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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • ZagamTheVileOPtoPizzawell, shit.
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    2 months ago

    I’m not refusing to listen, and I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel. I’m talking to a dude in this thread about his mods to an oven. I’ve read about concrete pavers instead of blue stone. It’s an interesting home, diy project I’m hoping to have work a handful of times. I’m not trying to abandon my kitchen and feed my family primarily from this. It’s a weekend project, not a life-or-death endeavor. The cost of a real brick oven is more than we’re willing, or able, to spend for something that will get used maybe 2 or 3 times a year.

    And at the end of the day, I’m outside having fun moving rocks around with my kids.


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    2 months ago

    So I’m gonna try the concrete pavers. If that doesn’t work, we’ll just go back to using the stone in the oven. Maybe look for a used ooni.

    Im not sure why people are getting so bummed at me for trying a diy way yo do it. I said I’d try a couple of times, not suffer the rest of my life blowing up rocks weekly.


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    2 months ago

    OK, this is rad. I’m not there yet but im seeing a path forward. I’m gonna try out some concrete pavers and work on dough. If the fam gets into this, your project will be the way I go.


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    2 months ago

    Meh. If I get a few decent cooks from it, its good enough. There’s zero cost involved. And if/when the bottom goes out we’ll scrap it and decide if its worth the trouble to do something more permanent.


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    2 months ago

    I don’t really have the time, money, or room for a proper Italian design. My hope here was to get better than my oven. So your cooking surface is straight steel? Im not opposed to trying this.


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    2 months ago

    Yeah, 2" piece of bluestone. My concern now isn’t just stability. If there’s water in any of the brick or other stones, the same thing could happen.