|DIY| OUTDOOR PIZZA OVEN FOR UNDER $40! |HOW TO|

[@JustCallMeEric]

I just found this guy. He is so positive, I almost cried just at the fact that someone still can be positive in this world...

[@MellowCo]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that!

[@theetruth4267]

You almost cried?

[@nytess2]

I saw a good tweek to these.......have the fire opening on the side and load pizza from front...gives you a little more surface space. I can't wait to build one of these....Awesome video!

[@MellowCo]

Great idea! Thank you!

[@frankwaldeck2359]

Simple and easy with only the basics. This is what pizza should be. (and the oven) ❤🇨🇦👍

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!❤️

[@daffodilrose1950]

I know they are more expensive but fire bricks and a pizza stone may be better to use. The pizza stone might be safer. Just a thought!

[@nytess2]

All these materials are fine

[@wilburcartwright7876]

Is that just a paving slabs or can you get fire slabs/heat slabs 🤔🤔

[@CarlosGarcia-tk5du]

I mean they are made out of stone right? Stone is stone just season three crap out of it before use.

[@mariae6942]

Wilburcartwright7678-If you go to restaurant supply houses, you can find the actual fire brick slabs that are used to line professional pizza ovens. They come in large sheets or slabs so you would have to cut it down to size. Years ago my husband and I visited a restaurant supply house here in Ohio where we live. They had a large stack of them and as I remember they were relatively cheap. I kick myself for not having bought any.

[@REQUECHOS]

From Argentina! EXCELLENT WITH THOSE CAPITAL LETTERS.

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!!❤️

[@NicoleKobrowski]

Wooooow. I am totally building this for my husband's Father's Day present. Thank you!!!!

[@MellowCo]

That’s awesome! You’re very welcome!

[@meredithgood4203]

@@MellowCo Did you do it!? I've got about 48 hrs and want to pull it out!

[@MrHailteam]

What type of brick is the large brick that the pizza setting on

[@ecobluefarms223]

Ok I made the rocket stove a couple months ago for my garden coffee needs THIS IS NEXT THANK YOU 😊

[@MellowCo]

Awesome!

[@cryptosfool]

i had no idea it would be this easy and cheap. thanks. off to build mine.

[@codyj8247]

You might know this by now, but that size peel is typically not used for loading, but for turning the pizzas. You can get a much wider pizza peel for loading a bigger pizza, ideally 12+ inches. Looks great regardless and good video!

[@MellowCo]

Good to know, thank you for that!

[@meldacano1525]

I made a rocket stove last year, now I'm going to make a pizza oven. Cool. Thank you for sharing. I'm a new subscriber.

[@MellowCo]

A rocket stove?! That sounds awesome, whats that? Thanks for watching and subscribing!❤

[@yardleyj9391]

@@MellowCo check it out on youtube. There's plenty of models based on the same principles as your oven. Thanks for sharing this oven.

[@edstar83]

I made a rocket BBQ grill out of bricks.

[@uawsux]

To hell with the pizza oven where the hell did you get that gnarly wagon I got to get me one of those

[@RekhaSeranvlog]

Check my channel for rocket stove

[@russf6572]

Great project, but concrete has a tendency to crack or even explode under high heat. I would find another type of material for the 'flat'. _You might be fine for a dozen pizza's, and then one day? _*_BOOM!_*_ And that day will always be when you have company...trying to impress them with your cool pizza oven._ (It's just how things always seem to work) Thanks for the video, and hold the anchovies!

[@samrichardson3733]

What if you used a pizza steel on the bottom and the concrete on the top?

[@russf6572]

@@samrichardson3733 That might work if you can place something between the steel and the concrete. Something to dissipate the heat before it breaks up the crete.

[@AlanMolstad]

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[@AlanMolstad]

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[@russf6572]

@@AlanMolstad Yup! That's what I'm talking about. Thanks for posting it.

[@MusicTeacherKent]

There are several videos on KZbin somewhat similar but I really enjoyed this one for it's vibe! Great job!

