15) The Cooking

So now we've cooked pork belly, chicken tandoori, pizza, spuds......... so I can say it works!

14) The first propper pizza !

 

Getting ready to bake the first pizza!

 Warming the oven up the day before

Imogen & Dominic testing heat output and just messing about way past their bed time!

The day of the big fire up!....  Decided to call in authentic Italian chef, well almost!

Mr P Rovardi making himself useful....

Temp touching 500c

13 ) Finished dome

All building work done, just need to wait for it to dry out!

12 ) Building Outer brick dome

Started building the outer brick. Used half bricks facing in.

11) Building the outer arch

11) Building the second arch.....

 

 Again used the insulation board as a form.

 

Second Layer of insulation blanket

Render over the instalation blanket & chicken wire.

 Second arch is slightly flatter, not perfect but looks ok from a distance.....

 

 

 

10) Firing the oven....

10) Firing the oven....  drying out!

9) Building the arch - II

Finally got around to building the arch.....

Decided to use insulations board as its easy to cut & shape

Built up side colums to take the weight of the arch, as its slightly parabolic it wanst to spread!

Inserted springer bricks.

Time for another beer!

8) Firing the oven

First Fire of the oven...... woried.

 Imogen & Dom witness the first firing.....

 

 Looks ok but a lot of smoke!

 

 

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