My Pompeii in hull

[rokdok]

Lee, what superb build- fantastic.

[leetheldc]

Thanks a lot guys yes I am really pleased with how it turned out well worth the time on the cuts here is another shot from the arch 

[unclebhuna]

Very neat and tidy build. Quality workmanship! Good effort!

[leetheldc]

Thanks buhna im happy with it! 

Here is a little stuffed bread recipe I'd like to share with you all if you don't already know it I call it "breakfast bread" even though it's for my tea tonight! I am mainly posting this for Paul aka. rokdok! As I'm still having to cook this in my kitchen oven ha

here are my ingredients I will use a good tea  spoon full of the salt and honey if not honey then caster  sugar  add all sachets of yeast to the just over a pint of Luke warm water then feed it the honey or sugar mix with a folk and leave for 10 mins until it looks like a good pint nice head

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[leetheldc]

I then use the same folk to mix to the constancy shown i the dry flour pic has olive oil in the centre after mixing in the salt the folk helps take away the sticky messy bit then once I nead I use the same bowl from the flour to prove the dough I use this for all my bread il let it sit for at leat 40 mins in the mean time I open up some cherry toms.like a a book Get the seeds out

[leetheldc]

My rise after 50 mins  Il now knock back the dough and roll out what I need

[leetheldc]

Ok so I didn't need to roll out the dough did as my hands wanted 2 packs of Parma ham laid out leaving 2 inch of dough at bottom eggs boiled for 7 mins the into ice cold water on top of the ham then torn up mozzarella 2 wet packs buffalo if pos. the opened up toms wrapped around then a good grating over of quality Parmesan and lastly a full head of supermarket basil  all rolled up making sure to wet all sides for a good seal with water               After 30 mins it looks like this 

[leetheldc]

  I don't like to prove this bread to long as it get bigger in the oven  180 to 190 while you prove 

[leetheldc]

In the oven for 40 mins me and my girl smashed this in not much left we always have it with roasted cherry toms flavoured with oregano pepper salt nice olive oil a couple of garlic cloves and red wine vinegar in the oven for 20 mins while the bread rests makes a great dip and mayo of all things ! Can't wait to try this in my wood oven it's so nice!   

[dirtlover2005]

Thanks Lee

I will be trying out that!! Looks gurt lush!

Just checking - did you use a whole bag of flour?

[leetheldc]

I use a 1000 grams of flour to 3 sachets of yeast

[leetheldc]

With some help from the fb guys I poured a 2 inch slab of v- Crete 5.1 with cement for my arch area the arch wall bricks will be laid on here and my off cuts of cal sil will make up the arch floor to the right level. Got on order 8 mm fire rope and 2 mm fire tape for heat break in both floor and arch

[rokdok]

Lee , Thanks very much indeed for the recipe. That is an absolute definite the next time we fire the oven up. Your build is coming on really well- won't be long now. Cheers and thanks again Paul.

[cobblerdave]

Gday
On problem that my oven has suffered with is that any rain that blows in onto the entrance hearth floor goes down in the brick into the insulation layer and of course back into the oven. I've since built an external wheather door.
Seeing your heat break and seperate hearth insulation has me thinking . What do you think about the idea of slipping a strip of stainless steel into that heat break gape to act as moisture barrier?
Just an idea
Regards dave

[leetheldc]

Hi dave thanks for your concern this is something that gulf from fb sort of warned me of he said to only bring the vcrete out to under the arch then make a water proof seal between them And my face brick the whole area is going to be under cover I'm hoping for a life long dry oven and also to use it in all weather. I did think about the flat steel like Utah beehiver also on fb did I'm sure you have seen this . I think I will be also fitting an external door didn't really think about it acting as a weather guard though so when and if I do make one I will make it a water proof one