DIY Cheap Exercise Ball Pizza Oven

Another Update: I made a video reviewing how well I thought the pizza oven works and has held up after a couple of years, you can watch that here • DIY Pizza Oven Review ...
Update: I’ve had a lot of questions asking for plans or want sized ball to use etc and I don’t have any plans I just made it up based on how big an oven I wanted if you want a bigger oven buy a bigger ball! I made the opening big enough to get a 35cm pizza in. I’m not a pizza oven expert this is just something I’ve seen lots of other people do and thought it would be an interesting concept to share! There’s so much out there online and I think it’s important to do a lot of your own research before you tackle any project. Also no cooking on cement isn’t poisonous, yes fire bricks would be better for the base but this was cheaper. I can’t remember how much cement and perlite I used, I think I bought 100l of perlite and had to buy more to make the base.
I have seen lots of other people make these and I thought I would give it a go as I love Pizza but have never been able to justify the cost of a store bought pizza oven.
I made this last year and saw a few cracks and honestly thought it had been a big failure so not knowing what to do with a massive piece of concrete in the garden I left it there for about a year, I kept thinking I should give it one good go and then probably smash it... well while I've been isolating myself due to covid-19 I've had more free time and finally moved it over near the house to give it a test and it worked great! I don't know what I was thinking, we've fired it up a few times now and its been working great. It also happily sat in the garden through a winter and summer and held up fine so I'm calling it a success. I definitely need a bit more practice with getting the heat right etc, might need an infra red thermometer to start getting it dialed in but I am very happy with the results.
The recipe I used for the concrete was 1 part cement to 4 parts perlite and then maybe just under 1 part water, you don't want to use too much water, just until you can squeeze it together in your hands to form a ball.

[@DavidParker]

Hello, I made a video reviewing how well I thought the pizza oven works and has held up after a couple of years, you can watch that here kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4GonJWNd85ji9E

[@beengarden5122]

The irony of using an exercise ball to make pizza makes me happy.

[@kimlen29]

Ha..........

[@sherrycrutchfield8742]

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[@JustSayin84]

Ha!

[@Leaveyt505]

😂👏🏽

[@demokratiaperemoje]

Ron Swanson could have said that

[@kittykat4824]

Take note people who are thinking about uploading a video to KZbin, THIS IS HOW TO DO IT! Awesome camera angle, quick and to the point! Thanks!

[@davetodd6163]

kitty kat and no music!

[@mrbigolnuts3041]

and fast!!!

[@juanq1122]

Sorry but no. It was a good video but lacked any measurements in the video or description. If he would have at least done a voice over and give the measurements, then yes it would have been a perfect straight to the point video.

[@msst33]

@@juanq1122 You get to make it whatever size you want. This is perfect because, in just a few minutes, you get a general idea. It's up to you to adapt it. There is no shortage of information about oven building. If he gave specific measurements, somebody would probably complain and say, that want him to do another video and oven for 16" pizzas. My exercise ball might not be the same size as his exercise ball. Adapt, or just order out.

[@davidnoah9254]

And no "Hey What's up guys" and no irritating music either. Do you think some chicken wire would have helped for reinforcing?

[@annmariemarin5513]

Best DIY video I've ever seen. No superfluous information, no kids running around, no annoying music, great lighting and camera angle. Bravo!

[@lorrehopkins8451]

And no wasted time talking about stuff we don’t want to hear about!

[@Eddie-wn8tu]

Agreeeeeeeeeee

[@guidosarducci]

And great sound effects........LOL!

[@ronschlorff7089]

Ezzzzactly!! And it relies on the "primal" and time honored principle of: "monkey see,.. monkey do"! So get in touch with your prehistoric ancestors,... and do this project!! :D

[@yourmomschesthair8233]

LMFAO

[@stevemarino5745]

Extra points for no annoying music! Thank you. Next week David shows us how to make a small, home sized nuclear reactor from an old Timex watch w/ a luminous dial, a large roll of tinfoil, some Portland cement and a discarded appliance box.

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[@johnthegodfatherslack]

Me: honey im buying an excersise ball. Wife: great so your finally going to lose weight and get in shape then? Me: No, im making a pizza oven.