[@MellowCo]

Aww thank you!🙂

[@lpena10]

Great video. All well done you guys really enjoy your time together!! Thanks for the inspiration

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!❤️

[@Rm-ks8gg]

One of the best videos I’ve seen on this.. thank you

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!

[@d.vaughn8990]

Build something cozy and it takes the cat about 5 seconds to find it! Thx for the video!

[@MellowCo]

So true!! 😂

[@jamesbarnousky1270]

Been wanting to build a little outdoor kitchen around my fire pit. This looks like a great starter oven. Thanks for the video!

[@MellowCo]

So much fun! You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@palomahealing5073]

Love your dogs..they're the Cutest!❤️ Nice video, thanx❤️

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!❤️

[@fpineda101]

Great idea! Please be careful with wet concrete slabs, heat will make that explode. Cheers!

[@travishegstrom5437]

What would be a good alternative?

[@lucialorca8430]

@@travishegstrom5437 plancha de hierro.

[@lucialorca8430]

El fuego no la moja, y no explota, (solo con dinamita), me gustó el horno, y tengo ladrillos y una plancha de hierro, armaré ese horno y lo usaré.

[@larrysee7306]

@@travishegstrom5437 Just keep them out of the rain with a cover

[@pearljameric]

I'd probably open the vent a bit more so you can get some flames coming over the top. Neat idea

[@grumpy-dad3701]

I need to renovate my back yard. A corner pizza oven would be a great start I do hope you make your own pizza dough. Homemade pizza is superb 😋

[@blikjekattenvoer]

Great and relaxing video that totally convinced me to built one. Thank you. Some cooking hints: heating basil destroys its flavour - I would rather put it on after cooking the pizza. The same goes for mozzarella - if you can lay your hands on fresh buffalo mozza it would be best not to kill it in the oven.

[@MellowCo]

Thanks for watching and the tips!🙂

[@AlanMolstad]

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[@helenh1252]

Awesome relaxing video, you two are lovely 😂

[@MellowCo]

Aww thanks❤️

[@TheRanchNetwork]

very cool, i'm gonna try this next week!

[@MellowCo]

Thank you! Have fun!🙂

[@deerbeerdeerbeer]

Best video I've seen in a long time I'll be making one

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!

[@teresamuir9110]

This was the best pizza oven video! Thank you

[@MellowCo]

Thanks so much! You're very welcome!

[@Peek4pony]

Agreed Teresa !! Good Simple Instructions too !!

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

Wow, you’re easy to please. What would you do for an actual slice?! Lol!

[@dangunn6961]

Great idea. I'd try to keep the rain and dew from getting on it. Make a cover or use a tarp or something.

[@paulconti4064]

Nice job, thank you for sharing. The dogs and cat are awesome. Peace

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!!🐶🐱

[@salvanncentral]

Replace the cooking paver with a steel grill and proper refractor bricks or pizza stone. Also have a bigger vent that allows flames into the cooking chamber.

[@KeithMalikova]

Yup , was going to say the same . The cooking chamber needs to all be at about 800* degrees . Need bigger vent to feed it

[@robinpiccone5923]

@@KeithMalikova Would a soapstone slab work instaed of a paver?

[@KeithMalikova]

@@robinpiccone5923 the best are fire brick . His design is wrong and I’ve tried to tell him but he’s a pig head cheapskate. Look at any decent pizza oven and the fire is ON THE COOKING SURFACE IN THE COOKING CHAMBER . He has the fire under the stone that results in the stone being to hot and burnt botttoms . The chamber not hot enough for proper cooking . For best results you put the fire ON the cooking stone so it heats the cooking surface and the cooking chamber to a high enough temperature for best cooking. Do not follow this guy and his pathetic oven . It doesn’t take anymore work or price to get a design and oven that will perform well.

[@aguitarcalledchutzpah]

@@KeithMalikova hi. What do you mean by building the fire ON the cooking stone...and not under it? Where will the pizza then go? Ps. You got a vid explaining g a better way? Thanks

[@KeithMalikova]

@@aguitarcalledchutzpah go google “ wood burning Pizza oven “ or ANY Wood or Gas Pizza Oven and the heat source in in the oven , not under the cooking surface . Go google . This guy is lazy to do it correctly

[@mrdilligaf1968]

Awesome mate ! Who cares about the shape , it's the taste !

