In the early stages of a pizza oven

[Blacklab]

Been kicking the idea for quite a while. Thinking of igloo style with a 39 inch cooking floor. The size of the white disc. Goal is to have it cooking by June and under $700. Here's the pad 72x84. I'll start building the base in a week or two. Like I said early stages but it's started...........

[Bigshooter]

You must really like pizza.

[quadrafire]

That's on my bucket list. Can't wait to watch your progress

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Will it double as a smoker?

[Blacklab]

You must really like pizza.

Just a little 

Will it double as a smoker?

I don't know about a smoker since I have 3. Going to try baking bread and roasting things of that nature. Here's one of my smokers

[lamrith]

What sort of temps are you expecting out of it?  Never seen a pizza cooker built big like that.  I think the east coast wood fired pizza ovens run in excess of 700*..

Details man we need details!

I might have to take a trip that way, take the grendels out for some excersize, then eat!

[Blacklab]

Lamrith, I'm game! just don't shoot me     

I'm thinking 7 to 8 hundred degrees and cooking pizzas 1-2 minutes 

[TheHunt]

A buddy has an XL Green Egg BBQ.  He has been doing pizza for the last three weeks.  His temperatures are around 650 degrees.

[lamrith]

Lamrith, I'm game! just don't shoot me     

I'm thinking 7 to 8 hundred degrees and cooking pizzas 1-2 minutes 

Why would I do that?  you mean just because you got me  hooked on this Grendel..??  Yeah I owe you bigtime for that, have to make sure I bring beer!!

HAHA!! Yeah I can convert my GMG pellet grill to get higher temp and act as a pizza oven.  I need to get the laser out next time and get a good read on temps, but it was in excess of 500* and a papa murphy's took4-5min and was done.  That sort of heat works best though when you make you own dough...   I will try to find the link, there is a whole forum on pizza making and high temp ovens.

What are you planning to use for heat source?  Propane with wood, pellets, just stick wood?

[Blacklab]

Here's a link guys on pizza type ovens lots of great info. I make my dough 90% of the time not hard w/ a K/A and nothing fancy. Basic flour, yeast, salt, olive oil. Somtime I'll throw garlic, parm cheese, rosemary just depends on the mood. As for the heat source it will be a stick fire thanks to the NW resources 

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f7/

[superdown]

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[lamrith]

Here is the one I checked out..
http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php

Here is what I did with my GMG so simulate wood fired oven, worked ok.  A couple Fireplace Hearth brinks, then the GMG grease drip tray upside down ontop of them.  Put the stone ontop of that for preheat cycle, set grill to 500* and let her run.  The Steel tray will get super heated and stone gets hot too.  When time to cook, put stone down on grate and slide your pie on...  Not perfect, but for $7 in bricks it worked pretty good!

[Blacklab]

That looks great  especially the leaparding on the crust 

[NRA4LIFE]

I do something similar with my Big Green Egg and the plate setter.  I let 'er rip to about 750 and the pizzas cook in just 3-4 minutes.

[Cap.Silver]

Great project , is it really going to be solely for pizza ? I think you could make both : pizza and smoker . 
You guys make me hungry for one ..... Blacklab are you in Renton ? I must have seen your truck somewhere million times ..... it looks familiar with the stickers . One of my buds is mason and he build himself this in the backyard .....incl.pizza oven . I don't think he uses it though .