Build A Wood Fired Pizza Oven In Your Backyard

If you 39 ve read over how to build your own pizza oven with interest this step by step guide to building a wood fired oven in your backyard might just push you over the deciding line into.

Build a wood fired pizza oven in your backyard.

This is the first time i have ever built a pizza oven and i got to say masonry work is. It won t be pretty but you won t mind when your belly is full of amazing wood fired pizza. Building a mortarless wood fire pizza oven tweet 8. Wood fire ovens are visceral fun and theatrical.

Build the bottom of the mold for the base. While you can create a base out of concrete pavers a rough concrete slab cast specifically for this purpose gives you the greatest flexibility in terms of size and appearance. This oven s dimensions are 1200 mm x 1200 mm x 300 mm. Mix the refractory clay with water and sand and generously coat all outside brick seams and gaps go heavy on the arch.

Building a solid foundation isn t a big deal when building a medium sized oven such as the one we demonstrated but it s an extremely important subject when it comes to larger brick ovens. Your oven is now ready to be fired up no curing needed figure d. With a wood fired pizza oven in your backyard you ll be able to bake more than just pizza. More and more people are getting back into enjoying the outdoors and with summer in full swing backyard cookery is adding to the experience.

This pdf goes into a lot of detail into building the foundation of your pizza oven. The oven will holds heat for long periods of time so the day after you fire it up for pizza you can. An outdoor pizza oven is essentially a contained wood fire so you will need a solid fireproof base. You can t build an oven inside your home.

It emits a lot of smoke and heat and you certainly don t wanna put your home on fire so it s better to construct it outside. Smoke and heat will escape this oven unless you seal it.