wood burning pizza-oven

[woodpelletgrill]

I just made this pizza oven.
I will test it when Beijing pollution is not so heavy.
Main body is made from 2 mm stainless steel plate. Fire box is made from 3 mm stainless steel
main boday size 14"x 20"x 6". Effective Area 14"x14"
with 12 V DC 10 CFM blower, Adjustable AC/DC adapter, Temp. Gauge,





This is main structure. You can use it directly. You can also build a stand, You can insulate the main structure by mud, brick, cement.

You can use the fire box only. You can build a oven by brick and cement very easy and use the fire box as insert

[woodpelletgrill]

It shall be good for hot & fast grilling too.
Whether it can do low & slow or not is not certain. I will test later

[Narmnaleg]

Hi Wang,

Where does the smoke go?
Is there a stone inside?
How hot does it get?
How much wood fits in the box?
How does the heat flow?
Why is it better than the alternatives?

[woodpelletgrill]

Where does the smoke go?
A: the front door is 2 cm short to leave a opening as smoke out pass

Is there a stone inside?
A:No stone. all my concern is to make it light weighted, shipping cost from China to the world is too high.
But User can buy a pizza stone locally

How hot does it get?
A:Depending on how hot you want. It has a 10 CFM blower, optional 50CFM blower
I am sure 50 CFM blower can melt the steel.

How much wood fits in the box?
A:Fire box is 15x15x30cm. Fire box is something like a drawer. You can add wood easily
But mainly it is a portable design for home use, not commercial.

How does the heat flow?
A:from the fire box to top of main body, and out from lower gap of door

Why is it better than the alternatives?
A:it is portable. It is controlled by a blower. the speed of blower can be tuned by hand.
If you have my BBQ controller, the temp. can be controlled automatically

[woodpelletgrill]

I have offset, cabinet, UDS pits.
I tried to make pizza on them
The only option is my mini- UDS.
But by UDS the bottom side of pizza is too hot and burns to charcoal, while the upper side is still under cooked.
In a traditional pizza oven, the bottom pizza stone is hot, and the hot smoke/air flows over the upper side.
I know someone make pizza on Weber with add-on ring. It must have same problem as on UDS.

I made this pizza oven by 2 mm and 3 mm stainless steel.
Just think of this thickness, it can hold temperature better than weber.
As it has a blower, it can have much higher temp. than weber.

You can also use it as a smoker, and you can never worry about grease drip/fire.

[Narmnaleg]

Thanks for your reply Wang.
I applaud your initiative in trying new designs. In this instance I have to tell you that I have serious doubts about the design of this oven.
With no insulation and the temps required for most pizza (let alone neapolitan) I would not feel comfortable using it. I have lots of other concerns, but I'll leave it there.

[woodpelletgrill]

Thanks for your reply Wang.
I applaud your initiative in trying new designs. In this instance I have to tell you that I have serious doubts about the design of this oven.
With no insulation and the temps required for most pizza (let alone neapolitan) I would not feel comfortable using it. I have lots of other concerns, but I'll leave it there.

Be honest, I do not test it yet.
Beijing has heavy pollution today.
I am just waiting for a windy day to light fire.

There are posts on this site which use add-on ring on weber to make pizza, and also lots of such videos on youtube.
Weber does not have insulation either. and weber thickness is less than 1 mm and mine is 2 mm.

Also I suggest to insulate this main structure by mud, or brick, or cement.

[woodpelletgrill]

drawback:
there must be small gap between fire box and opening on main body. a small portion of smoke may leak out there.
let it go. just leave it as it is.

[Narmnaleg]

I am just waiting for a windy day to light fire.

I will follow your testing with interest Wang. I hope it goes well. Remember that in the case of pizza, we don't want to smoke it or cook it low and slow (or at least I definitely don't).

There are posts on this site which use add-on ring on weber to make pizza, and also lots of such videos on youtube.
Weber does not have insulation either. and weber thickness is less than 1 mm and mine is 2 mm.

Also I suggest to insulate this main structure by mud, or brick, or cement.

Maybe it will be ok for some. Personally I wouldn't want to buy something and then have to add lots of stuff before I can use it.

[woodpelletgrill]

I am just waiting for a windy day to light fire.

Remember that in the case of pizza, we don't want to smoke it or cook it low and slow (or at least I definitely don't).

I want genuine pizza too.
In Beijing all pizza is made by electric oven, I doubt the temp. can never be over 200C.
That is the initial reason why I make this pizza oven.
I make it for me first, and I want to make pizza over 300C in 5 minutes.

[woodpelletgrill]

It is easy and cheap to add stand, case, insulator, stone inside ect. in Beijing
Then the shipping cost will kill all business opportunity

[urbangriller]

I can see this working!

It'll be similar to the way the gas conveyer belt ones work but wood fired!

If the Lid was removable you could put an oven box on top.

I'm watching this with interest and hoping for a clear day in Beijing.

Have you got a good pizzarecipe Wang?

Cheers
Chris

[Gumb]

I admire your ingenuity Wang. One day I hope to be able to wave to you as you pass over Australia while orbiting the earth in your home made space ship.

But seriously, this will be interesting to watch and I hope it works out for you.

[woodpelletgrill]

what do you mean by "oven box"
Traditionally, MOST chinese do not eat cheese nor butter.
But I like both most
We seldom make pizza at home.
Do you have good recipes to recommend

[urbangriller]

An oven box like this one:
It is just a box that has an open bottom with a diffuser plate and just sits on a gas stove.





Cheers
Chris