 Re: Firebrick suitable for pizza ovens
Welcome aboard WG,
You are very close with your temperature estimates. The ovens get over 1000ºF at various spots during firing, and pizza cooks in the 700-800+ºF range and bread in the 400-550ºF range. Low duty firebricks made for fireplaces work very well.
I should note that selling pizza oven kits (oven floor, dome, vent, door, insulation, etc.) is our real business. That's what puts food on the table for us. Our ovens are all made in Italy from custom refractory materials and purpose-made bricks.
At the same time, we are very happy supporting Pompeii oven builders and we are thrilled at how quickly our community is growing. It's good for everyone. The Pompeii oven e-book has been downloaded over 6,000 times, so there is definitely interest. :-)
If you folks are interested in doing some custom pieces to support Pompeii oven builders, we should talk. One option would be for you to make the pieces, and for us to sell them through the FB Store. We would be your customer.
My email address is james at fornobravo dot com.
James |