Pizza Oven....YEAH BABY! (Part 2)

tom72 · 11-30-2012, 02:04 AM

For those of you that were following my original thread, I apologize for the lack of updates. Life has a way of getting in the way...

Anyhow, since my last post is so old I can't post to it anymore, so here is my original post followed by my new progress photos:

Okay, it's not done yet, but I'm really excited that I got off my butt and got the ball rolling on this. I have been obsessed with pizza for years and I've been making my own for as long as I can remember, but I really hate making it in the oven. It still comes out really good, but it's lacking something.

I've played around with a lot of different ideas to modify a grill, as I'm really not a fan of how pizza comes out making it on the grill...I had been thinking of a FrankenWeber type mod.

Anyway, I decided to go a different route completely, so this is what hopefully is the start of something good:

Dug out a hole a little over a foot deep (didn't take pictures of just the hole...filled it with about 5 inches of gravel:

I topped that off with about 5 inches of concrete. I didn't get a picture of just the slab (not real attractive anyway, but this is just laying the bricks out to make sure I made the foundation big enough:

Here's as far as I got today:

Not too bad for a start...next weekend I should get a lot further on it. I'll keep adding pictures as I go. Wish me luck (because I seem to be severely lacking in the skill department!).

Okay, here's the new stuff:

Well, I'm getting pretty close now. The base is complete, along with the insulation layer. The firebrick floor is set in a slab of 1 part fire clay to 3 parts sand and is currently drying. Next up is to make the arch for the entry and then make the dome. I can almost tase those pizzas already! Thanks for looking!

AussieTitch · 11-30-2012, 02:14 AM

Why the bottles in the build,just filling or?
cheers.
Titch

bluetang · 11-30-2012, 06:42 AM

That is coming along quite nicely!

Jethro1 · 11-30-2012, 06:54 AM

The bottles help hold heat. Folks have been doing that for YEARS.

Jethro1 · 11-30-2012, 06:55 AM

Love it so far man. I have to get off my duff and build one. Been salivating over them for a couple years now. My kettle attachment that CarolinaQue built me works great. You know you always want the real thing. Let's see more man.

trufunk · 11-30-2012, 07:38 AM

Looks Great!

Bodigs808 · 11-30-2012, 08:50 AM

That looks really good!

Wampus · 11-30-2012, 09:12 AM

Lookin good. This is inpspiring me to build one of my own. I've always wanted a pizza oven.

Following for sure!

V-wiz · 11-30-2012, 09:27 AM

Nice, but you should have offset the fire bricks. So when you slid your pizza peel it doesnt chip the edge, and go in your food.

Bonewagon · 11-30-2012, 10:58 AM

Nice build.

Sway · 11-30-2012, 09:04 PM

Looks great

AussieTitch · 11-30-2012, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jethro1

The bottles help hold heat. Folks have been doing that for YEARS.

Cool, thanks mate .
Cheers.
Titch

Corky · 11-30-2012, 09:13 PM

Looks really nice.

One thing, maybe move it six inches to the right.

chicagokp · 11-30-2012, 09:53 PM

That looks awesome!

tom72 · 12-12-2012, 11:47 PM

Well, I was going to go with a nice round brick arch, but discovered quickly that with my lack of knowledge and any real skill, I was going to have a problem getting it done....and I was worried about it holding up over time. Instead I went with this...stacked brick on either side, with steel bars running across the top with bricks set on top of those:

Beginning of sand form:

Sand form done....this took a LOT longer than I expected. Almost everything so far has!

Covering with wet newspaper:

Building the clay dome:

Well, I got the dome built a little over halfway before I ran out of clay and daylight, so I have picked up more supplies and will hopefully finish building the dome tomorrow. Then it's a matter of getting it dried out without any major cracks and digging the clay out. I'm starting to get excited about this now!

11-30-2012, 02:04 AM	#1
tom72 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-14-12 Location: Phoenix, AZ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pizza Oven....YEAH BABY! (Part 2) For those of you that were following my original thread, I apologize for the lack of updates. Life has a way of getting in the way... Anyhow, since my last post is so old I can't post to it anymore, so here is my original post followed by my new progress photos: Okay, it's not done yet, but I'm really excited that I got off my butt and got the ball rolling on this. I have been obsessed with pizza for years and I've been making my own for as long as I can remember, but I really hate making it in the oven. It still comes out really good, but it's lacking something. I've played around with a lot of different ideas to modify a grill, as I'm really not a fan of how pizza comes out making it on the grill...I had been thinking of a FrankenWeber type mod. Anyway, I decided to go a different route completely, so this is what hopefully is the start of something good: Dug out a hole a little over a foot deep (didn't take pictures of just the hole...filled it with about 5 inches of gravel: I topped that off with about 5 inches of concrete. I didn't get a picture of just the slab (not real attractive anyway, but this is just laying the bricks out to make sure I made the foundation big enough: Here's as far as I got today: Not too bad for a start...next weekend I should get a lot further on it. I'll keep adding pictures as I go. Wish me luck (because I seem to be severely lacking in the skill department!). Okay, here's the new stuff: Well, I'm getting pretty close now. The base is complete, along with the insulation layer. The firebrick floor is set in a slab of 1 part fire clay to 3 parts sand and is currently drying. Next up is to make the arch for the entry and then make the dome. I can almost tase those pizzas already! Thanks for looking! __________________ Weber OTG 22.5 Kettle / Char-Griller Outlaw / Backwoods Party Always remember that you are unique and special, just like everybody else.

