Introduction: Perlite Traditional Pizza Oven
After the "small experimental pizza oven" i can observe that:
very fast increase of temperature until 600°C degree but same fast loose of temperature when not put burning wood inside so is easy make one or two 25cm ø not more than the temperature fall rapidly.
It is smart portable and light.
For make more 30 cm ø pizza and bread and cook something in dutch oven or "Peca" I will have a little more big wood oven with temperature constant for long time
Ergo I need a small traditional fixed refractory oven. I decide to use perlite expanse small drop of stone treated at high temperature that have very high insulation proprieties.
Supplies
Perlite
Refractory cement concrete
Normal concrete 325
Step 1: The Material I Use
a lot of lay make with perlite refractory cement metallic net and perlite with normal concrete
Step 2: Template
Need a strong card board template to make the dome
Step 3: Inner Layer
Gentle put the perlite and refractory cement to build the inner layer
Step 4: Second Layer
To give the strength need a new layer made with perlite metallic net and normal concrete 325
Step 5: Turn Up Side Down
turn up side down to remove template and finish the inner layer
Step 6: Make a Base
To make a good base I used empty bottle to have insulate layer and no climb water from down then a base of refractory brick
Step 7: Assemble the Oven
I put in place the oven and use refractory cement to fix it
Step 8: First Fire
After a week (better more) the first fire slow start and slow go up with temperature take the fire all day long
note the cat supervision
then must add a lot of layer with perlite and concrete to increase insulation
Step 9: More Fire
need a lot of day with every time increasing fire and temperature to dry the oven need also a perlite door to cooking with dutch oven or peka (long low temperature cook)
Step 10: Finishing the Oven
I use a special with concrete that not adsorb water
Step 11: Pizza Shovel
Now I need a right pizza shovel for 30 cm ø pizza
Step 12: Octopus Peka
Cooking octopus traditional peka