[pjk]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the feedback.

Christo, read me like a book.

Mastergene, no, not a mamba, just an aussie copperhead, about #4 in australian most venomous and #11 in the world. Bloody pain in the backside, a couple every year, and they give me the creaps.

Dusty, yep I have a great setting, and want to make a nice area next to the house once I get it all done. Big granite boulders up the back of the block, I'll catch one in an update photo at some stage.

Asudavew, the one hour oven works pretty good, but obviuously doesn't hold heat for a long time without any mortar. I just double skinned it, offset stacking solid reds. I put a gauge in it, and it topped out over the 550F that the guage goes up to, but then it cools pretty quick back down below 300F once the fire dies down and you start cooking. Good for 3 or 4 small pizzas at 2 - 4 minutes each, and then sit a couple of trays of meat for 45 mins or so. Taste is great. I'm having a bit of a cook in it next weekend, so will try to remember to take a couple more photos. It makes you pretty excited about how a real one will work, espeacially if you are using firebricks. Having said that, I could see that a well constructed oven using only solid reds, heat mortar, and good insulation would also do a good job for the casual home cook.

Acoma, feel free to come and get a few snakes, plenty about. Prefer a bit of kangaroo myself.

Cheers,
peter.