[@Ingrained.visuals]

LMAO id say thats a win win

[@joshuartaylor30]

Dead...this is me

[@Bifi78]

I’m in good shape. The barrel is a good shape. :D

[@ZRsDad]

Now THAT’S funny!

[@newgfunkedupera2281]

ahahhaah

[@RobBerryblues]

put a layer of chicken wire mesh when you do the cementing, it will prevent cracks and if it does crack the wire holds it together

[@waylandsmith]

This is essentially what reinforced concrete is, and while reinforced concrete has more tensile strength (and can resist cracking better) its lifespan will be limited by the eventual rusting of the wire. When steel turns to rust it grows enormously in volume, which will cause the concrete to rapidly self-destruct.

@@waylandsmith so why is it put in driveways and foundations? Are you saying the pizza oven would only last 75 years?

[@cbr900son]

@@waylandsmith Steel need oxygen to form iron oxide (rust). Being buried in concrete it will be just fine. They use mesh to reinforce concrete in just about everything

[@tbobmann229]

@@cbr900son calcium chloride is corrosive to steel rebar.. Depending on the mix design.. They have non-chloridic accelerators that mitigate this.. For DIY projects like this..no worries.

[@DrMad900]

@@cbr900son the expansion and contraction of the steel caused by the heating/cooling will make this thing crack like an egg shell

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

I just watched a video of a man build a huge pizza oven by meticulously pouring concrete foundation, building a huge cinder block base, topped with a concrete base, over which he placed a ceramic oven floor, followed by cutting and laying hundreds of bricks into a dome shape for what turned out to be an amazing piece of engineering and an incredible addition to his back yard barbecue. It took him an entire month of working on it all day every day. He basically completely discouraged me from ever attempting it. I like your method SO MUCH better. Absolutely BRILLIANT!

[@dariosaul4896]

Pero aguantara el calor ?

[@alexandercameron1977]

I love the simplicity, thank you so much! You can pass on to your viewers that in Togo, Africa most pizza restaurants make their ovens from cement not bricks, only the base where the pizza sits is in brick. These ovens seem to last for years😂so your method works. Well done.

[@yvotyme]

I love this video, no annoying talk! just hard work!

[@mrbigolnuts3041]

Completely, so nice to see a vid where the poster doesn't spend 90% of it talking about what a genius they are

[@justanotherguy8791]

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[@bartborghuis2996]

Along that line - no talk just (excellent) hard work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6uxhmuIabh5hKM

[@peterunger1258]

Anybody know about the size?

[@jphish8724]

You're a genius! This is about the 5th-6th video I've watched - this is just so smart I don't know where to begin

[@justinpace8366]

Genius is a very strong word

[@happymack6605]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Been looking into building a pizza oven for years, but the kits are ridiculously expensive. This is giving hope and ideas👍🏽

[@bluewh]

Bloody brilliant David. I have been looking at so many other DIY versions, but yours is so easy. I will, however, inset fire bricks into the floor, and might explore a clay interior as well. Once again, great job!

[@jamesdavis8731]

I just spent 10 minutes literally mesmerized by what I was seeing and strangely super satisfied. My mind just does not work the way this guys mind does. Great job. I do wonder about cracking and if it is holding up. Otherwise, the phrase "brilliant in its simplicity" perfectly describes the making of this pizza oven.

[@MotoRobee]

Just change on the mixture a bit and put some rebars into ..

[@onetimer44]

@@MotoRobee I was thinking about rebar too. If you go any bigger I would think rebar would be necessary. As far as the mixture, that might have to change if you went bigger. Limited knowledge of concrete requirements.

[@randyweaver9579]

Gotta say.......you made a great video tutorial. No time wasted on jibber jabber. All of the steps are visually clear at multiple angles. Easy to understand. Great Job!

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[@johnwilliams1353]

I have to say you're this look easy. I have been looking at stone ovens for a minute and this by far is the best tutorial I have seen Great Job.....

[@kerryw9093]

Love the ease of how you put this video together...so easy to watch! Great idea to use an exercise ball making it an affordable project for most of us.Our neighbour has purchased a really top of the range one but I really like to make (if I can) things myself and you've made it possible. Thank you

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[@rizzo9197]

I finally found a use for my exercise ball! Awesome!!!

