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Post by simonh on Jul 21, 2017 18:21:45 GMT
The table was super easy, five sleepers, some 2x4 and big screws and bolts, cost £140 in materials and took an hour to put together. I will probably give the top a rough sand to tidy it up just a touch. Seats 8 easily and probably 10 at a squeeze.
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Post by simonh on Jul 24, 2017 16:04:37 GMT
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Post by simonh on Aug 5, 2017 11:42:29 GMT
Well the weather has been rubbish so the first actual cooking fire was last night Very pleased with how it performed, got the floor up to 440c or so and have started on the steep learning curve that is how to actually use a pizza peel (test pizza got flipped into the fire by mistake!) pizzas tasted great and everybody enjoyed them. 16 hours later with no door and the flue open the floor was at 77c - not sure if that is good or bad tbh Pics to follow when I upload them
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Post by simonh on Aug 7, 2017 20:47:14 GMT
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Post by simonh on Aug 13, 2017 19:00:46 GMT
Did a second firing last night, cooked chicken wings, baked potatoes and pizzas, was all relish! Remembered to block the entrance up with bricks and close the flue when we had finished cooking, 24 hours later still had over 100c temp in there so very pleased with that
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Post by simonh on Jul 4, 2018 21:34:52 GMT
Well this time last year I was undergoing some very brutal chemo, all passed that now so have been making some decent use of the oven, it has been fired up at least 5 times in the last two weeks managed to do roast new potatoes, cod in lemon butter, Cajun pork tenderloin and stuffed mushrooms all at the same time and timed to all come out together. Seemed to go down well with everyone. All I need to do now is find a more cost effective source of wood if I am going to use it this much!
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Post by oblertone on Jul 5, 2018 7:48:19 GMT
Congratulations on coming through the chemo; enjoy your oven.
As to a wood supplier, I paid about 15p/kilo for mixed hardwood from a local supplier who delivers by weight. I'm always wary of those who deliver by a trailerfull or 'load'. Build a log store and buy in bulk would be my suggestion.
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Post by simonh on Jul 5, 2018 9:08:36 GMT
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Post by simonh on Jul 6, 2018 9:12:52 GMT
well I have had 1m3 of kiln dried ash delivered by tipper truck this morning, £95 which seemed reasonable to me, just need to take it up a flight of steps to the wood store now - joy!
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Post by chas on Jul 6, 2018 16:48:11 GMT
Congratulations on coming through the chemo; enjoy your oven. As to a wood supplier, I paid about 15p/kilo for mixed hardwood from a local supplier who delivers by weight. I'm always wary of those who deliver by a trailerfull or 'load'. Build a log store and buy in bulk would be my suggestion. Probably worth adding to oblertone’s post that he’s an experienced buyer... be aware that buying by weight leaves you open to the woodman’s trick of selling you less-than-seasoned wood - in which case you’re buying water. Similarly, as he says, a ’load’ may be good value, but there’s a lot of air in a jumble of logs. It’s a dirty business, forestry. Chas
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Post by simonh on Jul 6, 2018 20:32:41 GMT
Well I bought by volume which seems to be the only way I can around here... for about £25 more than I usually pay for 5 bags I have more than double what I usually get and it is supposed to be all kiln dried ash.
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Post by simonh on Jul 15, 2018 13:49:26 GMT
So I have to take my oven apart to put a properly sized chimney in, I think I need to go up at least 2” diameter. While I am doing that I wondered if I ought to render the oven at the same time? If you look back through the pictures I put the blanket on and then just filled the cavity with insulation before fitting the roof.
Using it last night the roof did feel very warm so I am wondering if I need more thermal mass.
Thoughts?
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Post by simonh on Aug 6, 2018 13:48:16 GMT
I've been getting quite a bit of use out of the oven recently and not just for Pizza, I've also had a first go at a door which has made a huge difference to heat retention (130c on the floor 24 hours later!) about 30 minutes from done door- made out of Oak panels, I have to get some vermiculte board to finish it off Simon
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Post by simonh on Apr 19, 2019 20:34:09 GMT
Well the door hasn’t lasted the winter and has basically fallen apart which is a bit irritating, it it was only a cheap piece of bonded oak so I am not to upset. In other news the whole oven is leakier than a leaky thing and all of the insulation, vermiculite and interior of the oven is super damp.
So today I took the top off so I can fit a bigger chimney. Pics to follow.
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baldywills
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Post by baldywills on Apr 20, 2019 6:01:21 GMT
Hi Simon,
Good luck with tweaking the oven. I am not sure if any of us are ever 100% happy with the ovens we build as we know what we could have done differently in the first iteration. I did find my oven base was wet as i had water ingress in the landing area which then wicked across the calsil board under the oven floor. It took many fires to evaporate the water and I have now sealed the bricks in the landing area to prevent this happening again.
I didn't cover the oven this winter but i will in the future.
Personally i have added to oven and surrounding area on several occasions and my latest version now includes the base for a potential BBQ/spit roast - but i am stuck for ideas. How did your BBQ area end up? Any pics?
Cheers
Gary
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