Why Italian Wood-Fired Ovens are Round

[stuart]

Originally Posted by pmikal

My favorite truck oven is the Big Green Truck. I first saw it listed in a Costco newsletter.

http://www.biggreentruckpizza.com/7_002.htm

Now that is cool!

Makes me want to quit my job, buy a truck and start making pizza!

[phoenixzorn]

There's a truck near here, 1960s Chevy dumper, $1200.... throw another $10k at it, and you'll have yourself a nicely restored pizza wagon... I think I might have to do that too... =)

[whatrwho]

Can you put any oven on these trucks?

[gjbingham]

Cool! Very cool!

[james]

You can definitely put a brick oven on a trailer or the bed of a truck. Very cool idea. There are quite a few mobile FB ovens at this point, doing farmers' markets, festivals, parties and events, and more are being built all the time.
James

[Xabia Jim]

Originally Posted by stuart

Now that is cool!

Makes me want to quit my job, buy a truck and start making pizza!

Did you look at the prices and how much was already booked...very interesting business venture....

[whatrwho]

Thanks for the info. Is there a link for the mobile buisness you refer to? I saw the one with the truck.

[Xabia Jim]

Yes and no...

inzosplace.com

[james]

The time has come of update the original posting. I just looked, and Why Italian Wood-Fired Ovens are Round hasn't been touched since March 2005. Of course not much has changed in the world of wood-fired ovens. :-)

I have created a couple of graphics, which I think visually help describe the differences between round/dome and rectangular/barrel vault ovens. I think by attaching these graphics to the original sticky posting, it will help first time readers. To see the changes, take a look at the first posting, or as Dmun says, my essay. :-)

As always, comments are very much appreciated.
James

[dmun]

A million WFO's in Italy? Wow.
The CIA says that there are about 50 million adults in Italy. Figure two to a household, that means that about 10 percent of Italian homes have a WFO.