Ready made portugese oven info?

[mickytapp]

I am think of getting one of the WFOs from xclusive barbecues. I don't have skill to build full Pompeii and these are very well priced. Does anyone have experience of them?
Do they hold their heat as I do want to do slow cooking and roasting in them?
I am also keen to know about the chimney or non chimney version, why and what's the difference
Thanks in advance

[mickytapp]

Thanks Dann, I know what you mean about the weight. I banking on just throwing enough mates at it and at some point we'll be eating fishing and chips and the thing will be in place!!
I'm hoping weight equates to insulation!!

[mickytapp]

I have just read an interesting post by slowfood about weight and thermal mass. Agree with the guy, it was on the Jamie Dome 60 topic. I am swinging back to the Portuguese and have seen a very reasonably priced example which weighs in at 480kg.
I am now canvassing friends for thoughts about how we can get it from drive to garden

[johnaero]

i was in touch with lad who makes these, he told me bricks are clay but are nto solid, also floor is just a clay tile with sand under it. to me would do for a quick fire up, few pizza and then will cool fast.

i was about to order one then realised cost same as building one. still have build a supporting wall for it anyway.

i have just got delivery of my bricks and its looking like a simpler job than you would be led to believe on some more international pizza forums

[johnaero]

also if you are buying one you can get it much cheaper here from supplier

www.my-barbecue.com/

[sansone76]

Hi to all I am thinking of getting one of these ovens brick pizzaioli or Clay Mediterrani royal I think there made in the same factory.i have no building experience and a limited budget so modular it is.any feed back would be appreciated thanks.

[coups1969]

I'm also on the verge of buying a lisboa 120 from mybarbecue.com, would really like some feedback from anyone who has an oven like this. I intend to put a brick skin around the oven to dress it up a bit. I just thought the oven would be a good base to start with and €670 for a large cooking area is a great deal in my opinion.

[webb]

From what ive seen heard, they are well built, very heavy! and good to leave outside to the elements

They do however need a long time to heat up and eat a lot of wood.