Pizza Oven Chimney Or Not

Does anyone know of the pros and cons to the placement or which is best.

Pizza oven chimney or not.

I never intended to have a chimney. Mid way through the chimney construction the design was changed to give a slimmer profile at the top and to save weight on the oven hearth. This means that flames dangerously flick outwards and smoke is expelled into the face of the chef. I m starting a clay earth oven 80cm internal diameter and nt sure whether it needs a chimney or not.

When i built the brick arch support i added a piece of flat steel 1 4 in thick on top of. Without a chimney to produce this draught effect within a wood fired oven the smoke finds another outlet which is the door opening of the oven. Lessons learned a change i would make. I m in the early stage s of building a neapolitan pizza oven but i m not quite sure there to put the chimney pipe i see them either at the entrance to the oven or in the middle.

The hotter the gases in the chimney compared to the air outside the stronger the draught. The chimney for the wood burning pizza oven presented special challenges. Follow the instructions for curing the oven during your first light. Related products from our brands page 1 of 1 page 1 of 1.

The pizza oven chimney cap oven heats up quickly reaching optimal cooking temperature within 30 minutes. Failure to follow the curing instructions can cause damage to the oven and will void the warranty.