First pizzas in new pizza oven!!!! (With pRon)
 

Hi everybody, and a Merry Christmas Eve to you all! When I last posted, I had just completed the dome of my new cob-style pizza oven:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=148689


I've been letting it dry out and have been building fires in it every day for almost a week now. There have been some cracks (which were expected), but it's holding up pretty well.

Anyhow, yesterday I got the temps up to almost 800 degrees, so I decided I would push it again today. Of course, I couldn't resist...so I had to try making a few pies while I had it fired up. I knew I would!

Burn baby, burn!
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7d9d7018.jpg


Swept out and ready for pizza!
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1230a5c5.jpg


First pie just in:
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...ps277c9230.jpg


After about 20-30 seconds:
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3bdc58e7.jpg


Done! This was an Italian sausage pie, my favorite:
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...psae437874.jpg


Here's the second one...white pizza with olive oil, minced garlic cloves and mozzarella:
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...pseddd5163.jpg

Here's the bottom of the white pizza:
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8fd5b8fa.jpg



Well, I'll call it a success! Both pies were delicious...although I need to work on my skills working at temperatures that high...I got over 1100 degrees at one point. I had to let it cool before I even started putting pizzas in. Not a bad Christmas Eve...I hope you all have a great Christmas. Thanks for looking!

Wow, looks awesome. In the first pic, is that a crack in the outside of the dome?

Yeah...there's a crack in the very front of the dome behind the brick arch. It goes almost halfway back across the oven. I had a seam there when I put the clay in that I didn't see, so when the dome shrunk (shrank?), that was the weak spot. Thankfully it's set now and not getting bigger. I'll be able to patch it, along with the other cracks I have, then go over it all with insulation and finishing plaster.

Those pies look awesome! Wish I had a slice, lol.

Jeff

Nice! I'm jealous, very very jealous!

I'll take a couple slices. :thumb:

wow,just wow!

Fantastic looking pizza!

Bet that tasted delish! Nice set-up.

Glad you'll be able to repair. Those pie's look fabulous. I want about 10. What time can you deliver! Forget it, I'm on my way over!!!!

Wow, very nice job and great looking pizza

Fantastic work, both on the oven and the pizzas!

:clap2::clap2::clap2:
Nice work :becky::thumb:

Awesome pies! And great job on the oven.

When I first stacked mine up, I thought you were supposed to cook at 1000F. Making pies used to be mad dash coz they would burn after a minute! Until I did some research and found out that things would be more manageable at a little lower temp.

Can't wait to see your finished oven. Would you care to share your dough recipe?

cool looking oven you got there. I am planning to build an outdoor kitchen and next year and may have to incorporate one of those in the build.

Very nice looking pies you got there.