[@stuartschindler9435]

Rizzo 919 you and everyone else mate. Cheers on the comment though

[@juntjoonunya9216]

You're supposed to burn calories with it not gain them

[@PsychonautVR]

Lol🤣🤣

[@marioflores768]

Hahaha! Awesome response. Lol He did great video and simply and fast. To the point.

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[@wile.coyote8466]

Nice one David, great speeded up footage, straight to the point with 'Road Runner' sounds. Well done, much appreciated.

[@markallen2430]

I doubt i will ever make one but I really enjoyed watching that. Brilliant idea, execution and camera work. It's not often i don't regret a 10 minute watch on KZbin.

[@lorenzoparedes2306]

As people so often say: "the end result" , or the igloo design oven, is classical in the history of humanity, which is my favorite. You can keep an eye on your pizza as it bakes, and by using the "peel" or wooden paddle, you can reposition your masterpiece for better baking. I can also visualize a chicken roasting with sides of carrots, potatoes, maybe some cabbage. Thanks for posting this video.

[@TheEternalHermit]

Now that is some good engineering, some of the other pizza ovens on youtube are more well built but in terms of how efficient this is in terms of cost and labor, this is impressive.

[@coreyg7364]

You should look up cobb or earthen ovens. Even more cost efficient. This is what people have been baking bread in for thousands of years. You don't need any modern or man made materials at all.

[@Shlomotion925]

We have many members of the Brick Oven Builder and Baker group that have built these and there is a lot of tech support for building ovens there. This is a VERY good job, with only a couple minor build details I would have done different, and thats only personal preference. This is a very effective building technique, and he was highly skilled at the form. Pizza On!

[@mastrocarcap]

I forgot .... compliments from the heart ... you are a true genius ... truly exceptional

[@RobertHarris-od9ch]

Are you kidding me!? That's frigging brilliant!!!!

[@jtiltin]

This is the kind of DIY video I LOVE; no yammering, no yada yada yada, just the relevant information.

[@DaveDrumstick]

People who they are the ultimate KZbin sensation, talking out their butts for half an hour and at the end commanding you to clic the like button below and subscribe.... fuck’em all

[@keefazstudio]

+1 tired of relevant content starting at middle of video

[@How-dc8rx]

That's the best kind.

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[@icarus3604]

The best example so far. I will definitely be following this and making my own. Thanks for posting 👍🏽

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[@nicolebourgeois3517]

The exercise ball is a brilliant concept! I wish there was a picture of the chimney. Love this.

[@todaywefly4370]

Nicole Bourgeois As far as I can tell from the video there isn’t one. Just a hole in the dome.

[@user-po7iv4ni3o]

Never even considered it before... but now I need to make one! Great concept.

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[@madlindeblois510]

After two years of watching a lot of videos in order to build a good idea for building a pizza oven that is simple and practical at the same time, now i'll build one for sure. thank you. awesome job

[@carstenosterloh]

Excellent! I have been watching dozens of videos of DIY pizza ovens, usually these weigh about 2 tons. This one is light weight and movable, simply great.

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[@martyrose]

This is a genius idea!!! It was fascinating to watch your thought process. Think I'll tackle this as soon as I close on my house!😁

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[@loraleewellington9064]

I love that this is speeded up - makes it very watchable - and I LOVE the sound effects! Thanks for a great video!

[@DavidParker]

Hi everyone, I hope you're all staying safe out there, due to covid-19 here in New Zealand we're under a lockdown which has left me with a lot of free time. One of the ways I'm staying sane is occupying myself with various projects, I'm in the middle of building a canoe and I'm making cider from apples I picked over the road. This pizza oven was an abandoned project that I thought hadn't properly worked due to some cracks in the outside, but my brother convinced me to light it up the other day and we've had it running a few times now with great success. I don't know what I was worried about! When are able to get to shops I'll hopefully build a stand for it and maybe I'll make a chimney the same way I made the oven. But for now I'm so happy to be able to use it as is. Hopefully over the next few weeks I'll have some more pizza nights and get to enjoy cooking outdoors.

[@phulays]

I am in the same Covid 19 situation and started building such an oven here in Thailand. Can you tell me how much vermiculite you used? Thank you and stay safe

[@jay71512]

@@phulays i built one similar to this years ago and i used about 120 litres. Best to use fine grade vermiculite too its easier to handle.

