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Do they have to be alcoholic?

How about a nice shot of wheatgrass juice? (fecking horrible stuff, it is)

Edit: And strictly speaking (and actually speaking too, probably), a tomato is a fruit.

I wasn't sure whether to post this in Food, Pizza or DIY.
This is something I've been building for the last couple of months. Been dreaming of building one for years. But I've been lucky enough to be on a sabbatical from work this summer so finally got the chance.
It's taken a few weeks to dry out properly and get a good burn. Now it has I've roasted chicken, slow cooked a tagine and of course baked bread and pizza. I'm still getting the hang of it but it was a lot of fun to build and even more fun to use

you. utter. bastard.

Chapeau! Where did you get the design from? Or draft it up yourself.

^^ i agree. dick move. you haven't even had time to take the price tag off your pizza trowel such was your rush to remind the rest of us what miserable outside-oven-less failures we are.

I based it on this https://youtu.be/9nIBXI9Co9U

To keep costs down I built it using bricks reclaimed for the garage that stood on the site where it is built. I also used vermiculite rather than rockwool insulation.
Some pics of the construction. I will admit I'm a carpenter by trade so the building came fairly naturally to me.

It was all part of a wider project to bury the old garage slab. Which was knocked down when we had an extension built. The area now looks like this, well it does when the sun shines.

strange place for a chimney - would have thought it would be better placed at the rear. then again, i've never so much as made a bed, never mind an outdoors oven. you posh git.

Amazing work that.

Found this sketch that explains why the chimney is at the front. Also when you first light the fire you start it at the front directly under the flue so get a good draw going and the fire starts quickly. You then move it back as you add more fuel. Also I've made a door that fits inside the arch beyond the chimney. When this is in place you have an "airtight" oven, which is needed for baking bread.

@Backstop - take note! amazing!

pics aren't showing up for me. Anyone else?

That pizza oven is so so good!

@mands First picture in first post works but can't see the rest.. (Chrome)

hotpiss!

#science

Snap

Do you get a no entry sign,

Invite for pizza night then.

Yah no entry sign.

I've changed were there pictures where hosted. Hope it now works for you.

Cracking job, pictures saved for future reference.

Do you moniter the temperature inside (with an IR thermometer or some such)?

@tridiver Yep, working now! Good work, I am very jealous!

superb! pizza party !!!!!!

That is the best thing ever.

When i'm a proper grown up I want that and @StevePeel 's garage from page 456 on this thread: http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/130828/?offset=11375

This has started my pizza cravings and it's only 9.30am.......

You definitely want the chimney at the front to reach 400/500 degrees. Do you also have the lid to close it? That usually helps it getting evenly to the right temperature (and typically has the thermometer mounted on @inchpincher )

It looks amazing tho! When's the pizza party? I worked as a pizza baker for 7 yrs in my earlier life, I can help! :)

In other news - I booked this for me and my girlfriend:

http://www.thaifarmcooking.net/home

Can't wait! Hopefully I can have a better understanding of curries and spices and use that knowledge to come up with some weird Italian-Thai fusion dishes!