Pizza Oven - Finally

After digging out the hole a while ago, it was finally time for the first working bee. I'll let the photos tell the story of the laying of the slab...

The slab was laid and then sat there for a few months. It was "drying out". Next working bee was the brick laying. Thanks to the 'bring-a-brick" party, we were well supplied. Fons was the expert mortar man so we were well on track too.

Above the blocks was a layer of gravel and sand, then fire bricks. Llew and Luisa laid them with mortar round the edge. Then for the final working bee. The sand mold and the clay. Time to get dirty!

Use for old weber parts too!

With the oven taken care of, and only a week to the party, a set of steps needed to be built too, so Fons and I took care of that.

Sand bags for stopping the downhill crash!

Next load.

Steps coming together too.

Last layer done.

Some smoothing out and cleaning up and just as dark fell too.

The steps weren't done for another few days. So many screws!!!! AAAAAhhhhhh!

Friday night everyone was invited. Fired up the oven at 4pm and the first trial pizza (just a base) went in about 7pm. This is the last bit.

Then rolling out and topping the first real pizza.

Waiting patiently.

Watching... waiting...

Preparing...

Of course a few drinks helped.

Finally cookng that pizza.

YUMMMMMM!!!!!

It all worked so amazingly well. It was fantastic. About 30 pizzas in all, including 2 dessert pizzas with apple and caramel sauce. A wonderful time had by all and all were stuffed completely. Plan to have a pizza party once a month.