Hello Fellow Oven Builders,
I had hoped to move my entire thread that I had started Jan 21st over from Regional Forums but I really don't know how or even if it permitted. I probably should have started here in the first place in an effort to recieve more ideas or thoughts. I have copied my first post and left the 6 pages of questions, comments and replies there for those who arte interested in catching up.
Hello to all Pizza Oven Builders and Users!
My wife and I live in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. 18 months ago we started an Orphanage in Usa River, Tanzania. It is a small village located between Arusha and the Kilimanjaro airport. For any of you interested our site is tuchifo.com helping children in East Africa.
We are here now and my wife is experiencing great success in teaching staff to prepare more healthy and nutritious meals for the children. We struggle however with the inefficiency of the cooking methods traditionally used here.
I am here until early March and am committed to make a wood-fired oven.
As you can well imagine obtaining materials for propper construction is always a challange in Africa. I am a farmer by trade and can pretty much make or fix anything with almost nothing.
Before I start searching for materials I thought I would post this thread to see if anyone has had experience in the Arusha area with aquiring fire brick or if indeed anyone has actually built an oven in this area.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide!
For now I would like to continue here with some updated photos of my progress and ask another question.
With regard to the angle iron for the vent, I know the recommended thickness is 3/16". I happen to have some 2"x2"x1/8" available. Has anyone used that thickness? Is that thick enough or will the heat make it warp?
Cheers, SteveS.
I had hoped to move my entire thread that I had started Jan 21st over from Regional Forums but I really don't know how or even if it permitted. I probably should have started here in the first place in an effort to recieve more ideas or thoughts. I have copied my first post and left the 6 pages of questions, comments and replies there for those who arte interested in catching up.
Hello to all Pizza Oven Builders and Users!
My wife and I live in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. 18 months ago we started an Orphanage in Usa River, Tanzania. It is a small village located between Arusha and the Kilimanjaro airport. For any of you interested our site is tuchifo.com helping children in East Africa.
We are here now and my wife is experiencing great success in teaching staff to prepare more healthy and nutritious meals for the children. We struggle however with the inefficiency of the cooking methods traditionally used here.
I am here until early March and am committed to make a wood-fired oven.
As you can well imagine obtaining materials for propper construction is always a challange in Africa. I am a farmer by trade and can pretty much make or fix anything with almost nothing.
Before I start searching for materials I thought I would post this thread to see if anyone has had experience in the Arusha area with aquiring fire brick or if indeed anyone has actually built an oven in this area.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide!
For now I would like to continue here with some updated photos of my progress and ask another question.
With regard to the angle iron for the vent, I know the recommended thickness is 3/16". I happen to have some 2"x2"x1/8" available. Has anyone used that thickness? Is that thick enough or will the heat make it warp?
Cheers, SteveS.
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