 Re: A 15 minute pizza? Please, HELP a new newbie.
WP,
Suggest you look at the Photo Gallery for "plasma" fire pics and do a search under the Firing Your Oven thread. To saturate the bricks with heat, you pretty well fill the chamber with seasoned hardwood and fire it for at least an hour (time varies, oven to oven). When all the soot burns off (the "white" stage), you're almost there. Push the fire to the side (you might have to take some coals out), then add a stick or two for a bright flame. At first, you're looking for a floor temp of about 750 F. With practice, you can move upward from there later. From what you say, your oven simply is not hot enough for pizza, though it looks like you have enough insulation.
Jim
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