Pompeii Italian Brick Pizza Oven Construction

[danelugdz]

how many bricks do u use for this oven? can u give me the dimensions of the oven?

[ken4pizza]

@danelugdz The oven has an interior diameter of 42 inches. I used about 300 firebricks to construct the dome. You can find everything you need to know about building this type of oven (including FREE plans!) at FornoBravo [dot] com.

[ken4pizza]

@Landotter1 You are welcome and thanks for the nice comments. Good luck with your oven! Be sure to post your pictures and progress on the FornoBravo forum. It is the world's best place for feedback and support.

[Landotter1]

Great looking oven and pizza!!! I'll be over in 5 minutes!!! :-D Thanks for sharing. I plan to start mine in a couple of months. Got my Pompeii plans and on the forum so hopefully, in a few months, I'll be cooking such pizza!!!

[impaladave1965]

Great Video, first of all. I am in Massachusetts, planning on Spring Construction, following the Foorno Bravo Pompeii plans. One thing puzzles me. The exterior pics on the video show the center filled with two "half moon" cuts, but the interior (skylight) view shows three thirds? Regardless, Your pics of the construction steps are so clear and defined. Do you have them posted on the FB website? They would be invaluable to me as we continue with our plans. Thanks, ginivisian@gmail.com

[ken4pizza]

@impaladave1965 Hello and thanks for the nice comments! The 3-piece center keystone at the top of the dome was done with "splits" (half thickness bricks). It was too difficult to cut full size bricks to fit snuggly in the small space. After installing the three-piece keystone, I mortared the two half-circles on top. My build is detailed on the FB Forum. Look for the thread titled "My Old Kentucky Dome" by user Ken524. Good luck with your project!!