[@ironlungs8177]

Does everyone in NZ have a band saw at home for this DIY ?

[@debbowen-saunders9886]

show us your canoe!

[@DavidParker]

Deb Bowen-Saunders haha I’m working on it! There’s some progress photos on my Instagram @davidbrynparker

[@jeffputman8242]

Thank you ! This would be an amazing insulative layer for a brick oven with netting in concrete. I personally like the brick tile floor and walls look inside the pizza ovens. Still amazing and it looked fairly light weight when you were moving it.

[@vladibudha]

Great Job and fantastic result. Funny to watch it in high speed

[@tomnieder4981]

Great video. I jus read a lot of the comments, and I'm happy to see there are no rude ones. I shared many of the same questions and thoughts. First and foremost, thank you for not talking. LOL. Can't stand those videos that start with, "Hiiii everybody, Joe here back again with...blah blah blah." And thanks for speeding up the video. My only suggestion would be is perhaps some bullet points in the comment section with amount of materials used, thickness of walls (appears to be about 4-6 inches, drying time, etc. Thanks for uploading! Cheers!

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[@attilathehamster6774]

Great idea for a kiln design. The exercise ball is pure genius. I would have to substitute the Perlite for something to withstand greater temps but cracking idea.

[@Flaphand]

Vernaculite seems to be the best option using this design. It's made from some sort of lava rock.

[@Mormielo]

I think perlite is also made from lava? Besides I think the weak point might be the cement and/or building process here.

[@brandyelford3238]

I have made a much larger oven from fire brick, a four inch layer of this perlite/cement mix, and a skim coat of cement with a waterproof sealer. Cost me about a thousand bucks all told and took me at least 50 hours to build. I made one of these on a movable base to take with me camping. Cost less than $100 and took under 4 hours to make including the base. They both cracked. It’s held up for a year no problem. I think the perlite works fantastically well.

[@Lambman001]

That looks very good and works even better. Well done!

[@elmejorales]

Excellent idea. Im looking for a good wood oven model, but, every video that I see it is too complicated or expensive. This project is perfect for all domestic needs. Thanks for share. I will try to do it. Now all of us have a lot of time. Hi from Chile

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[@scubanadine8965]

You are amazing. I think that is the best use of time I have seen thru the Pandemic. LOVE IT. thank you for sharing!

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[@TakamiWoodshop]

Far out, never knew you could make pizza ovens like that. V cool!! Stay safe mate , long way to go.

[@2000stephenellis]

Wow ... simply brilliant !! well done Sir !!

[@martyjones3489]

Let me add. I loved the video and demo. Sweet and to the point.

[@davem8836]

The power of KZbin is amazing. I just watched a 10+ minute video on how to make something I don't really want, need, wouldn't use it if I had one and most importantly, would manage to somehow fuck it up if I tried to make one.

[@joshbornstein8187]

Fun project. It would have been really really helpful if you had included the temperature you were able to achieve with this oven, and if the heat remained relatively constant.

[@TrueSighted]

The dough looks good. Nice rise and texture to it.

[@dawnsimons118]

This is such a cool video Brilliant idea . thanks for sharing . love the zip speed

[@simon4043]

Let me guess, the pizza base is 4 parts flour, 1 part cement and just enough water to hold it together? Great video thanks - I just wish I could work that quickly

[@fffrankthetankkk]

Just stick one in the oven its even faster i just might make a high speed video on it

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[@ConnyNordlicht]

Hi, led me say just two words: Absolutely perfect!

[@ConnyNordlicht]

@Trump Wilson what's up? I said it is pefect! What's wrong with my comment? Did you comment the wrong one?

[@gaetanproductions]

This is fantastic ! Well done very peaceful and informative video

[@noob19087]

Looks good! My dad's actually building a pizza oven too right now, except he's making it out of brick. He's still using the same exercise ball method, though.

[@secretsbl]

Wow, that’s a lot of work for one pizza. Get a Domino’s - much faster. 😂😂 Kidding. Brilliant video. I hadn’t read the description so was wondering what you were making. Thanks for sharing.