[@MellowCo]

Amen!!

[@gypsygirl731]

Im Assuming these are heat proof bricks and won’t crack and the paver has no chemicals in the cement otherwise I’d put a real pizza stone on top of the paver..I’ve read cement pavers have additives that’s why I mentioned that..all in all - well done

[@alainhauters9191]

Funny. Do this green leaves later on the pizza out of the oven. Bon appetito

[@d_manoil1647]

Thank you pizza jesus. Good ideas

[@MellowCo]

😂😂

[@colinkelley6493]

I like the design and am going to build one, but will replace the bottom paver with a pizza stone. I don't think the paver will hold up over time. But otherwise great idea.

[@MellowCo]

Thanks!!

[@Kune35]

The paver doesn't need to hold up over time, it's cheap and that's the point. Just replace it once a year or something.

[@TheJ-spott]

Stone name please?

[@colinkelley6493]

@@Kune35 Pavers often have lead and iron rust in them AND pizza stones are food grade and they are designed to handle high heat and they make a pizza crunchier and taste better. It is worth the extra ten dollars. Replacing the paver every six months will end up being much more expensive over time.

[@tinkerbelle4453]

It’s awesome! But why didn’t you stick them together I mean with cement or glue for this slabs and stones wouldn’t be more solid?

[@MellowCo]

Thanks! Def something you could do, but it was really sturdy without doing so. Easy to breakdown and move if needed as well.

[@nancyshank1339]

Awesome! I need one of these! I love pizza 👍☺️. Subscribed from Live Oak Florida 🌴

[@MellowCo]

Thanks for the support!❤️

[@nguyenphuox4681]

So chill ...

[@rachellee-f8015]

Aww u 2 are super cute together

[@MellowCo]

Aww thank you❤️

[@mariankoniuszko4829]

Dobra robota. Ważne że działa i pizza smakuje doskonale. Ja też będę robił taki piec. Pozdrowienia z Polski.

[@collectiveIllusion403]

Liked 3:12 when the panther walks past!

[@saurabhndixit]

I tried this pizza oven at my backyard its awesome...

[@MellowCo]

Love to hear it!

[@saurabhndixit]

@@MellowCo i wish i could share that pic with you if, possible pls share ur email id

[@MellowCo]

That would be awesome! Follow us on Instagram @_slowyourroll_ and you can send it in a DM.

[@saurabhndixit]

@@MellowCo sent

[@stevemiller8642]

That was a cool video, we really enjoyed it man. Think I'm going to subscribe.

[@MellowCo]

Thank so much!

[@RobertAgarHutton]

Yum Yum - what a great pizza oven

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

Fir small pizza only. Mid size pizza will ideal

[@ExploringWithChefMike]

Only problem with using Pavers is when Hot they will Crack and Bust same with red brick both can not handle the heat for long

[@JaredWilliams0109]

Can you recommend an alternative material to use in place of the pavers?

[@Ag47Liberty]

I just love your cat's new hidey hole.

[@MellowCo]

🐱

[@govardhankalla1882]

Good work dude amazing planing to make this well explained

[@MellowCo]

Thanks so much!!

[@castrocnc]

Excellent friend. Where did you buy refractory table?

[@MellowCo]

Thank you! Not sure what your question is referring to. If you mean the wooden table, that is just a cable spool that we used as a table!

[@castrocnc]

Sorry it's about stone where you put the pizza. Sorry my English

[@rickychavez1473]

Yup thats how my dad taught me. Napkin and cooking oil to start fire

[@MellowCo]

The best!

[@jimreed2138]

Just got a subscription. Looks awesome!! I know what my spring project will be!!

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!!

[@bellecraig]

Great vid... wonder if you could use your pizza stone as the floor of your pizza oven where you put your pizza to cook.

