I would think a big rib eye on that grill at 800º would be pretty tasty.
Today was an awesome day. So much progress
Here is the second layer of fire brick installed early this morning
Here is the oven floor going in. We had to do some grinding to get it to lay flat but it is now snug
This is the smoke chamber and the door stop
Here are the first two pieces of the oven shell in place
Here we are with all the shell pieces in place. They kind of link together with flanges on one side and an inset on the next piece
Final piece of the oven is the dome cover in place - these joints all get sealed with refractory cement
Here it is assembled - next step is the joint sealing and wrapping in insulation and vermiculite. The wood storage
got a coat of plaster today as well
I have an infrared point and shoot. I thought about the built in but if they failed it was going to be a pain to fix so I will just use my temp gun and it should be golden. We plan on doing a lot of different things in the oven - I think if I can get a deal on pork tenderloins I can do 15 - 20 at a time. There is a lot of cooking we can do with the ovenAre you building in a temperature probe to give internal readings? Once you get familiar with its properties you can work out how to do several things on the one fire cycle. I love the idea of feeding the disadvantaged, after you do a rib eye,you can pull the fire out bake bread,then maybe bake a lasagne,sausages & beans or similiar on the run down or refire it to get it back to temp.
I think you are looking at the firewood storage in the lower part of the build. The fire goes inside the oven and the two layers of firebrick under the oven floor will help hold the temps real well. I will be posting some more pics in the next day or so that show the insulation blanket and the chicken wire before we do the pearlite and concrete over the oven before the structure is installedScar... My question concerns the fire box... The cement block you used for the fire box, What protects them from cracking due to excessive heat? Anytime I made fire pits with just plain cement block They ALWAYS crack and break from the heat.
Maybe the stucco (finish) has some kind of heat barrier ?
Be interesting to see what happens
It Is SaWEEEEEEEET tho.. nice build
For you both - give me a month - it needs to cureI got 2 tickets to visit!
You makin' Pizza or Steaks?
TJ