How to Build an Authentic Wood-fired Pizza Oven

Building a Wood-fired Pizza Oven is an ambitious spring project that will bring you, your family and friends years of enjoyment. And best of all you will have an Authentic Italian Wood-fired Pizza oven that you built from the ground up that's perfect for all of your favorite recipes. This article will give you all of the steps to building a perfect addition to your outdoor kitchen and the secret needed for obtaining plans with all measurements, materials and details for your Authentic Italian Wood-fired Pizza Oven for free.

Instructions

1. Foundation: Preparing your Wood-fired Pizza Oven's foundation is like choosing the perfect pizza stone to cook your pizza on. If you don't prepare the ground to support your outdoor kitchen you will not have a level surface to support your perfect pizza.

2. The Oven Stand: Your Wood-fired Pizza Oven needs to be the perfect height for you to try all of your recipes in without having to bend down or reach up. So selecting the stand that has the stability you need to support it and is the correct height for you is very important.

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   Framing The Hearth: Your ability to frame the Wood-fired Pizza Oven Hearth will make all of the following steps come together without the use of shims. Measure twice and cut once is the motto to use for this step.

4. Pouring the Hearth: Timing, supplies and outdoor temperature all start to come into play now that you are ready to pour your hearth for your Wood-fired Pizza Oven. Be sure that you read the instructions for all of your materials for this step thoroughly.

5. Setting the Cooking Floor: When following your step-by-step plans for your Wood-fired Pizza Oven be sure to pay special attention to this step. Your cooking floor will need to be completely level for years of use. Remember steps 1-4 are already done and there's no room for error now.

6. Starting the Oven Dome: In this step you will actually start to see your Wood-fired Pizza Oven take the shape that you are expecting to compliment your outdoor kitchen. It's amazing how far you have come and even though there are an additional 10 steps they will go fast now that you can start to imagine the aroma of fresh baked pizza now.

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   Building the Dome: Your Wood-fired Pizza Oven Plans have the exact measurements and materials needed for building the dome. If I were you I'd read the instructions twice and invite the neighbors over when doing this step, that way they will be so impressed with your do-it-yourself savvy they will volunteer to help with the remaining steps.

8. Building the Oven Opening: The perfect Authentic Italian Wood-fired Pizza Oven opening allows access to your cooking floor and compliments the old Pompeii style that you desire for your outdoor kitchen. Beginners to skilled craftsmen will take extra care to make the oven opening as beautiful as it is functional.

9. Finishing the Oven Dome: I know finishing is the ultimate stop word for most but there are only seven steps left after this one so take the time to properly finish your Wood-fired Pizza Oven dome and know that you are getting close to smelling your favorite recipe cooking in your outdoor kitchen.

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    Oven Vents: We all know that a Wood-fired Pizza Oven typically has a vent to allow air circulation to achieve the ultimate temperature for your dough to rise and brown and melt in your mouth so install your vent and take pride in your work in progress.

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    Arch and Door: I know I'm not there to see you complete this step but I can see it in my imagination and know you are picturing opening and closing this door with ease as often as you can. Take time with this step and use quality materials so you can enjoy your Wood-fired Pizza Oven with your grandchildren.

12. Attaching the Chimney: Your Outdoor kitchen is taking shape with you being the designer, carpenter, mason and engineer of the perfect chimney for your Wood-fired Pizza Oven. It's great to see the chimney in place so go ahead and install your chimney that will have the neighbors wishing they were you.

13. Oven Installation: Your Wood-fired Pizza Oven looks great, it actually seems like you could just get the fire going and the ingredients out but you need the right insulation for your climate so review all of your insulation material instructions closely and you will be rewarded for all of your hard work.

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    Enclosure Design Styles, Igloo Enclosures & Walled Enclosures: You're right, I cheated and combined three steps into one but I know you are anxious to begin using your Wood-fired Pizza Oven and I want to get to the secret I promised you. You will select the design style and enclosure that meets your specific need with the help of steps 14-16 of your free plans with everything you need to build a Wood-fired Pizza Oven for your outdoor kitchen.

15. Curing your Oven: This is it, the final step and then you get to enjoy pizza from your own do-it-yourself Authentic Wood-fired Pizza Oven. Curing your oven will complete your outdoor kitchen project. So finish this step and invite your friends and family over.

Tips & Warnings

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Resources

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