[@mariae6942]

Kimberly Craig- I think that’s a great idea! Personally I would feel safer putting my pizza on a actual pizza stone. I will check into that.

[@bellecraig]

@@mariae6942 Let us know how that works out if you don't mind. I have the bricks and ordered the pizza stone, just waiting for it to arrive before we give it a try...but wouldn't mind if you guys were the guinea pigs to test that out first. LOL

[@noyopacific]

Just built one of these too. The nearest "big box" building materials store is over an hour away from us. We got clay bricks and 24x24 concrete pavers for about double what you paid at Home Depot. We also got a third paver to use as a firm base. I've fired ours up twice but still waiting for a pizza peel from Amazon before we cook a pizza. It took me us three hours to get the oven up to temperature. How long did yours take? We have a fire pit near the pizza oven and are using that to pre-burn the firewood to coals and then transfer the coals into the firebox of the pizza oven. This seems to help get it hotter faster and cuts way down on smoke.

[@MellowCo]

Thanks for the comment! It takes ours about 45 minutes to an hour to heat up in the 400° F range. We use bagged wood from publix that is super dry and seems to heat up quick. Have fun with your new oven! Thanks for watching!

[@maxwellmaxwell8120]

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[@noyopacific]

@@WYO_Cowboy_Joe thanks for the tips. You must have a different variety of oak than I do. I smoked fish with oak once and it tasted so bad I threw it away. Fortunately we do have red alder which has a pretty mild smoke flavor. BTW, I replaced the 24" square concrete paver between the firebox and cooking chamber with the metal plate from the bottom of an old oven and now it heats up faster.

[@cloudatlasminer478]

@@WYO_Cowboy_Joe getting a fire oven to temp, does take time. And the wood used will determine. Ive cooked for events and at home. The key is knowing what you’re cooking and for how long. Pizza on take 10-15 depending on topping and dough. But how many pizzas are you cooking and for how long. The temp and fire will need to be maintained at 500 and also are you cooking bread? You’ll need a sold door for the oven. However, the wood? Most people I know don’t really enjoy “Smokey” type flavor, they prefer more mellow flavors like Almond, here in California, but Pecan in Mississippi, and cherry in Kansas. Has been my experience. So a hard sweet fruity wood.

[@beck204]

@@MellowCo 400? That seems low. I’m new to cooking pizza and just bought the new Pizza Czar book. Seems like they are generally looking for 750-1,000f.

[@Oheh84]

Fantastic! I’m going to try this out!

[@MellowCo]

Thank you! That's what we like to hear! Goodluck and thanks for watching!

[@cubblue69]

Has anyone looked into if the 24x24 pavers a safe to cook on for food? Could Some of the concrete pavers have aspestos in them. Or also crack under extreme heat.

[@picklerick8239]

Use a cup of water if u dont have a leveler

[@traktor321]

They were waiting for temperature, the night came 😂

[@retiefgregorovich810]

So, what is better, the pizza ovens with fire underneath or the ovens with fire in the rear?

[@MellowCo]

I have no idea haha

[@marcushendriksen8415]

I didn't know James Franco had such a nice little setup

[@MellowCo]

Hahahah😂😂

[@pauljcohen2007]

I would have put another brick turned sideways or cut a few bricks in half instead of just stacking the bricks with open spaces beneath them. Just seems like it would be more stable to me. Additionally you could build it a bit bigger and put some wood in the actual oven part to really get the temps faster. Just my two cents.

[@lamelrockwell6154]

👍🔥

[@gratefulsfoakmsfoxygeagle11gem]

I love his dogs

[@MellowCo]

Thanks so much!!

[@jimcole6423]

Great Job!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@MellowCo]

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

[@GraffaPS]

tomorrow making it

[@MellowCo]

Love it!

[@pacwest1000]

Looks like you are using pine wood- use a fruit wood like apple or plum - it will taste better. Great job on the oven.

[@MellowCo]

Will give it a try! Thanks so much!

[@paintedwolf8394]

I was just wondering what type of wood would be best. Thanks.

[@fadjarmuhammad9791]

How long does it take from starting the fire until it is hot and can cook the pizza?