[@savedfaves]

Pro tip: don't roll your pizza with a rolling pin (or anything like that) it will take the air out of your pizza. Try to stretch it out by hand in whatever manner you see fit: people show different ways on KZbin, I'm sure. Also, don't over-flour your dough. If you find it still a little bit too wet IT'S NOT, you need to keep kneading and kneading and kneading until the moisture is gone. The more kneading the better, you pretty much cannot over-knead it as far as I know, but I do know you can certainly under-knead. This will hopefully give you lovely stretchy dough and a great pizza. Enjoy!

[@kittyfruitloop8264]

Wow, thanks!! For years i've been making my own pizza crusts but prefer using homemade tortillas for flat bread pizza bc the dough gets too poofy if I use yeast.. I've used a rolling pin all this time... Will try again Luke you advise... I grind my own wheat so I always thought it was the variety of wheat, I like to use hard red wheat bc of the hearty flavor it contributes to the sauce.

[@farmer998]

@@kittyfruitloop8264 another trick is let the dough rest in the fridge over night

[@sergiodario58able]

I'm afraid that regarding your theory that the more kneading the better, you're wrong. If you overdo it, and that is no more than 15,20 minutes (if you know how to make a proper pizza dough) you'll end up breaking the gluten mesh inside the dough, which is the factor that allows the dough to rise and absorb air, but still keep shape. If you do that you'll end up with a pizza as flat and buiscuity as a pancake. But it is also depending on the strenght of the flour you see. The weacker flours with less protein content, i.e. less strenght, the less manipulation is required. The stronger flours allow longer manipulation and longer proving, (up to 48 in the fridge) but the kneading still needs to be done within 15, 20 minutes, and then left it to rest for an hour before shaping into little balls and then storing away for proving. I'm a Neapolitan pizzaiolo by the way. Regards SergioUK

[@alannkevin]

Has some of you tried 00 flour? I just bought two bags, people say is the best so I am dying to try it out. Also thanks for you tips !

[@juliemoll8711]

This is just fascinating to watch! Like conceptual Art! I think you are a genius! I wish I was this handy, but I know I would make a mess of it! Yes, cannot figure out why retail pizza oven is thousands of $$$!

[@BenHayat]

I had seen a company who made similar types from steel & Clay. The structure was made from steel and molded with clay. The price range was from $700 to #3,000, including shipping. It came with a nice strong stand and an easy way to add wood from the sides and be able to remove ashes from behind. And you control amount air in/out. The large one could cook a small pig in it.

[@SmooveBee1]

I have dreamed of this for years - and so inspired! I read about coal-fired ovens for pizza under bridges in NYC ... and lost sleep over how incomplete my life was, after this knowledge (there was at that time, fewer than ten or eleven coal-fired pizza oven restaurants in the US) .. I keep no bucket lists, but never gave up the dream - and DIY build your own is very inspiring; curious to know more about the clay-liner mentioned earlier, too (Bert Costa), thank you - very very inspiring David - and I think cracks are fine in this domain of earthen-like cooking apparatus.

[@kataysmith9581]

Yes, there is NOTHING as delicious as pizza from those remaining coal fired oven in NYC.

[@ericcoleman288]

The cracking is normal and it would just have to be patched, watched a few other videos on making these ovens and unless you go crazy and do several sealing coats the extreme heat can cause small cracking

[@mariomanzatti8951]

I used a product called fire clay here in Australia, you mix it up with your cement or the perlite in your case and it helps with the cracking,,I made mine out of full bricks so all joints are with the fire clay,,,just my 2 cents worth...btw, I liked the way you did it....

[@ravenwrendraco7860]

Love watching these videos. The sped up sounds are so funny. Video is awesome.

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[@sadieals]

So satisfying to watch! Very clever

[@keirebuuishi4353]

Really good job there! you should write a step by step guide on how to make it.

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[@kenanaktas2655]

A word; perfect!

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[@finalxcx]

Honestly, this is an incredible idea. I would have never though about using an exercise ball. 20 bucks or 4000 for a mold. Hmmm lol. Thanks for sharing dude!

[@myetman]

Very creative, liked the way you approached this. Makes me want to build also but Summer is ending here in Canada. Maybe next Spring. Thx.

