I am in the middle of building a Wood Fired Pizza Oven. I am looking it see if any you guys have done something like this ?

[Darren Wright]

Good looking door!

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Wow that door is fancy! Nice work by your son..

Awesome seeing this come together.

 

[Gayl Beals]

We had a pizza party, it’s getting close to being finished.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

So do you have an IR thermometer or anything to measure the heat on the different parts of the oven? I'm guessing it got pretty hot based on the way the pizza cooked (looks amazing btw!) but just curious how it goes.

It would also be really interesting to know how well it holds after you shut it down. I've used our ceramic grill as basically a large slow cooker and was kind of thinking an oven like this would be a neat way to be able to do basically the same thing.

 

[Gayl Beals]

So do you have an IR thermometer or anything to measure the heat on the different parts of the oven? I'm guessing it got pretty hot based on the way the pizza cooked (looks amazing btw!) but just curious how it goes.

It would also be really interesting to know how well it holds after you shut it down. I've used our ceramic grill as basically a large slow cooker and was kind of thinking an oven like this would be a neat way to be able to do basically the same thing.

Yes we do measure different spots to see what the temperature is,my son likes the floor at about 500 degrees. With the door in place it will close the fire down to smoke. So we have not been able to see how long the heat lasts. So it will take time to learn the how to use it. I am hoping the weather holds so I can finish the oven.

 

[Gayl Beals]

My son made some bread in the oven ,and it turned out very good. I am still raising the smoke stack another foot It draws better.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Bread looks great!

Interesting on the smoke stack. Makes sense though.

 

[Gayl Beals]

Here is 1 foot extension on the smoke stack , with prodo type of the top hat.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

I could see wanting a bit more side coverage on the top hat where I live because the rain mostly comes in sideways here But might well not be a problem where you're at..

 

[Don Baer]

I could see wanting a bit more side coverage on the top hat where I live because the rain mostly comes in sideways here But might well not be a problem where you're at..

um only if ya make pizza in the rain oh wait you live in Oregon it is always raining up there.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

What about putting an adjustable vent in the door so you can more easily control the intensity of the fire?

 

[Ryan Mooney]

um only if ya make pizza in the rain oh wait you live in Oregon it is always raining up there.

Tis the truth on the general condition; although we're on the dry side so that's only true for 6 months the other 6 you won't see a drop. But also just moisture accumulation inside doesn't seem great generally speaking even during the non-cooking timeframe.

Speaking of.. I need to weatherize some of the my other outdoor cooking apparatus pretty soon (good reminder!)

 

[Gayl Beals]

What about putting an adjustable vent in the door so you can more easily control the intensity of the fire?

I have thought about that,but just tilt the door about an 1” same thing happens. Thanks

 

[Gayl Beals]

My son sand blasted the pizza oven, and then put seal coat on the oven.
It is just about finished just needs the top hat for the flu and some wood trim.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Looks awesome!

Thanks for taking us along for the ride on this one. Definitely a great project

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

I'll echo Ryan's comments. Thanks for letting us watch!

 

[Gayl Beals]

Thanks for your thoughts on this project. The last photo as my son Adding the top hat . Merry Christmas to all.

 

[Ted Calver]

Merry Christmas back atcha, Gayl. This was a great project to follow and it came out great!

 

[David Johnson]

Very nice project.Loved the build progress. That will get some workout.
David

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

This was a great project to watch, Gayle! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.