[@MellowCo]

About 15 minutes with a good fire.

[@gbufa]

Te hago una consulta, viste que estan esos hornos portatiles neoforni (tambien hay otras marcas), que si los ves parecen microondas u hornos electricos pero mas lindos de acero inoxidable y preparados para ponerle leña adentro y el fuego esta adentro sin problema... Te pregunto porque tengo un horno electrico (que es un poco mas grande que un microondas) que no funciona y lo tengo tirado sin usar, se puede hacer algo de eso para que se parezca a esos de neoforni ?, o sea, meterle leña adentro y una piedra reflactaria en la rejilla del medio, y ver si sube la llama tambien ?, la puertita la dejaria abierta porque es de vidrio y nose si aguanta el calor, pero que puede pasar con esa estructura porque nose si los hornos electricos son tambien de acero inoxidable o de chapa y que pasa con eso si aguanta o no el fuego, o si sacando la tapa de atras es mejor o no, tenes idea si se puede hacer ese invento ? Saludos

[@jessicalisec7859]

Could I do this to bake bread? If I made it slightly bigger to fit a dutch oven?

[@MellowCo]

I don’t see why not🙂 let us know if you try it! We’d love to hear about it!

[@lidiasoares5675]

ingenious!!

[@kamranjon]

Hell yea!

[@MellowCo]

Thanks for watching!🤙

[@jamiemeade5786]

What was the material of stone you used for the pizza? Cordierite? Concrete? Something else? I would think concrete would crack and Cordierite is expensive.

[@nikostouxol1454]

Great job..Can you tell me the temp of the second paver the top one when you put the pizza in the oven?thanks

[@MellowCo]

Thanks! I couldn’t tell you exactly right at this moment until I cook with it again, but I’d imagine it being around 250 degrees or so. Next time I cook with it I’ll check it.

[@kylelaurence6458]

Great build! Looks like the vent might be too small to allow enough heat up, the flames are pushing out the front?

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

And yet he was eating cooked pizza? Hmmm?!

[@BeasleyStreet]

Physics at work....if that gap was bigger it would not work so well....

[@tinamarion7022]

If a person would like to bake bread or biscuits, is there a way to lower the heat?

[@MellowCo]

If you kept your fire small and regulated it properly you probably could. Might take some trial and error. Let us know how it goes!

[@anthonygm85]

I have a rocket stove, circle fire pit made or brick and sealed with mud and straw mix, I use as a oven and rotisserie, I'll add this next I very seen chef steps video it's a killer idea. I have half the materials already

[@SummitBidTech]

My understanding is that you aren’t supposed to use concrete bricks. Clay is better but fire bricks are best. Concrete is not “fired “ and so will crack and could explode! Or so I read on the internet machine.

[@MellowCo]

No explosions or cracks here!

[@douglasthompson4540]

Loved your video. The step-by-step instructions are so much clearer than Chef Steps. Most of the pizza peels on Amazon are only 12". I would like to make a bigger pizza, (like 15".) How wide/deep is the oven itself? Thanks in advance.

[@lucialorca8430]

Por la cantidad y disposición de los ladrillos puedes obtener esas medidas.

[@douglasthompson4540]

@@lucialorca8430 gracias.

[@09mrdodge]

What are the pavers made of? Don't they need to be fired clay instead of concrete. As concrete fractures under high heat.

[@simonistvankrisztian1521]

Ohhh-ooooh, I can seen an urban booooy out here. :D

[@Kune35]

I'd replace the middle brick at the back of the bottom layer (or two of them) with a half brick to get air into the fire from both sides. Would probably get a hotter, cleaner burn (kind of like a rocket stove) that would get your oven up to temperature faster with less smoke. Might also be good to close off the front a bit to encourage more even and faster air flow from both sides.

[@sng_icecold3478]

I saw someone in yt shorts do the exact same thing and the comment section made fun of it because the pavers weren't clean or other stuff. Is the paver you used in the video clean?

[@thecreativetake]

I need to make one of these!