[@lookingforplaces]

New friend here from Italy. Subbed! This is a very good idea :)

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[@sonofagun3193]

Advise: apply 30-40 mm of clay liner inside the dome. The clay will shrink more than the perlite concrete thus forming a slight cavity between the perlite shell and the clay liner. That's what we want! Fire up the oven in particular the clay. The clay is 100% fire resistent, becomes hot as hell and keeps the insulating perlite shell cooler for a better Fuel economy and baking result.

[@allonzo202]

Bert Costa del Azahar The clay will also absorb and retain heat better, thus maintaining inner temperature of oven for cooking larger projects ( i plan to roast a lamb in a roasting tray)... For more heat retention, mix coarse salt granules with the clay

[@sonofagun3193]

@@allonzo202 do not put salt in the clay. The clay must remain porous to let the moisture ( steam) out. Salt will seal the clay

[@crowbeard]

What kind of clay and can you get it at a big box store?

[@trinapeace2142]

Leo Crespo , cat litter is a cheap way to go and it’s all clay

[@davidannett3322]

@or just keep your goddamn mouth shut?

[@debbowen-saunders9886]

great idea with the pearlite, then it is light enough to move. Thanks very much! great Video!

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[@haroldrios5439]

This guy should seriously build these for sale what a brilliant process... 🤙🏼

[@FlatlandMando]

How beautifully & simply done! Questions: Is the " base" material you put the oven on the same as the cast ball mix? Second...Do you fire the oven just with that hole at the apex of the entry curve? Or do you place a short stub of chimney pipe inside it?

[@lozbian68]

Ideally you'd do the same base which is perlite and cement and then lay firebricks on top , tge firebricks get really hot and the stored heat in the perlite mix replenishes the brick with more heat and so on and so on

[@brokenrecord3523]

I like the ball idea. Just a couple thoughts. The perlite insulates well, but doesn't hold heat. This will work for a pizza oven where a lot of the heat is radiant from the fire, but wouldn't work as well with bread, beans, roasts where you need it to stay hot. That would be a very different oven - just making sure people build what they want. Thanks for the video.

[@zktube]

Thank you!

[@paulbyrne6744]

Put a door on the front of it. I have cooked breads and roasted joints in mine

[@brokenrecord3523]

@ᴛᴀᴘ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇ Elizabeth The most common way to make an earthen oven is to make a sand mold - pretty much free and not made of petroleum.

[@Sm-ne8ff]

great vid, love the sound effects, must be a Foley Artist too !!

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[@matteotosin]

Good idea, but you should use briks as are more able to keep hot than cement

[@josegardead8946]

Bricks and clay ,!!

[@stephiandsweet-ish_skyler8142]

3 47 am life was giving me hell dude this actually helped I will give you a like awesome job dude

[@sean9820]

Give life hell back and conquer your temporary problems with fury 💪🏻

[@greenmarine5]

What a great Idea!!!, I would think to make this I would need someone to make the batches of perlite and cement in between while I was stacking. I would think the cement would start to cure to quickly if I tried this my self. What a great project to try thanks for this

[@dath283]

I built a pizza oven 2 years ago using the seldom-used pilates ball. It works well and makes pizza in 3-4 minutes. The floor of the oven is fire brick on a compressed bed of sand. After two years, there is lippage between adjoining bricks. If I were to make another, I would pour a slab of refractory cement and then polish/grind the deck. Less chance of toppings burning into the floor. People love the pizza it produces.

[@allonzo202]

wonderful, easy straight forward project for vivid isolation. My worry is that cement cannot take the heat building inside. Was that special cement? Wouldn't. It have been better with clay n straw?

[@makingcookingfixing]

It's regular cement, being mixed with 4 parts perlite, it can take the heat easily.

[@rickbw411]

Upvoted and subscribed! Excellent build! I really like how you used the same material for the base as you did for the dome.

[@papparocket]

Great pizza oven. A pizza stone set on flat stones to raise it about an inch off the bottom so hot air can circulate underneath and so the heat in the stone can't conduct away would give you a smoother and a hotter surface to cook the crust crispy. As for a chimney if you can get a section of clay chimney pipe you can put the flange end down and then encase the flange in more of your perlite mix to anchor it in place. Since it is a relatively small oven I would think some way to partially plug the opening while the oven is heating and pizzas are cooking would get the temperature higher as well as more evenly distributed. The plug could be a perlite mix disk the shape of the opening. Rounding off the bottom corners to leave a little gap would allow air to flow in along the bottom. Two pieces of Rebar bent to about 120 degree angle so that the longer side is embedded in the perlite and the other side sticks out such that the end of the exposed side is even with the bottom of the perlite disk would form study legs. Two D-shaped pieces of rebar either welded to the long side embedded in the disk or embedded separately in the disk would give you handles to lift the plug in and out.

