Wood fired brick oven build

Carbon · 07-03-2010, 11:36 AM

Here are some progression shots of what I've been building the past few weekends.
It's a pompeii brick pizza oven which can be used for practically everything else from smoking low and slow to grilling, and anything in between taking advantage of its retained, residual heat after the initial firing. Interior floor space is 34" in diameter.
I'm currently curing the oven with a series of low and slow fires using charcoal briquette and will move onto burning wood and higher temps next week.
The one photo of the burn was my very first fire, just buring some scrap cardboard.
I still need to add stack height to the chimney to meet code and finish shaping and stuccoing the exterior.

Thanks for looking,
George

LMAJ · 07-03-2010, 11:43 AM

Pretty cool.

BruceKWHP · 07-03-2010, 11:47 AM

That thing is sexy! Great job on the build!

Blarg · 07-03-2010, 11:56 AM

Imagine the pizzas that will come out of there!

TheFinn · 07-03-2010, 12:04 PM

did you use Forna Bravo plans or is this of your own devising? Also how much did all the materials cost? I have been kicking around the idea of making a Cob Oven simply because i can get the whole thing built for about $30 but the brick ovens seem to be much easier to construct and that might be worth the extra money.

EatonHoggBBQ · 07-03-2010, 12:04 PM

I want one. That is neat.

Kevin · 07-03-2010, 12:05 PM

Very nice.

PTSidehow · 07-03-2010, 02:02 PM

Looks to be a great looking oven, very nicely done!

Skidder · 07-03-2010, 02:05 PM

Nice work my dad was a mason and also trained me to be one. Never mind the pizzas can you imagine the other great food you can cook on that. Thanks for sharing.

aquablue22 · 07-03-2010, 02:11 PM

That's sweet........cant wait to see it finished! Thanks for sharing!!

Carbon · 07-03-2010, 03:04 PM

Thanks for all your thoughts and comments! Much appreciated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheFinn

did you use Forna Bravo plans or is this of your own devising? Also how much did all the materials cost? I have been kicking around the idea of making a Cob Oven simply because i can get the whole thing built for about $30 but the brick ovens seem to be much easier to construct and that might be worth the extra money.

Hi....I did go over their plans just to get some basic info but the majority of my build plans and ideas came from looking at dozens of other people's oven build threads.
So far this project has cost me about $1,000 and I pretty much have on hand the rest of the materials to finish this project. The most expensive components of the buid were the ceramic insulation boards and blankets, then the cost of firebricks.

George

BobBrisket · 07-03-2010, 03:32 PM

That is awesome!! Did you build the stand as well? Looks like maybe you used concrete forms to build it? I want one!

Bob

jocosa · 07-03-2010, 04:06 PM

Outstanding... simply outstanding! Great photos as well...

landarc · 07-03-2010, 04:12 PM

Beautiful work, you know your masonry it looks like. I see wood-fired chicken soon in your future.

antoant · 07-03-2010, 04:33 PM

Dude, that is a great looking oven. Your masonry skills are amazing. I wished my oven looked that nice. Congrats

07-03-2010, 11:43 AM	#2
LMAJ Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-01-07 Location: Southeastern Pa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pretty cool. __________________ L-M Official Pennsylvania MOINK Ball maker 1 Large BGE - 7/5/08 1 Large BGE and table - 8/29/12 1 18.5 new to me WSM Super Fast BLUE and RED Thermapen 1 - The Great Outdoors Smoker Sea Bug cooker 1 - Fantastic hubby - the original Big Al _______________________________________ Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault

07-03-2010, 11:47 AM	#3
BruceKWHP Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-15-10 Location: Oak Park, CA. Ventura County 91377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That thing is sexy! Great job on the build! __________________ Bruce B. Building "Robot", my UDS: http://www.bbqbrethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83312 UDS "Robot" (the easy smoke oven), CL CharGriller w/sfb, Stok Quattro

07-03-2010, 12:04 PM	#5
TheFinn Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 07-01-10 Location: Worcester MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	did you use Forna Bravo plans or is this of your own devising? Also how much did all the materials cost? I have been kicking around the idea of making a Cob Oven simply because i can get the whole thing built for about $30 but the brick ovens seem to be much easier to construct and that might be worth the extra money. __________________ NBBD: Trusty Old and Rusty /// Little Chief: Bacon Makin Machine

07-03-2010, 12:04 PM	#6
EatonHoggBBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-28-08 Location: Allen Park, Michigan Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I want one. That is neat. __________________ John, KCBS/MCBJ

07-03-2010, 12:05 PM	#7
Kevin Moderator Join Date: 02-06-05 Location: Southern Minnesota Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very nice. __________________ Kevin

07-03-2010, 11:56 AM	#4
Blarg Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 07-02-10 Location: San Dimas Ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Imagine the pizzas that will come out of there!

07-03-2010, 02:02 PM	#8
PTSidehow Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-24-10 Location: Mount Clemens,Michigan Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks to be a great looking oven, very nicely done! __________________ glen,Clown Plain Clothes Division

07-03-2010, 02:05 PM	#9
Skidder Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-02-08 Location: Westfield,Ma. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice work my dad was a mason and also trained me to be one. Never mind the pizzas can you imagine the other great food you can cook on that. Thanks for sharing.

07-03-2010, 02:11 PM	#10
aquablue22 Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-26-08 Location: Ormond Beach, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's sweet........cant wait to see it finished! Thanks for sharing!! __________________ Weber Spirit E-310 Gasser 1 - Big Green Egg - Large 2 - 22.5 Weber Kettles 2 - 18.5 Weber Kettle Magma Newport - Gasser (on the Boat) 1 - Terracotta PIG 1 Masterbuilt Modified Smokehouse [COLOR=Green]2 - Super FAST, Super ACCURATE Green Thermapen[/COLOR]1 splashproof)

07-03-2010, 03:32 PM	#12
BobBrisket Moderator Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: El Paso, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is awesome!! Did you build the stand as well? Looks like maybe you used concrete forms to build it? I want one! Bob __________________ UDS, Pit Barrel Cooker-Courtesy of Poobah, WSM, 22.5 Weber Kettles-K and DR Stamped, 18.5 Weber Bar-B-Kettle, Weber 18.5 Smokey Joe Platinum, Weber Genesis Silver B, Lil' Chief Smoker, Lodge Sportman Grill, Backyard Fire Pit, Dutch Ovens, Discada Set Up, Turkey Fryer! BobBrisket Jr.-MUDS, WSJ Silver My BEST Compliment......"You're a good cooker, Dad!"--My Son. DAN!

07-03-2010, 04:06 PM	#13
jocosa Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-01-09 Location: Douglasville, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Outstanding... simply outstanding! Great photos as well... __________________ - UDS v1.0, ECB, Blue Thermapen

07-03-2010, 04:12 PM	#14
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Beautiful work, you know your masonry it looks like. I see wood-fired chicken soon in your future. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

07-03-2010, 04:33 PM	#15
antoant Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-08-10 Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dude, that is a great looking oven. Your masonry skills are amazing. I wished my oven looked that nice. Congrats

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