[@OSTTIMELAPSENikolasKepler]

Nice job my noble! I learn, grettings from Rio de Janeiro.

[@MellowCo]

Thanks so much! Greetings!❤️

[@OSTTIMELAPSENikolasKepler]

@@MellowCo oh, say "Greetings" Thanks again hehehehe

[@davemcadams7697]

Did you test for LEAD in your pavers.

[@MellowCo]

No I did not.

[@arifali6762]

Very cool idea. Thx. Just try using a metal mesh for pizza so it doesn’t touch the paver directly. 🙏❤️👍

[@MellowCo]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@nytess2]

Lint from dryer mixed with wax in cardboard egg carton makes great fire starters

[@MellowCo]

Thank you!!

[@gilbertovelez345]

thats is the really good life.

[@MellowCo]

🙂

[@flossiemyrl]

Great Job!

[@MellowCo]

Thanks so much!

[@MrRemo71]

So these brick hold up to constant heat? I don't need firebrick?

[@MellowCo]

Ours held up fine to the heat.

[@robertboots9257]

Thanks for sharing your pizza build. Can you update if the concrete slabs have cracked with use?

[@MellowCo]

Thank you! We recently moved and have to take it down, but in the 6 months of use we didn’t see any crack!

[@judichristopher4604]

Excellent Video. Thank you for sharing this. NOTE: The background (noise) music is a little too loud, making it hard to hear and understand you at times... We don't need to background music, because all we want is to HEAR YOU Talk.

[@MellowCo]

Thanks! But the music slaaaappppppssss

[@vickiesmith3021]

Thank you so very very much for your video.

[@MellowCo]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@garroubaldo5647]

Excellent job, thank you, You are very smart.

[@MellowCo]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

I’m smart too! Wanna thank me?

[@sissylou1973]

What about grit from pavers? Did u clean first

[@bonniescollins6297]

are the bricks and paver clay? clay bricks and 24x24 concrete pavers

[@secretforge]

You dont degas the bricks and concrete for any amount of time first?

[@THEGLASSMANSWORLD]

I saw another video of this same design the other day and have been contemplating on how to install a rocket stove into this design. I feel the fire directly under the brick will eventually lead to cracking. I know the brick is easy to replace, but the pizza would be ruined. I also feel the fire directly underneath heats up the lower brick way hotter than the upper brick so it won't cook evenly so then you have to lift the pizza up close to the top brick to finish cooking the toppings. Which is why I'm thinking a rocket stove on the backside to vent into the oven will evenly heat the bricks. I'll post a video soon!

[@johangold]

Sounds good man, have you done this yet? How did it go?

[@jonathanmiller7499]

5 months later! Did you do it?

[@thezmanz28]

What is your definition of soon?

[@AlanMolstad]

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[@THEGLASSMANSWORLD]

Sorry, I've been working on so many other projects and uploads and completely forgot about this plan. I'll get some materials to work on one. I already have a rocket stove in place. Just need to rearrange the bricks to change it into a pizza oven.

[@tctc8578]

Very inventive, great job man!!

[@MellowCo]

Thanks!!

[@nancirojas2922]

Te super felicito eres genial muy buena tu idea dios te bendiga

[@johnstaub359]

That is awesome

[@MellowCo]

Thanks! We love ours!

[@billwalls8663]

I built this and it worked great the first time. When I used the second time the concrete slab exploded. There must have been too much moisture. Super dangerous. Be careful.

[@larrysee7306]

For others trying this: Build a few small fires to dry it out slowly. And keep it covered from the rain.

[@ChrisM-ji9mt]

does this work when it is cold outside too? like 20-30f?

[@MellowCo]

Of course! If you can get a fire going it will work in any temp outside!

[@thaxtonwaters8561]

Super Dope💪🏾!!!, Quick Question, How long does the pizza take to bake?...Also👇🏾 And looking at the previous comments, You have much patience. Thanks in advance.🎩

[@MellowCo]

Thanks!! It takes anywhere from 3-10 minutes. Just depends on how hot you get your oven. Haha thanks, we try our best🙃