Forno Bravo Door

[james]

Forno Bravo is gearing up to make a steel front door for Pompeii Oven builders. The door is 19"W x 12"H at the top of the curve, and starts to curve upward at 10"H. This will allow it to work with both flat, lintel-based openings, and curved openings. They are painted black, and have a scrolled handle that holds the door in place to seal closed your oven and holds it upright when it is sitting on a counter.

They look like the door you see in the Casa graphic here: http://fornobravo.com/residential_pi...izza_oven.html

Before we have the first batch made, I wanted to double check that this size sounds good to a majority of you. We are having them made by the same company that makes our Cucina oven stand (who luckily is related to someone who works for Forno Bravo), so we know they will come out nice.

Let me know what you think of the size. They will be in the Forno Bravo Store shortly.

James

[Fio]

I need something that is 9 X 18". I think I'll have to make it out of wood with insulation. Getting a good seal will be a challenge.

[CanuckJim]

Fio,

I made my own door, VERY carefully. However, it still does not seal entirely unless I lean a spare brick against it. Sometimes, simple is good.

Jim

[Xabia Jim]

James

My door is a cast metal door with twin sliding dampers on the bottom and a peep hole above. It is a commercial variety I believe was made in Spain. I am hoping to use the peep hole to make steam. It has two wooden handles perpendicular to the flat door and two small feet to keep it in place. It mates to a angle iron frame on the oven. I use two small wooden wedges under the feet to keep it in place.

39 cm wide, 37 cm high....

I can send pictures in a week when I get my camera if interested.

Jim

[Xabia Jim]

Here is the shot of the door to my oven.

[Xabia Jim]

Okay, now it's painted and I varnished the handles...looks a lot better!