[@LegioXXVV]

Very clever. The idea to use pearlite was inspired!

[@justincarnecchia8637]

Curious how it holds up, cement isn’t really for high temps.. for homemade refractory, usually use fireclay in the mix

[@kevinm5564]

I asked the same thing. Perlite is definitely heat resistant but it just seems that it will be succeptable to cracking and moisture penetration.

[@brianwells4507]

Remember those cheap Chiminias that were popular 20yrs ago? Those things were made of clay wasn't fired yet. They came with instructions on how you built a series of small fires in it at 1st. Otherwise it would crack. If you did it right, it was hard as rock and you could burn anything in it. I wonder if this is the same principle? He did use a dry mix for low moisture content. Hey, it looks great though, awesome idea and thanks for posting this!

[@bfflorida2311]

Many factors play here... How often you make pizza? How hot? Etc.. on the end of the day for inexpensive quick pizza oven 👏👏👏👍.. Well done

[@TheRealChetManley]

Its not going to hold up. Its just video content.

[@maxmiller3808]

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[@christopherbagot2041]

David, looks great. I am hoping to start a similar project on Monday. I have been watching videos and reading all I can the last couple days. Do you have pictures of your cracks? I am planning on doing it almost exactly like you did but use fire brick for the floor.

[@erickm119]

Why would you want to see his cracks? LOL

[@TudorBaciu]

Clever ideea, simply the best. Thank for sharing your experience and work.

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[@carpetbrown1115]

kiwi ingenuity at its very best ! good on ya mate !

[@Tari004]

Pure genius!!! Is there a reason the chimney's in the front?

[@sakesama1]

because that is how they do it in Italy !

[@keithfevola8553]

Keeps the heat circulating in the dome.

[@annaredd2422]

I love the simplicity, I'm curios how it's holding up? Any cracking from the heat?

[@louislucatelli4844]

Great question, I plan on making one soon

[@DougZbikowski]

Having built some firebrick projects, there's no way this thing is going to hold together. Mix was too dry, no vent, and a bit too thin.

[@mikenethery9418]

@@DougZbikowski vent was at front, and not really necessary unless bunging the entrance; could you please give a brief description of your fire brick projects and their degree of success.

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[@markrice8946]

Brilliant technique I am totally doing this!!!

[@MargaretsMakeandBake]

Great idea.... Fun to watch.... Thanks for the upload...👍

[@lucianlauriejr7365]

In Italy, the pizza chef is the highest skilled worker in any restaurant. It will take you time to learn how to cook a pizza even with an oven like this.

[@pamyjsa6335]

Excellent!! I loved watching it. Others should use this as a perfect example on how to upload a video on youtube.

[@raggedrascal5463]

My exercise ball is ordered. Thank you for the inspiration :)

[@tomsommer54]

Who would need plans for this oven? Totally straightforward. Thank you, David. Great video.

[@brad5316]

:)

[@jokeofalltrades3720]

How is the refractory dome holding up over time? I keep hearing that they can’t handle the expansion and contraction after daily heating and cooling from the fire brick oven crowd.

[@c.crowdz3866]

Very good idea perfect video thank you, do you think fireclay without bricks could be used in the same manner? Perhaps with a mesh?

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[@christenwaltman4285]

Bravo! I even subscribed...phoning the handyman tomorrow and sharing this video on how i want my pizza oven done!

[@juanantonionoguez7916]

Like the crazy electric sounds!

[@erikellis1418]

David, Nice work!! I'm curious to know temperature you reached in this oven?

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[@joemama6906]

I am curious on the Type of cement you used. Was it ordinary sack concrete or something like Portland cement

[@charliepsaila2113]

speed up video and no words great, very easy to follow, thanks.

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[@spectralvoodoo5233]

Finally! a actual use for those exercise ball things

[@mauritzalaviitala9549]

Hi! Thanks for a very good video! One question; For how long did you let it harden before trying it out?

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