Anyone built a brick oven before?

[Kaido]

Looks like fun:

http://www.traditionaloven.com/index.html

Any experience?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Fire brick is heavy. Never try to transport a load of brick in the family car.
Building an outdoor oven is great fun and sure cuts down on the heat inside during the summer. You can buy kits assembled, unassembled, plans, and DIY. A usable size oven (18 x 24) nicely finished, will run you about $1000 if you do the work yourself. You can do it cheaper or much, much more expensive.

 

[MetalMat]

In basketball I tend to throw them

 

[iamwiz82]

When I tear out our pool I am thinking about replacing it with a patio with a built-in oven/smoker/grill

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
When I tear out our pool I am thinking about replacing it with a patio with a built-in oven/smoker/grill

Yeah that's kind of the idea I have - oven/smoker/grill. I'm not super-familiar with grilling but I've been getting more into breads lately. Is a gas/propane or charcoal grill better?

I really want to setup a nice patio with a fire table

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Fire brick is heavy. Never try to transport a load of brick in the family car.
Building an outdoor oven is great fun and sure cuts down on the heat inside during the summer. You can buy kits assembled, unassembled, plans, and DIY. A usable size oven (18 x 24) nicely finished, will run you about $1000 if you do the work yourself. You can do it cheaper or much, much more expensive.

I'd definitely go the DIY route, I love to make stuff

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
When I tear out our pool I am thinking about replacing it with a patio with a built-in oven/smoker/grill

Yeah that's kind of the idea I have - oven/smoker/grill. I'm not super-familiar with grilling but I've been getting more into breads lately. Is a gas/propane or charcoal grill better?

I really want to setup a nice patio with a fire table

That question will get you killed in some places...



Charcoal all the way. A good process can get one lit almost as quick as propane.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
When I tear out our pool I am thinking about replacing it with a patio with a built-in oven/smoker/grill

Yeah that's kind of the idea I have - oven/smoker/grill. I'm not super-familiar with grilling but I've been getting more into breads lately. Is a gas/propane or charcoal grill better?

I really want to setup a nice patio with a fire table

That question will get you killed in some places...



Charcoal all the way. A good process can get one lit almost as quick as propane.

Hehe. The Weber Performer looks pretty good, it's a charcoal grill that runs about $300 but has a propane booster.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
When I tear out our pool I am thinking about replacing it with a patio with a built-in oven/smoker/grill

Yeah that's kind of the idea I have - oven/smoker/grill. I'm not super-familiar with grilling but I've been getting more into breads lately. Is a gas/propane or charcoal grill better?

I really want to setup a nice patio with a fire table

That question will get you killed in some places...



Charcoal all the way. A good process can get one lit almost as quick as propane.

Hehe. The Weber Performer looks pretty good, it's a charcoal grill that runs about $300 but has a propane booster.

I use propane to start mine too. It's a $10 propane torch and a charcoal chimney

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
When I tear out our pool I am thinking about replacing it with a patio with a built-in oven/smoker/grill

Yeah that's kind of the idea I have - oven/smoker/grill. I'm not super-familiar with grilling but I've been getting more into breads lately. Is a gas/propane or charcoal grill better?

I really want to setup a nice patio with a fire table

That question will get you killed in some places...



Charcoal all the way. A good process can get one lit almost as quick as propane.

Hehe. The Weber Performer looks pretty good, it's a charcoal grill that runs about $300 but has a propane booster.

I use propane to start mine too. It's a $10 propane torch and a charcoal chimney

In that case, what would you recommend? I'm planning on building a new place in a couple years and I'm thinking about doing a built-in grill, but I'm not really sure yet.