL

Wow Mr Hulk, that looks like it is going to be amazing. I used to live in brazil (Brasil) and it their meat is second to none. Now living back in the US, a good churrascaria is something I dream about. Good luck, it looks GREAT.

[mrchipster]

Re: Work of Love and Passion... Miami FL

I was just in your neighborhood last week I wish I had known I would have stopped in.

You have a good start. Your bricks will be plenty strong, brick in compression is off the chart in strength.

Mine are just a veneer but here is my oven, also street brick. From St Paul streets but made in Chicago. $300 for 900 bricks from Craig's list.

As far as suggestions ... Well you already have great skills and a fantastic setup.

[gugahulk]

Re: Work of Love and Passion... Miami FL

The oven is going next to my other 2 creations. Custom built Brazilian BBQ and Custom built stove and griddle station. The oven will be the grand finally... Any opinions or suggestions would be great.... :-)

[gugahulk]

Re: Work of Love and Passion... Miami FL

The base has started, Love this... Building my base out of chicago bricks, cost more but looks great. I am planning on making the base 4inches think of concrete does anyone recommend it to be more than that? Any Help would be great. I am also concerned that, my bricks are small compared to the ovens I see which all have cinder blocks. AM I OK?

[gugahulk]

Building my wood oven any help or advice from members would be awesome. This is my first time building an oven but I do have a little experience on brick laying. I just love it and do it for fun but love FOOD!!! :-)