Pizza Oven Progress with New Pics 3/6/2012 Finally Done

[teeznuts]

If you can make through 2 weeks for smoked cheese you can wait 3 for pizza. Looks good! Cant wait to see pizza Q-view.

 

[africanmeat]

Gary be patient and stick to the Instructions it will be worth it .

 

[moikel]

No problem friend. The importance of using refractory cement on the shell and a 3 week cure is not lost here. The base is done (pics tomorrow) and the shell will start Tuesday. We will do this right. The total cost for the oven and installation is about $4500 so I am not going to blow this by not following all the recommended practices. The 3 week cure is the hard part but will be done without question 

Im sure you are all over it,all my knowledge came from the USA ,I thought my South Pacific fellow smoker Justpassingthru might appreciate a bit of help.Im sure stuff I  take for granted is hard to get in French Polynesia . Poor guy cant get Aussie wine & we are in the region. Bloody french protectionism.I saw some built out of volcanic rock in Italy might be easier for him than imported bricks. The 3 week cure was a real  test for me too. Good luck looking forward to more pictures.
 

 

[ac45acp]

wow! looks like it will be a lot of fun. do you offer free delivery? I'll take anchovies on mine.

 

[justpassingthru]

Thanks Moikel,

That's interesting, I live on an extinct volcano (at least for now) I think I can find some volcanic rock, we do have refractory bricks and mortar but it's very expensive, the rock would cut the cost considerable.

Thank you Gary for allowing this conversation, out of board courtesy I responded to Moikel's post, but I'll take it to the PMs now.

Gene

 

[venture]

No doubt this will be one to follow!

Thanks for sharing Gary.

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[scarbelly]

Thanks Moikel,

That's interesting, I live on an extinct volcano (at least for now) I think I can find some volcanic rock, we do have refractory bricks and mortar but it's very expensive, the rock would cut the cost considerable.

Thank you Gary for allowing this conversation, out of board courtesy I responded to Moikel's post, but I'll take it to the PMs now.

Gene

Hey guys I can learn from the thread too so keep it here and I will love every comment 
 

 

[moikel]

Im talking to Gene,I might be able to help him get a version built at a saving.Materials where he is are going to be really $$$ . I need to work on this volcanic rock idea that I  shot my mouth off about. A hell of a lot of woodfired ovens were built before we had refractory bricks.By the way your mason is incredibly tidy,the complete opposite of my masonry .I get mortar everywhere except up my....my levels vary & there is a lot of cussing. Why Im not a building contractor.Didnt affect the taste of the food,thankfully!

 

[scarbelly]

The top was poured on Thursday and the wood shelf installed on Saturday they will be back on Tuesday to start the oven assembly 

There is only color in the front where the oven will not be sitting - the whole rest of the top will be covered

with the oven and the structure

 

[bmudd14474]

Looking Good

 

[big twig]

It's coming along nicely, can't wait to see it all complete (I am sure not as much as you) thanks for showing us the stages that go into building one of these, it's a lot more then I would've imagined.

 

[moikel]

Is that top the hearth where your fire bricks or tiles get laid or are you sitting a whole new hearth on top? I am only asking because my top was almost black when it cured but I  used a brand of refractory cement called La Farge.I  then laid firebricks on their narrow side on a bed of sand & fire clay. Would do tile next time.I know I  already said this but Man your contracter is neat.

 

[africanmeat]

It is great progress looks good.

 

[chefrob]

this is going to be nice gary!

 

[chef jimmyj]

Do we have a 5 day E-course on Pizza? You gonna have a great new toy soon!...JJ

 

[bluebombersfan]

Awesome! 

Edit:  My wife and I have found a place that cooks pizza in an oven like that and it is amazing. 

http://www.pizzeriagusto.com/index.html

 

[moikel]

Awesome! 

Edit:  My wife and I have found a place that cooks pizza in an oven like that and it is amazing. 

http://www.pizzeriagusto.com/index.html

Theres a few outfits making ovens in Europe then shipping them either whole or ready to assemble.La Planol is a French version. In the right hands they turn out lovely roasts but at those high temps you dont get much margin for error.
 

 

[SmokinAl]

Boy it's really coming along nicely!

 

[sound1]

Looking great. The wait is going to be a tough one!!

 

[alelover]

Looking good Gary. Can't wait to see some food out of that beast. Yours looks really cool too Mick. Love that old brick.