Pompeii Oven Instructions
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................4
The History of Brick Ovens...........................................................................................................................................6
Why Build a Pompeii Brick Oven Instead of a Barrel Vault Oven...........................................................................8
Tuscan vs. Neapolitan Style Wood-Fired Ovens.......................................................................................................9
Getting Started: A Brick Oven Overview...................................................................................................................10
Oven Dimensions..........................................................................................................................................................13
1. Foundation.................................................................................................................................................................16
2. The Oven Stand.........................................................................................................................................................19
3. Framing the Hearth...................................................................................................................................................22
4. Pouring the Hearth....................................................................................................................................................25
5. Setting the Cooking Floor........................................................................................................................................27
6. Starting the Oven Dome...........................................................................................................................................29
7. Building the Dome....................................................................................................................................................32
8. Building the Oven Opening.....................................................................................................................................35
9. Finishing the Oven Dome........................................................................................................................................37
10. Oven Vent.................................................................................................................................................................40
11. Arch and Door.........................................................................................................................................................43
12. Attaching the Chimney...........................................................................................................................................45
13. Oven Insulation.......................................................................................................................................................47
14. Enclosure Design Styles........................................................................................................................................49
15. Igloo Enclosure.......................................................................................................................................................52
16. Walled Enclosures..................................................................................................................................................54
17. Curing Your Oven...................................................................................................................................................56
Appendix 1. Materials and Tools List........................................................................................................................58
Appendix 2. Brick Primer.............................................................................................................................................61
Appendix 3. Why the Pompeii Oven Plans are Free................................................................................................63
Appendix 4. Thermal Mass Primer.............................................................................................................................64
Appendix 5. Wood-Fired Oven Anatomy...................................................................................................................66
Appendix 6. High Heat Mortar.....................................................................................................................................67
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