Finally started my pizza oven!

[MAVANO]

O.K. here are some pics of door

[Calabrese]

Hi Guy's, sorry about the time in responding, but my D- link died and that took a couple of days to figure out and fix. I take no credit in the fix, I have to thank my beautiful wife (cumputer geek) to thank for that.
Anyways I'm back. I've sourced out some of the steel, glass and heat rope for the doors. I am so lucky when it comes to steel and welding because my dad is a retired welder and has been eager to put his stamp on things. He thought my idea about the 2" alminum oven pan as a possible door was rediculous. Alot of work to achieve a substandard product were his exact words. He volunteered to do both doors but to told me the glass outer door is completely unnecessary. He's 78yrs old and still as sharp as a razor.

Mavano Nice job on the doors.

Bill, I to was wondering about the heat loss through the slab, and I'm glad I used the vermiculite mixture and insulation board. I took a reading on the underside side of the slab the other day after holding temps of about 835 for 4 to 5hrs and I was so pleased to see a temp of 75degrees. It also had me thinking about increasing the mass on the dome by 3" and then adding the vermiculite and portland and then the insulating blanket this should get me all the benefits from the blanket that I require. I don't want to look back and think "shoulda coulda woulda " my wife and I are having so much fun cooking in this oven that I can definetly see us doing multiple bakes. Here are some pics of the porketta and potatoes we cooked today

Dino, I know from your pictures you had a great time building your oven, But cooking in it is a 1000x better.

[geisen]

Great looking roast.
Can we get a couple photos wide angle?
Would like to see what how the whole build is turning out.
regards
GG

[Frances]

Originally Posted by geisen

Can we get a couple photos wide angle?
Would like to see what how the whole build is turning out.

Yep, me too. That last picture looks great, with the reflecting black tiles and the shiny counter and all those shaped edges... and even some twirly bits. Very unusual and it all works really well together.

[Calabrese]

I'm glad you think so, I thought the black granite tile would be to much but it was free, I had them left over from a renovation from our last house. I was determined to use them some where. I had them in the basement for the last 15yrs. The shelf brackets my wife found at a garage sale, I temporarily fastened them in to see how they would look. The shelf on top is to display a number of olive oil can dispensers that might look nice up there. The granite counter was a mistake I benefited from. The only thing I purchased was the porcelane tile that looks like stone. With everthing in I don't mind telling you I spent $150.00.

[Dino_Pizza]

Very nice looking oven. There is something very Roman about tile and trim pieces that's very nice (hope I'm not insulting any Sicilian in your family).
Lot's of Romex wiring in there too. Are you the electrician as well? And what about that rectangular space above the oven opening. That is interesting. Whatever your plans, it's great looking. This is going to be good. Can' wait to see it all done. Thanks, Dino

[geisen]

Great work. Love the look and feel.

[MAVANO]

very nice almost there, remember the due date for the party!! I think it will be finished you work fast I'am amazed of your progress good job, and ahhh nice porchetta

[Calabrese]

Thanks to everyone for your kind words.
I've made a template of the insulated door and started to fabricate, it's a little bit big and I'll have to make adjustments. The cavity is for the 2" insulation that I'll install before sealing it. Here are some pics of the progress.

I'm wondering if anyone on the Forno Bravo forum knows of a chemical process or proceedure to make metal change colour. I don't know what the process is called or if the discolouration only applies to certain metals but I do like the funky design and would like to investigate it further depending on how complex it would be to do.

[dmun]

I'm wondering if anyone on the Forno Bravo forum knows of a chemical process or proceedure to make metal change colour

Is it aluminum? It could be anodized. This is a two step procedure, and needs to be done by a professional plater: It's a two step process:
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