11-30-2012, 06:42 AM	#3
bluetang Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is coming along quite nicely! __________________ Homegrown 120 Gallon Reverse Flow, Homey, the Homegrown Kettle, 3 UDS's, 3 Stack Pro Q Excel 20, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM, 150lb Capacity Homegrown Electric and a CA gasserrrr Bicycle Fast Polder Thermo, Indisputably Fastest Purple Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill

11-30-2012, 06:54 AM	#4
Jethro1 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-16-12 Location: Maine Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The bottles help hold heat. Folks have been doing that for YEARS. __________________ "Yes honey. I don't know what I was thinking."

11-30-2012, 06:55 AM	#5
Jethro1 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-16-12 Location: Maine Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Love it so far man. I have to get off my duff and build one. Been salivating over them for a couple years now. My kettle attachment that CarolinaQue built me works great. You know you always want the real thing. Let's see more man. __________________ "Yes honey. I don't know what I was thinking."

11-30-2012, 08:50 AM	#7
Bodigs808 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 07-17-12 Location: Buffalo,NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That looks really good! __________________ 22.5" OTG \| 22.5" OTS

11-30-2012, 02:14 AM	#2
AussieTitch is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-17-12 Location: South East Victoria Australia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Why the bottles in the build,just filling or? cheers. Titch

11-30-2012, 07:38 AM	#6
trufunk On the road to being a farker Join Date: 11-14-11 Location: San Antonio, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks Great!

11-30-2012, 09:12 AM	#8
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lookin good. This is inpspiring me to build one of my own. I've always wanted a pizza oven. Following for sure! __________________ Big JT's Smokin' BBQ Competition Team “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

11-30-2012, 09:27 AM	#9
V-wiz is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-20-12 Location: Los Angeles CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice, but you should have offset the fire bricks. So when you slid your pizza peel it doesnt chip the edge, and go in your food. __________________ Wood Fired Brick Pizza Oven.Brick BBQ Pit.Kenmore SS Grill Weber OTG. Brinkmann Smoker.

11-30-2012, 10:58 AM	#10
Bonewagon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-12-09 Location: Ithaca, Michigan Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice build. __________________ Jason Big Steel Keg, WSM, OTG, Super Fast and Accurate Blue Splash-Proof Thermapen

11-30-2012, 09:04 PM	#11
Sway On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-18-12 Location: Rancho Cordova, Ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks great

11-30-2012, 09:13 PM	#13
Corky is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-21-11 Location: Liberty Lake, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks really nice. One thing, maybe move it six inches to the right. __________________ 18.5 WSM Smokey Joe Platinum Weber Genesis Silver B Blue Weber Performer Blue Thermapen (Fastest in the West!)

11-30-2012, 09:53 PM	#14
chicagokp is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-17-11 Location: Chicago north 'burbs IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That looks awesome! __________________ UDS - Midi Me - Weber Performer - 22.5 Weber OTG - Weber Genesis - GOSM White Lightning Thermopen

12-12-2012, 11:47 PM	#15
tom72 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-14-12 Location: Phoenix, AZ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Update 12.12.12 Well, I was going to go with a nice round brick arch, but discovered quickly that with my lack of knowledge and any real skill, I was going to have a problem getting it done....and I was worried about it holding up over time. Instead I went with this...stacked brick on either side, with steel bars running across the top with bricks set on top of those: Beginning of sand form: Sand form done....this took a LOT longer than I expected. Almost everything so far has! Covering with wet newspaper: Building the clay dome: Well, I got the dome built a little over halfway before I ran out of clay and daylight, so I have picked up more supplies and will hopefully finish building the dome tomorrow. Then it's a matter of getting it dried out without any major cracks and digging the clay out. I'm starting to get excited about this now! __________________ Weber OTG 22.5 Kettle / Char-Griller Outlaw / Backwoods Party Always remember that you are unique and special, just like everybody else.