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  • #31
    Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

    [IMG]C:\Users\Michael\Pictures\2011-05-25[/IMG]

    Hey everybody! This is my first post to this awesome site. I'm in Torrington, CT and have been enjoying my pizza oven since November 2006. I look forward to reading though all the content here and being part of this community!

    -Mike

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    • #32
      Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

      Originally posted by mike61 View Post
      [IMG]C:\Users\Michael\Pictures\2011-05-25[/IMG]

      Hey everybody! This is my first post to this awesome site. I'm in Torrington, CT and have been enjoying my pizza oven since November 2006. I look forward to reading though all the content here and being part of this community!

      -Mike
      Hi Mike,
      I just closed my dome tonight with the keystone! I am getting close now to firing and curing the oven. Which type of oven did you build? AS or Pompeii?
      I am getting to the point of having to decide on adding extra thermal mass/cladding on the outside of the dome and I am still not sure of the benefits/trade offs. I am building a pompeii oven with 4 inch walls so far And I am now working on the vent chimney area. My goal is for pizza and then baking bread with other cooking as the temps allow.
      Let me know how you use your oven and any suggestions you may have for my build.
      Thanks
      John
      Build Thread:http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/i...ome-15521.html
      Photos: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brick-...67884/pic/list
      Oven Blog: http://johns-brickoven.blogspot.com/...ven-folly.html

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      • #33
        Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

        Originally posted by Aegis View Post
        snip....,
        I just closed my dome tonight with the keystone! I am getting close now to firing and curing the oven....snip
        Congratulations!!

        What is next for you?
        Last edited by Lburou; 07-20-2011, 05:36 AM.
        Lee B.
        DFW area, Texas, USA

        If you are thinking about building a brick oven, my advice is Here.

        I try to learn from my mistakes, and from yours when you give me a heads up.

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        • #34
          Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

          Thanks for the congrats, I'll post some pics soon. I am working on the outside of the base and the on the oven outer arch/vent area. I am just hoping my HF saw blade holds out for the remainder of the build!
          John
          Build Thread:http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/i...ome-15521.html
          Photos: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brick-...67884/pic/list
          Oven Blog: http://johns-brickoven.blogspot.com/...ven-folly.html

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          • #35
            Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

            Originally posted by Aegis View Post
            Hi Mike,
            I just closed my dome tonight with the keystone! I am getting close now to firing and curing the oven. Which type of oven did you build? AS or Pompeii?
            Thanks
            John
            Hi John, congrats on nearing completion of your oven!! As for mine, I actually purchased it from a place in New Haven called Tuscany Fire back in
            '06. It's a Difiore oven imported from Italy. It's a modular oven consisting of 14 individual pieces. Since I did not trust my skills, I hired a mason to assemble it and build an enclosure around it. I obviously failed in my attempt to post a photo of it. If you can give me a helpful hint on posting the photo, I will attempt it again.
            As far as what type of cooking I do in my oven, I do virtually everything you would do in a conventional oven. Besides pizza, I've baked bread, lasagna, porchetta (Italian style pork roast), our Thankgiving turkey every year, roasted root veggies, etc. I'm hoping to do my first suckling pig sometime this summer as well.
            Good luck with your oven John, I know you must be very excited!

            -Mike.

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            • #36
              Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

              If you can give me a helpful hint on posting the photo, I will attempt it again.
              There are multiple ways of uploading photos, this thread covers the basics:

              http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f2/u...otos-3241.html
              My geodesic oven project: part 1, part 2

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              • #37
                Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                Hi dmun, thanks for the link! I'll try to repost my pic and see what happens.
                Thanks again!

                Mike.

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                • #38
                  Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                  Originally posted by mike61 View Post
                  Hi dmun, thanks for the link! I'll try to repost my pic and see what happens.
                  Thanks again!

                  Mike.
                  Good Morning Mike,
                  I'd love to see your oven!
                  Thanks
                  John
                  Build Thread:http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/i...ome-15521.html
                  Photos: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brick-...67884/pic/list
                  Oven Blog: http://johns-brickoven.blogspot.com/...ven-folly.html

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                  • #39
                    Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                    Hi John,

                    I'm trying to post the pic of my oven but I keep getting a message that the upload failed. I'll keep trying.

                    -Mike

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                    • #40
                      Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                      Originally posted by mike61 View Post
                      Hi John,

                      I'm trying to post the pic of my oven but I keep getting a message that the upload failed. I'll keep trying.

                      -Mike
                      Hi Mike,
                      You may need to down size the pic to 800 by 600 pixels, there is a limit on size of pictures.
                      Hope this helps
                      John
                      Build Thread:http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/i...ome-15521.html
                      Photos: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brick-...67884/pic/list
                      Oven Blog: http://johns-brickoven.blogspot.com/...ven-folly.html

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                      • #41
                        Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                        Ok, I think I finally got it to work this time......

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                        • #42
                          Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                          Originally posted by mike61 View Post
                          Ok, I think I finally got it to work this time......

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                          Great looking oven Mike, love the stone work, pottery and that table must be great to work on! Perfect spot to boot, very nice! VERY Nice indeed!
                          Build Thread:http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/i...ome-15521.html
                          Photos: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brick-...67884/pic/list
                          Oven Blog: http://johns-brickoven.blogspot.com/...ven-folly.html

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                          • #43
                            Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                            Thanks John! Having this pizza oven built was one of the best decisions I've made, I wouldn't change a thing. I wish I had a spot in my house for one so I could use it regardless of the weather....someday maybe

                            -Mike

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                            • #44
                              Re: Wood Fired Ovens in Conneticut!

                              Originally posted by mike61 View Post
                              I wish I had a spot in my house for one so I could use it regardless of the weather....someday maybe

                              -Mike
                              Well Mike, at least we didn't have a really bad winter this past year! LOL I was thinking I should have bought a front loader to move the snow mountains that were created. This would have been great justification to use it to get to the oven next winter!
                              Build Thread:http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/i...ome-15521.html
                              Photos: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brick-...67884/pic/list
                              Oven Blog: http://johns-brickoven.blogspot.com/...ven-folly.html

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