42" Pompeii Oven in Virginia

[Faith In Virginia]

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We got 2 feet of snow and the world stopped! People are still not dug out yet and secondary roads not cleared. They are calling for warm weather this week hopefully the white stuff will melt away.

A CIA grad? What, is the CIA spying on the pizza joints now and gathering all the pizza trade secrets? Then to share those secrets with you. Sounds like the CIA has their own Edward Snowden. What is this country coming to.

I have not done much with the oven lately. I have been doing smaller test loaves in the house oven using a dutch oven. I will get the WFO going again soon.

Happy your getting the pizza thing down.

(BTW just goofing about the CIA thing)

[mirassou]

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Lol, CIA is Culinary Institute of America! We're supposed to be at 67 by Thursday, so get out there and fire that thing up. BTW, how did you fabricate your door? I need to do one.

[Dino_Pizza]

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Weekly pizza's! (and summer hasn't even started yet).

Door fabrication is a bit tricky. After smoking ribs and fish last week, my "temporary" oven door made of cement board and oven mortar, really came apart, so I will be getting serious about a real door too. But, I've been saying that for 3 years now, so maybe I'll get a few pointers from Faith and you too by the time I get to it

[mirassou]

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Well if you've had it on for that long, it doesn't owe you anything lol

[mirassou]

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BTW Dino, tried to email you privately and I couldn't because your mailbox was full

[Campmaki]

Campmaki's build

My question is in regards to the oven layout on top of the slab. What would be the maximum length someone would want to reach into an oven. Keep in mind the floor is at 40-1/2 inches high. My build is going to have a 4 in. brick veneer, so this has added extra depth to the build. It is not going to be a "housed" in structure, rather a brick veneered one that has shelves out of precast stone. As I have it laid out on paper, I have 49 inches from face of brick veneer to the center of the oven. The oven is a 42 inch. My vent depth construction is 4-1/2,6,4-1/2 for a total of 15 inches. My brick will veneer the outer edge of the firebrick, adding 4 inches. This leaves me with a precast work/ landing area 8 inches deep. I like that extra shelf in front but am concerned that it may be a reach into the ovens center. Anyone have any thoughts or measurements they would share, that would be great. thanks Wayne

[mirassou]

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Mine is 42" diameter. I have 15" from the exterior of the oven entrance to the edge of the entry floor, then another 9.5 from the edge of the floor to the edge of the hearth, for a total of 24.5 + 21 + 3 (thickness of entrance) = 47.5 to the center....not a problem at all for me.

[mirassou]

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About ready to start again on the enclosure after this nasty winter. Been firing the oven up every week or two for pizza.

[NCMan]

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About ready to start again on the enclosure after this nasty winter. Been firing the oven up every week or two for pizza.

What are your plans for the enclosure?

[mirassou]

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Hi NC, sorry for not getting to this sooner. If you look at my build, you'll see the walls and roof. I plan to use travertine pavers around the exterior walls. Haven't yet thought of the front landing yet...maybe a concrete counter with an embedded granite shelf.

[NCMan]

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Sounds great. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

[mirassou]

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Got back to the oven last week and finished bricking up the chimney. Next is the roof cap, then the soffits.

[hodgey1]

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Chimney looks great.

[mirassou]

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Thanks hodgey1!

[mirassou]

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We're just finishing up with a bottle of Veuve Clicquot to celebrate the restart on the oven build any excuse for celebration!