Some tips on building your own Wood-fired oven

Win a Wood-fired oven and a day at Manna from Devon's cookery school. Open for 10 to 14 year olds for young pizza chef of the year.

Please click on the link to give you a good general idea of a typical Pompeii oven build (pictures and description of all stages)

Please click on the link to give a general idea of a typical Barrel/Vault oven build (pictures and description of all stages)

Please click on the link to give a general description of building your own Clay oven (pictures and stages)

Marcus (minesamojito) has joined the staff of the UK Wood-fired oven forum....Welcome

A guide on how to upload images onto the forum

Late summer 2013. Pompeii build in S.Wales over a weekend in Sep/Oct? where members can attend "on site"...or view live on line via a webcam

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Please use the correct sub-board to post a video. For now the 4 sub-boards will be oven construction, WFO baking/cooking, General baking and General outdoor cooking. If the video is not your own please acknowledge the OP.

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Sub-boards: Wood-fired oven building, Wood-fired oven cooking/baking, General baking, Outdoor cooking/BBQ/Grill/Smoker

Staff and Members....Board is still "under construction".....any idea's or tips on improving this forum can be posted here

BBQ and outdoor cooking event.
BBQ, Grilling, Smoking, Grill Competition (top UK BBQers)...and even Wood-fired ovens this year.

Follow ongoing Vault oven builds

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Follow ongoing Clay oven builds

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Thread/photo diary of Vault oven builds from 2009/10/11

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Thread/photo diary of Clay oven builds in 2009/10/11

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A board created purely for Pizza Recipes. Any Pizza recipe can be posted here. If it's not your own try to credit the recipe to it's source.

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A place to find....or post your favourite pizza dough recipe

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A place to find/post your favourite bread recipe

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Flour...which type to use, where to buy, local flour mills in the UK, best deals on-line and tips and tricks...

A place to post Meat and Vegetable dishes...photo's welcome

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A place to share and swap Vegetarian, Vegan or special diet dishes/dough's.

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Outdoor cooking recipe's, rub's, technique's, tips....and more

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Sub-board: Hardwood Plank grilling and BBQing

3D Drawing of Pompeii oven design (in progress)

Sub-boards: Foundation Slab/Base, Oven support walls, Oven slab and underhearth insulation, First ring course and hearth layout, Dome construction, Outer arch, Dome insulation, Waterproofing and Render

A place to share sourcing, mixing clay and building your own Mud oven

Tips and techniques in building your own Vault oven

Anything relating to Mobile WFO's. Also a place to post YOUR Mobile WFO (pics venue's etc.)

A place to ask or share info on introducing thermocouples, thermometers and infra red gadgets.

Here's the place to scare the commercials !!!... A place to share idea's on casting.

A place to swap idea's on making your own oven door

A discussion board in how to fire your oven, which wood to use and temperature guidance on Pizza baking, bread, meat etc.

From Wood-fired ovens workshops to baking courses. Find what's available in your area.
Please PM a staff member if you want your course added.

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A list of Mobile Wood-fired ovens vendors selling Wood-fired pizzas in markets and street fairs up and down the UK & Eire

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A place to recommend restaurants who use a wood-fired oven in their operations. Please put the name and location in the title box....then post a comment.

Organic milled flour discount to forum members

Details of discounts from refractory suppliers and Jewsons building material discounts (up to 73% off list price)..members only

A place for Q&A on WFO topics. If you are building or thinking of building your own oven, please start your own thread in the relevant section i.e...ongoing Pompeii build.

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A place to post/find any books, cd's or dowloads relevant to Wood-fired ovens (please PM a staff member to post here)

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(Non-commercial) goods for sale...or wanted. Left over fire-bricks?....post them here

All our members are WFO enthusiaststs....many have other interests and hobbies outside of "wood-fired". Create a "Title".....and interact with other members.

Please post name,( or username) location and type of oven in title box. Upload or c+p your best pic, plus any related links (your own album)