daiking Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Following on from the hot tub thread, in the spirit of gauche cliches, has anyone got any experience of outdoor/brick ovens? this is merely a placeholder for the foreseeable. Not the commencement of a project... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 We had one in our villa in Cyprus. Took far too long to get to temp so only used it once. Kind of thing you would put a large lump of meat in a full day to cook long and slow. Used the bbq far more times. What about a large smoker type BBQ instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Got one, built from the Forno Bravo plans and I love it ..! Too dark for photos now but it was a few weekends work and worth every penny - ideal way to use up left over materials too ..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Maybe one with less thermal mass? That and the BBQ would make a good duo for bigger parties. One to cook, and one to keep warm / do the breads and jacket spuds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 14 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Maybe one with less thermal mass? That and the BBQ would make a good duo for bigger parties. One to cook, and one to keep warm / do the breads and jacket spuds. So if I let the oven out after a 3-4 hour use, it's still at 200c the next morning when the door is put in. Gotta love thermal mass..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Use that as the buffer between your ashp and the Ufh ? Worlds first oven with a CoP of 3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 9 hours ago, Declan52 said: We had one in our villa in Cyprus. Took far too long to get to temp so only used it once. Kind of thing you would put a large lump of meat in a full day to cook long and slow. Used the bbq far more times. What about a large smoker type BBQ instead. My father in law (in Crete) has one built into a rustic outdoor kitchen. Yes they aren't quick. But like cooking a while lamb over a fire pit rather than a bbq you can't rush these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 9 hours ago, PeterW said: Got one, built from the Forno Bravo plans and I love it ..! Too dark for photos now but it was a few weekends work and worth every penny - ideal way to use up left over materials too ..! I'm not sure which way to go with this. Aforementioned FiL's is built into a 'retaining' wall so I'm not actually sure on the design. I'll probably have to go with a more standalone thing of the forno bravo type but I want a bit more of an 'area' with bbq than just an oven. I havent even worked out a site yet. Is smoke a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Mine has a chimney that is about 18" above the dome and once lit there is little smoke. I built it into the corner of the garden on a block work plinth and extended one side to put a BBQ on it as well - it's a kettle one that sits on the top. Underneath there are cupboarda and a wood store so plenty of storage too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Let's see a pic then Peter... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 11 minutes ago, PeterW said: Mine has a chimney that is about 18" above the dome and once lit there is little smoke. I built it into the corner of the garden on a block work plinth and extended one side to put a BBQ on it as well - it's a kettle one that sits on the top. Underneath there are cupboarda and a wood store so plenty of storage too Kitchen sink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, daiking said: Kitchen sink? Nope - considered it and then realised it would be more hassle than it's worth ..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 12 minutes ago, Tennentslager said: Let's see a pic then Peter... Just looking for one now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Some brilliant ones over on the mig welding forum made from old gas cylinders. I saw Jamie Oliver building / using this one. Would make a good cheap basis for a heat source: http://www.jamieoliver.com/jimmytandoori/to.pdf & http://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-and-jimmys-friday-night-feast/videos/all/s2-ep1-diy-pizza-oven/3977372594001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Not a great photo but only have what's on my phone bbq is to the left 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 52 minutes ago, PeterW said: Nope - considered it and then realised it would be more hassle than it's worth ..! Well yes, and I have no outdoor plumbing to work with either but it is really useful to have a sink there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 42 minutes ago, PeterW said: Not a great photo but only have what's on my phone bbq is to the left That's the badger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 46 minutes ago, Onoff said: Some brilliant ones over on the mig welding forum made from old gas cylinders. I saw Jamie Oliver building / using this one. Would make a good cheap basis for a heat source: http://www.jamieoliver.com/jimmytandoori/to.pdf & http://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-and-jimmys-friday-night-feast/videos/all/s2-ep1-diy-pizza-oven/3977372594001 Those instructions are a bit more comprehensive than his recipes normally are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) That chimney is around 32" in total and is stood on the arch top - it was from a reclaim yard, is Victorian and as it had a crack at the bottom and a chip out of it he charged me £20 rather than £95 for a perfect one .! It does draw well ..... Inner some and baking floor are hard refractory bricks, first course of dome bricks are soldier course then they are shaped and cut into half. Mortar is a blend of fire clay and OPC. Outer bricks are half a pallet of furnace edge rejects that cost me 10p each..! Insulation is a mix - under the base is a layer of thermalite blocks, over the dome is a vermiculite fill plus foil and ceramic fibre wool. I put thermocouples in various places but they have long given up - more of a novelty tbh ..! Plans are here https://www.fornobravo.com/store/pompeii-oven-instruction-ebook-v2-0-pdf/ Edited September 6, 2016 by PeterW Added link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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