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Post by diggerjones on Apr 10, 2016 20:11:27 GMT
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Post by diggerjones on Apr 16, 2016 21:33:42 GMT
Put the pot on the other day. Had pizza tonight, made my own dough. It was slightly thick base, I moved the fire and popped it in. The base burnt before the top was done, the rest of the pizzas were  . |
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Post by diggerjones on Apr 16, 2016 21:34:39 GMT
Put the pot on the other day. Had pizza tonight, made my own dough. It was slightly thick base, I moved the fire and popped it in. The base burnt before the top was done, the rest of the pizzas were fine . |
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Post by oblertone on Apr 16, 2016 22:52:24 GMT
Your oven will still be drying out for some considerable time but it will become more consistent with use; having got it up to temp it's good practise to clear back the embers and let it stabilise before putting in your first pizza. Having said that I've just done a couple of plain bases to test the temp, spread them with garlic butter after cooking ! Followed by a further 30 pizzas :-)
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Post by downunderdave on Apr 16, 2016 22:52:25 GMT
Put the pot on the other day. Had pizza tonight, made my own dough. It was slightly thick base, I moved the fire and popped it in. The base burnt before the top was done, the rest of the pizzas were fine The first pizza is always less than ideal. It's just like the first pancake always seems to be a bummer. Try not placing the first pizza deep into the oven, but partly in the entry. As the sting is reduced on the floor subsequent pizzas can be pushed further in. Try the semolina test. ie. Cast 1/4 tsp of semolina onto the centre of the floor. 3 secs for it to turn black is ideal. 2 secs= too hot, 4secs = not hot enough. A good trick to impress guests. |
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Post by diggerjones on Apr 17, 2016 11:51:32 GMT
Yes I'm still learning, there's still steam coming out of the things vermicrete layer I have, is it good practice to dry the oven out before I put blanket on and other layers.
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Post by oblertone on Apr 17, 2016 17:56:47 GMT
Yes I'm still learning, there's still steam coming out of the things vermicrete layer I have, is it good practice to dry the oven out before I put blanket on and other layers. I'd say yes, but many builders complete the whole thing without drying it out at all: to me it makes sense to exclude what moisture you can (and eat pizza) before a topcoat. I used my bare dome for a year before I got around to an insulation layer and waterproof finish. |
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Post by downunderdave on Apr 18, 2016 11:08:10 GMT
Yes I'm still learning, there's still steam coming out of the things vermicrete layer I have, is it good practice to dry the oven out before I put blanket on and other layers. It probably doesn't make that much difference, but I prefer to drive out the water with the insulation on because as you end up drying the top of the oven first there is a huge difference in temperature between the top and the bottom of the dome which of course leads to uneven expansion. The insulation helps to even out the temperature more. An uninsulated flue tile or chimney is more prone to cracking for this reason so although a brick dome is much thicker the same principle applies. The downside is that it is a bit harder for the moisture to escape. If doing an igloo style with wet vermicrete over the blanket you have to drive the water off this layer as well. So that means more curing fires after insulation anyway.. |
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Post by diggerjones on Apr 25, 2016 22:00:38 GMT
Got the blanket on at the weekend  |
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Post by diggerjones on Apr 25, 2016 22:05:51 GMT
And some vermicrete  |
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Post by annie on Apr 25, 2016 22:15:18 GMT
Super oven. Especially a first attempt Hope ours turns out as good - not lol. But half as good will do. In our house DIY stands for Destroy It Yourself !!! My husband a DIYer is not, but bless him he has really tried. So we will see how it turns out. Whats next?  ? |
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Post by diggerjones on Apr 25, 2016 22:19:14 GMT
Maybe a bit more vermicrete, then some waterproof render, maybe put some design patern on it as the wife is a artist
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Post by diggerjones on May 13, 2016 20:40:45 GMT
Rendered it tonight with lime render, 3.4nl lime. 5x2 mix. 2 lime 2 plastering sand 2 concreting sand 1 building sand + feb+ sbr.  |
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Post by diggerjones on May 16, 2016 16:43:35 GMT
Put top coat of render on at the weekend, I'm quite pleased with the look of it.   |
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Post by diggerjones on May 16, 2016 16:43:55 GMT
Put top coat of render on at the weekend, I'm quite pleased with the look of it. |
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