Best way to build coal fired pizza oven outdoor?

[Brian6035]

I’ve secured seed capital for an outdoor New Haven style pizza spot around Charleston SC. They don’t have many coal regs in the state so I’m completely open to how to build this. Need a 12x12+ anthracite coal fired pizza oven, outdoor. DIYing this(may come to regret it). 5-7k budget. Any articles or videos would help, hard to find this info on the internet. Thanks.

[warminmn]

Hi. My link takes you to several posts on the subject. Ask more questions if not covered and please post pics if you get one built as that sounds pretty neat.
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[lzaharis]

I’ve secured seed capital for an outdoor New Haven style pizza spot
around Charleston SC.

They don’t have many coal regs in the state so I’m completely
open to how to build this. Need a 12x12+ anthracite coal fired pizza oven, outdoor.

DIYing this(may come to regret it). 5-7k budget.

Any articles or videos would help, hard to find this info on the internet.

Thanks.

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Hello Brian6035,

I believe you asked about this before.

First you need to visit the food network homepage and send an
email to them asking which episodes of Diners, Drive Ins and
Dives showcase restaurants with coal fired pizza ovens.

Next, I want you to look for restaurants with coal fired pizza
ovens in New York City, New York.

A coal fired pizza oven like a coal fired bread oven is going to
require you to have it covered with a roof of some type with
an exhaust fan and a very large amount of masonry for the
oven and the concrete foundation and slab that should be
built using 8,000 pound sand mix concrete with 1/2" or 3/4"
rebar reinforcement with 8 inch centers strictly depending
on the soil type.

The floating slab or sill foundation with a floating slab may
require you use gravel stone to create a strong base for the
concrete foundation and the cut stone for the pizza oven.

The oven foundation design will depend on the soil type but you
still need 8,000 pound "VERY WET" sand mix concrete which will
require vibrating to eliminate air pockets.

This assures the foundation will also cure slowly and it will become
very strong as long as it cures properly by using a heavy canvas
tarpaulin and straw that is wetted daily/soaked with a lawn sprinkler
for at least one week to prevent the slab from overheating after it is
smoothed with a concrete float.

A very good mason will know what to do and how to do this by using
the concrete vibrator over every square inch of the sill and slab foundation
between each piece of rebar to assure the foundation for the oven is solid
and strong before the first stone block is laid.

The mason will use concrete nails at each corner of the slab to create the
dimensions for the bread/pizza oven so that a chalk line will be correctly
placed for the first course of stone for the oven.

A coal fired bread or pizza oven will require the building of a large deep round
beehive oven to allow it to work properly using Anthracite stove and nut coal.

The coal fire is started with wood in the right rear side of the beehive to allow it
to heat all the thick firebrick in the oven floor round walls and roof and keep it
hot as it will only take a few minutes to bake a pizza of any size and by making
sure the pizza is pulled back and rotated to assure it is not burned and creates
a firm crust.

Brian 6035, it will be simpler and more cost effective for you to purchase a
USA made coal fired pizza oven.

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[Retro_Origin]

Curious, what makes you so interested in coal fire instead something more accessible like wood? I have intentions of building one someday too!

[lzaharis]

A coal fired bread or pizza oven gives you a better firmer crust and consistent even heat through the firebrick floor while the coal fire helps cook the toppings quickly and evenly. Adding boiling water to the flour while mixing it makes for a thicker fluffier crust too.